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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004589

Duvall Elementary School

22561 BEECH ST, DEARBORN, MI 48124 · (313) 827-2750 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
127 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 55%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
35
Grade 1
40
Grade 2
41
Grade 3
40
Grade 4
31
Grade 5
42
Student demographics
White
18983%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 63%
Hispanic
209%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Black
125%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10747%
Female
12253%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
55.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.2%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
229
-59 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.3:1
% White
83%
was 85%
% Hispanic
9%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Duvall Elementary School

Duvall Elementary School, a compact elementary school in DEARBORN, Michigan, overseen by Dearborn City School District, instructs 229 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Dearborn City School District, which oversees 37 schools and 19,197 students, Duvall Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Duvall Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Duvall Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Duvall Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 51.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows that median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Duvall Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

WhitmoreBolles Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Duvall Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Duvall Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.4%.

Duvall Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Duvall Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 229). Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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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
Duvall Elementary School
District
Dearborn City School District
Address
22561 BEECH ST, DEARBORN, MI 48124
Phone
(313) 827-2750
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
229
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
127 (55%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
261160004589
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Duvall Elementary School
How large is Duvall Elementary School?
Duvall Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
Is Duvall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Duvall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Duvall Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Duvall Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Duvall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Duvall Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Duvall Elementary School in?
Duvall Elementary School is part of Dearborn City School District.
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