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What's the biggest difference between Dickinson East Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMTRAMCK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 261752007713
Dickinson East Elementary School
3385 NORWALK ST, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212 · (313) 591-7406 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
432 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dickinson East Elementary School→Kosciuszko School
Based on grade levels within Hamtramck School District of the City of. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
20.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Dickinson East Elementary School
Dickinson East Elementary School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson East Elementary School this school | 529 | 81.7% | 20.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 408 | 79.7% | 42.0% |
| Harwood Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 498 | 80.3% | 45.3% |
| Dickinson West Elementary School HAMTRAMCK | 422 | 85.5% | 15.2% |
| Green Acres Elementary School WARREN | 496 | 72.6% | 29.9% |
| Cromie Elementary School WARREN | 598 | 72.1% | 29.9% |
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 Dickinson East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,071 of 1,085 | #156 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,046 of 1,072 | #151 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,078 of 1,139 | #152 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #208 of 1,630 | #63 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #138 of 1,424 | #15 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #510 of 1,424 | #86 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #334 of 1,563 | #155 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #48 of 979 | #9 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
529
-175 (-25%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 881
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 529 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 82% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 38.3 | 15.3:1 | 86% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 39.5 | 15.3:1 | 87% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 89% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 827 | 45.7 | 18.1:1 | 98% (813) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 94% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 95% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 41 | 21.5:1 | 72% (635) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickinson East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (827 to 529); teachers down 10% (45.7 to 41).
About Dickinson East Elementary School
Dickinson East Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan. It enrolled 529 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
In Hamtramck School District of the City of, 8 schools enroll a combined 2,874 students.
White students make up a majority at Dickinson East Elementary School, at 68%. Other students are 25% Asian and 6% Black. That is higher than the 49% White share among all Wayne County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.9 students per teacher and 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 82%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Dickinson East Elementary School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Dickinson East Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Within Wayne County, the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Dickinson East Elementary School, Wayne County has 572 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Bridge Academy East, about 0.3 miles away. Dickinson East Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Dickinson East Elementary School ranks 4th of 4 nearby schools, at 20.3% versus a 39.3% average.
NCES describes the area around Dickinson East Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 529, a 25% decrease from 704 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Hamtramck School District of the City of
- Hamtramck High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Dickinson West Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Kosciuszko SchoolMiddle · 279 students
- Tau Beta SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Holbrook SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Early Childhood Elementary SchoolElementary · 146 students
Other schools in HAMTRAMCK
- Hamtramck High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Hanley International AcademyElementary · 667 students
- Oakland International Academy 912High · 614 students
- Caniff Liberty AcademyCombined · 590 students
- Bridge Academy EastElementary · 581 students
- Hamtramck AcademyElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Bridge Academy East0.3 mi · 581
- Bridge Impact0.3 mi · 392
- Horizon High School0.3 mi · 125
- Tau Beta School0.3 mi · 261
- Hamtramck Academy0.4 mi · 549
- Hamtramck High School0.4 mi · 926
Frequently asked questions
About Dickinson East Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dickinson East Elementary School?
Dickinson East Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dickinson East Elementary School serve?
Dickinson East Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Dickinson East Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Dickinson East Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dickinson East Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dickinson East Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 0% Hispanic, 6% Black, 25% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Dickinson East Elementary School in?
Dickinson East Elementary School is part of Hamtramck School District of the City of.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.