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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 262160005864
Lafayette School
1360 LAFAYETTE BLVD, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 · (313) 389-0224 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
430 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
61%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
29.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Lafayette School
Lafayette School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette School this school | 441 | 97.5% | 23.7% |
| West Godwin Elementary School WYOMING | 393 | 91.3% | N/A |
| North Godwin Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 400 | 90.5% | 27.6% |
| Max Paun School LINCOLN PARK | 292 | 93.2% | 39.8% |
| Vista Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 641 | 93.4% | 32.7% |
| Redwood Elementary HARTFORD | 516 | 89.0% | 23.1% |
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 Lafayette School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,035 of 1,085 | #142 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,053 of 1,072 | #154 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #987 of 1,139 | #127 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #474 of 1,630 | #115 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #857 of 1,424 | #160 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #250 of 1,424 | #35 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #31 of 1,563 | #15 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #315 of 979 | #52 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
441
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 441 | 26.7 | 16.5:1 | 98% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 25.9 | 17.8:1 | 98% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 25.7 | 19.5:1 | 98% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 94% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 27.4 | 19.6:1 | 93% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 88% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 90% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 48% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (536 to 441); teachers down 3% (27.4 to 26.7).
About Lafayette School
Lafayette School, located in LINCOLN PARK, Michigan, is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 441 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Lincoln Park School District of the City of is made up of 11 schools with 4,846 students in all.
The largest group at Lafayette School is Hispanic students, at 55%. The remaining students are 24% White, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Wayne County, the Hispanic share is about 7%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lafayette School scores 61%.
There are 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lafayette School, giving a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. A total of 430 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lafayette School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lafayette School would score about 23.1%. It scores 23.7%, within a point of that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Raupp School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lafayette School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Lafayette School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lafayette 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, Lafayette School had a net gain of 15 students, or 4%.
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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
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Earl F Carr SchoolElementary · 311 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
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Earl F Carr SchoolElementary · 311 students
- James Foote SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Max Paun SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other Lafayette schools
One other US public school is named Lafayette. Lafayette School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lafayette SchoolEverett, MA · 998 students
Nearby schools
- Raupp School0.8 mi · 261
- Lincoln Park Middle School1.0 mi · 1,089
- Lincoln Park High School1.0 mi · 1,384
- Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School1.1 mi · 251
- Ralph J Bunche Academy1.2 mi · 316
- Keppen School1.3 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lafayette School?
Lafayette School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lafayette School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lafayette School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lafayette School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Lafayette School.
What is the student diversity at Lafayette School?
Student demographics at Lafayette School are roughly 24% White, 55% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lafayette School in?
Lafayette School is part of Lincoln Park School District of the City of.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.