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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Henry Ford Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004592
Henry Ford Elementary School
16140 DRISCOLL ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-4700 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
627 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Henry Ford Elementary School
Henry Ford Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Elementary School this school | 697 | 90.0% | 34.1% |
| William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 580 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| Miller Elementary School DEARBORN | 575 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| Maples Elementary School DEARBORN | 541 | 94.5% | 40.4% |
| Robert M Larson Elementary School HARRISON | 582 | 83.2% | 24.1% |
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 Henry Ford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #855 of 1,085 | #107 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #723 of 1,072 | #91 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #838 of 1,139 | #108 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #68 of 1,630 | #29 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #237 of 1,424 | #38 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #1,305 of 1,424 | #198 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #196 of 1,563 | #99 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #291 of 979 | #49 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
697
-56 (-7%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 697 | 50.5 | 13.8:1 | 90% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 93% (667) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 89% (645) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 55 | 13.7:1 | 84% (634) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 91% (776) |
| 2015-16 | 846 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 91% (767) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 89% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 38 | 20.8:1 | 60% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Ford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (853 to 697); teachers down 3% (52 to 50.5).
About Henry Ford Elementary School
Henry Ford Elementary School is a large elementary school in Michigan, located in DEARBORN. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 697 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 89% higher.
Dearborn City School District, which runs Henry Ford Elementary School, has 37 schools and 19,197 students.
Henry Ford Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Asian. In Wayne County overall, about 49% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Henry Ford Elementary School comes in at 9%.
The school employs the equivalent of 50.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.8:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Henry Ford Elementary School is 7.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.1% actual, 26.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Among Wayne County residents, median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Henry Ford Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The next-closest public school is Woodworth Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Henry Ford Elementary School at 2nd of 5.
Henry Ford Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 697 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 753.
The Henry Ford Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Other Henry Ford Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Henry Ford Elementary. Henry Ford Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Henry Ford Elementary SchoolPHARR, TX · 643 students
- Henry Ford ElementaryRedwood City, CA · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Woodworth Middle School0.8 mi · 699
- Geer Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 380
- William Ford Elementary School1.2 mi · 580
- Academy for Business and Technology Elementary1.5 mi · 256
- Fordson High School1.5 mi · 1,966
- Gardner Elementary School1.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Ford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Henry Ford Elementary School?
Henry Ford Elementary School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Henry Ford Elementary School serve?
Henry Ford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Henry Ford Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Henry Ford Elementary School.
How diverse is Henry Ford Elementary School?
Henry Ford Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Henry Ford Elementary School?
Henry Ford Elementary School is overseen by Dearborn City School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.