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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMTRAMCK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 261752005420
Dickinson West Elementary School
2333 BURGER ST, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212 · (313) 591-7407 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% 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.
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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
361 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 48% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
64%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 West 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
17.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
12.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Elementary School
Dickinson West Elementary School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson West Elementary School this school | 422 | 85.5% | 15.2% |
| Harwood Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 498 | 80.3% | 45.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 408 | 79.7% | 42.0% |
| Dickinson East Elementary School HAMTRAMCK | 529 | 81.7% | 20.3% |
| Cromie Elementary School WARREN | 598 | 72.1% | 29.9% |
| Mark C Roose Elementary School WARREN | 369 | 75.9% | 35.8% |
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 West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,085 of 1,085 | #165 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,072 of 1,072 | #165 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,126 of 1,139 | #171 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #560 of 1,630 | #129 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #496 of 1,424 | #85 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #187 of 1,424 | #26 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #261 of 1,563 | #129 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #593 of 979 | #97 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
422
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 86% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 23.5 | 17.9:1 | 89% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 88% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 89% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 23.5 | 19.9:1 | 98% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 89% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 70% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickinson West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (468 to 422); teachers up 19% (23.5 to 28).
About Dickinson West Elementary School
Dickinson West Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, one of the schools in Hamtramck School District of the City of. It educates 422 students in kindergarten through 6.
Hamtramck School District of the City of oversees Dickinson West Elementary School and 7 other schools, with 2,874 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Dickinson West Elementary School, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Asian and 20% Black. That is close to the 49% White share among all Wayne County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 28 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
allk12 grades Dickinson West Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Michigan, Dickinson West Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.2% compared with a predicted 28.4%.
Wayne County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Kosciuszko School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Dickinson West Elementary School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (428) and 2024-25 (422). Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 Hamtramck School District of the City of
- Hamtramck High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Dickinson East Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 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
- Kosciuszko School0.0 mi · 279
- Caniff Liberty Academy0.2 mi · 590
- Early Childhood Elementary School0.4 mi · 146
- Hamtramck High School0.4 mi · 926
- Horizon High School0.4 mi · 125
- Bridge Academy West0.5 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Dickinson West Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dickinson West Elementary School?
Dickinson West Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dickinson West Elementary School serve?
Dickinson West Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dickinson West Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dickinson West Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dickinson West Elementary School?
At Dickinson West Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 0% Hispanic, 20% Black, 31% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dickinson West Elementary School public or private?
Dickinson West Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamtramck School District of the City of.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.