Dickinson East Elementary School

Dickinson East Elementary School is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, operated by Hamtramck School District of the City of, with 529 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 369.

Dickinson East Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Hamtramck School District of the City of, a district that serves 2,874 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dickinson East Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Asian, 6% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dickinson East Elementary School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Dickinson East Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.3%.

In the area at large, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dickinson East Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Bridge Academy East is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dickinson East Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dickinson East Elementary School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dickinson East Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 529). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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