Iris Becker Elementary School

Iris Becker Elementary School, a modestly sized elementary campus in DEARBORN, Michigan, run under Dearborn City School District, enrolls 224 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 369.

Across the 37 schools in Dearborn City School District (19,197 students total), Iris Becker Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Iris Becker Elementary School records that nearly all students (97%) are White. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Iris Becker Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at Iris Becker Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Iris Becker Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.4%; actual is 58.1%, +33.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Iris Becker Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside Academy, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Iris Becker Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 224 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Iris Becker Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.