Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
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
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
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%
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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School this school | 316 | 46.2% | 58.5% |
| Verellen Elementary School ESSEXVILLE | 314 | 46.2% | 39.2% |
| Bridgman Elementary School BRIDGMAN | 309 | 45.3% | 69.4% |
| Addison Elementary School ADDISON | 328 | 48.8% | 39.3% |
| Dorr School DORR | 311 | 44.1% | 70.9% |
| Beach Elementary School MUSKEGON | 295 | 48.8% | 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| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In 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 2024-25Enrollment
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 year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 316 | 20.8 | 15.2:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 23.1 | 15.0:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 20.1 | 17.1:1 | 42% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 18.5 | 17.7:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | 4% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/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
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Other Charles A Lindbergh Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Charles A Lindbergh Elementary. Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant Middle School0.2 mi · 781
- Howard Elementary School0.6 mi · 436
- Dearborn High School0.6 mi · 1,775
- Haigh Elementary School0.6 mi · 552
- Crestwood High School1.3 mi · 1,272
- Star International Academy1.3 mi · 1,728
Frequently asked questions
About Charles A Lindbergh Elementary SchoolHow 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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