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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260001603914
Kinloch Elementary School
1505 KINLOCH ST, DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48127 · (313) 278-4482 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
16.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
403 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 122 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (126).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Crestwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 25 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 Kinloch Elementary School
Kinloch Elementary School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinloch Elementary School this school | 557 | 72.4% | 59.4% |
| Lake City Elementary School LAKE CITY | 508 | 68.9% | 45.3% |
| Surline Elementary School WEST BRANCH | 569 | 66.8% | 35.5% |
| Snow Elementary School DEARBORN | 465 | 74.4% | 46.2% |
| Elsa Meyer Elementary School CORUNNA | 484 | 65.9% | 36.8% |
| Bryant School OWOSSO | 431 | 70.5% | 26.8% |
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 Kinloch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #225 of 1,085 | #30 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #207 of 1,072 | #25 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #294 of 1,139 | #37 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #164 of 1,630 | #55 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #784 of 1,424 | #147 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #1,325 of 1,424 | #205 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #478 of 1,563 | #187 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #161 of 440 | #35 of 91 |
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
557
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 557 | 34.3 | 16.2:1 | 72% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 30.3 | 17.6:1 | 78% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 27.1 | 19.3:1 | 72% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 67% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 25.2 | 19.8:1 | 72% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 25 | 20.6:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 19 | 27.9:1 | 21% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kinloch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (498 to 557); teachers up 36% (25.2 to 34.3).
About Kinloch Elementary School
Kinloch Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan. It covers kindergarten through 4, with a total enrollment of 557 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Crestwood School District has 3,690 students in 6 schools, and Kinloch Elementary School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Kinloch Elementary School, 96%, are White. Other reported shares: 3% Black. Wayne County's residents are about 49% White, 47 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Kinloch Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
Staffing totals 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 72%.
The allk12 Grade for Kinloch Elementary School is A. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 34.2%. Kinloch Elementary School posts 59.4%, 25.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within 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. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
The shortest distance from Kinloch Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Crestwood High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Kinloch Elementary School places 1st of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Kinloch Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 527 to 557 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.2:1, from 20.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Crestwood School District
- Crestwood High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,139 students
- Highview Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Crestwood Accelerated ProgramElementary · 18 students
Other schools in DEARBORN HEIGHTS
- Star International AcademyCombined · 1,728 students
- Crestwood High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,139 students
- Annapolis High SchoolHigh · 682 students
- Thorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Oakley W Best Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood High School0.2 mi · 1,272
- Tipton Academy PK30.9 mi · 301
- Haigh Elementary School0.9 mi · 552
- Inkster Preparatory Academy1.1 mi · 220
- Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center1.2 mi · 222
- American International Academy Upper Elementary1.2 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Kinloch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kinloch Elementary School?
Kinloch Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kinloch Elementary School serve?
Kinloch Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Kinloch Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Kinloch Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kinloch Elementary School?
At Kinloch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Kinloch Elementary School in?
Kinloch Elementary School is part of Crestwood School District.
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