Arno Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary campus in ALLEN PARK, Michigan, Arno Elementary School teaches 513 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Allen Park Public Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Arno Elementary School sits 39% above that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Allen Park Public Schools (3,694 students total), Arno Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arno Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Arno Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at Arno Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arno Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 54.9%, a residual of +13.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Arno Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Allen Park Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arno Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Arno Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Arno Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 513). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.