Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 262160005858
Earl F Carr School
3901 FERRIS AVE, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 · (313) 389-0230 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
286 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Park 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
43.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Earl F Carr School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl F Carr School this school | 311 | 92.0% | 43.7% |
| James Foote School LINCOLN PARK | 308 | 88.0% | N/A |
| Keppen School LINCOLN PARK | 332 | 87.3% | 29.2% |
| Hoover School LINCOLN PARK | 287 | 88.9% | 41.1% |
| Michener Elementary School ADRIAN | 266 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Raupp School LINCOLN PARK | 261 | 94.3% | N/A |
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 Earl F Carr School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #614 of 1,085 | #72 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #564 of 1,072 | #73 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #675 of 1,139 | #86 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,043 of 1,630 | #224 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #741 of 1,424 | #134 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #196 of 1,424 | #28 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #140 of 1,563 | #69 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #847 of 979 | #140 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
311
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 311 | 19.3 | 16.1:1 | 92% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 18.6 | 16.4:1 | 89% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 17.5 | 16.6:1 | 90% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 77% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 23.2 | 13.8:1 | 80% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 75% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 15 | 20.8:1 | 64% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 34% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earl F Carr School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (321 to 311); teachers down 17% (23.2 to 19.3).
About Earl F Carr School
Earl F Carr School is a small elementary school located in LINCOLN PARK, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 311 students.
Earl F Carr School is one school in Lincoln Park School District of the City of, a system of 11 schools with 4,846 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Earl F Carr School, 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 41% White, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wayne County's population at about 7%. By the diversity index, Earl F Carr School comes in at 64%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.1:1, with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Earl F Carr School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Earl F Carr School is a top-10% school in Michigan on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% with an actual 43.7%.
Across Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Earl F Carr School is among the 573 public schools in Wayne County.
Nearest public school: Hoover School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Earl F Carr School holds at least 8 other public schools. Earl F Carr School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.7% against a local average of 29.9%.
Earl F Carr School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 299 to 311.
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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 Lincoln Park School District of the City of
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 1,384 students
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,089 students
- Lafayette SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- James Foote SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Max Paun SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in LINCOLN PARK
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 1,384 students
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,089 students
- Lafayette SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- James Foote SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Max Paun SchoolElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Hoover School0.6 mi · 287
- Woodrow Wilson School0.6 mi · 869
- Mixter School0.7 mi · 35
- The Lincoln Center0.7 mi · 140
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 473
- James Foote School1.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Earl F Carr SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Earl F Carr School?
Earl F Carr School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Earl F Carr School serve?
Earl F Carr School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Earl F Carr School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Earl F Carr School.
How diverse is Earl F Carr School?
Earl F Carr School reports a student body of 41% White, 42% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Earl F Carr School in?
Earl F Carr School is part of Lincoln Park School District of the City of.
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