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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004586

Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School

500 N WAVERLY ST, DEARBORN, MI 48128 · (313) 827-6300 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
146 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5818%
Grade 15317%
Grade 24615%
Grade 35818%
Grade 45919%
Grade 54213%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (42).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
28490%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
206%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16352%
Female
15348%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
63.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
64.6%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School

Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School this school31646.2%58.5%
Verellen Elementary School
ESSEXVILLE
31446.2%39.2%
Bridgman Elementary School
BRIDGMAN
30945.3%69.4%
Addison Elementary School
ADDISON
32848.8%39.3%
Dorr School
DORR
31144.1%70.9%
Beach Elementary School
MUSKEGON
29548.8%42.6%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.5%#243 of 1,085#33 of 165
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.6%#155 of 1,072#18 of 165
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.7%#185 of 1,139#26 of 176
Enrollment
ranked largest first
316#1,019 of 1,630#217 of 301
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#516 of 1,424#88 of 281
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.8%#1,131 of 1,424#175 of 281
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.2%#959 of 1,563#237 of 294
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.7%#829 of 979#138 of 177
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
316
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531620.815.2:146% (146)
2023-2434723.115.0:150% (173)
2022-2334320.117.1:142% (144)
2020-213061817.0:131% (96)
2017-1832818.517.7:136% (119)
2015-163402116.2:128% (95)
2010-113371818.7:127% (90)
2000-012671616.7:14% (12)
1990-91318N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (328 to 316); teachers up 13% (18.5 to 20.8).

About Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School

Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in DEARBORN, Michigan. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 316 students.

Dearborn City School District is made up of 37 schools with 19,197 students in all.

At Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School, 90% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 49% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.

Classroom staffing at Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School totals 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is about 46%. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.

Test results at Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School are 12.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.5% actual, 45.8% predicted).

The school is in Wayne County, where the median household earns about $60,539 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School shares Wayne County with 572 other public schools.

The closest school to Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is Bryant Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 306 to 316. Students per teacher dropped from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students

Quick facts

School name
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
District
Dearborn City School District
Address
500 N WAVERLY ST, DEARBORN, MI 48128
Phone
(313) 827-6300
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
316
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
146 (46%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
261160004586
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Charles A Lindbergh Elementary. Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
How many students attend Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School?
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School have?
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School?
Student demographics at Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School in?
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is part of Dearborn City School District.
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