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How has Lindemann Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260252003973
Lindemann Elementary School
9201 CARTER AVE, ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 · (313) 827-1150 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
300 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Allen Park Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
49.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Lindemann Elementary School
Lindemann Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindemann Elementary School this school | 639 | 46.9% | 48.0% |
| Bennie Elementary School ALLEN PARK | 513 | 48.1% | 34.8% |
| Edgewood Elementary School FRUITPORT | 585 | 46.8% | 33.7% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School SPARTA | 555 | 40.2% | N/A |
| McBain Elementary School MC BAIN | 520 | 51.2% | 48.1% |
| Bath Elementary School BATH | 473 | 49.5% | 40.4% |
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 Lindemann Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #470 of 1,085 | #55 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #441 of 1,072 | #56 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #472 of 1,139 | #56 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #103 of 1,630 | #41 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,128 of 1,424 | #212 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #648 of 1,424 | #107 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #946 of 1,563 | #235 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #918 of 979 | #161 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
639
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 639 | 35.8 | 17.8:1 | 47% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 40.5 | 15.8:1 | 45% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 39.5 | 16.5:1 | 42% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 33.2 | 19.6:1 | 30% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 32 | 20.7:1 | 24% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 7% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindemann Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (650 to 639); teachers up 8% (33.2 to 35.8).
About Lindemann Elementary School
Lindemann Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in ALLEN PARK, Michigan. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 639 students in 2024-25. The school is 73% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Allen Park Public Schools (5 schools, 3,694 students) runs Lindemann Elementary School.
At Lindemann Elementary School, 77% of students are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Lindemann Elementary School lists 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 47% of the student body. That is 19 points below the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lindemann Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Michigan public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lindemann Elementary School, the prediction is 45.5% and the result is 48.0%.
Looking at the county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 573, with about 259,786 students.
Lindemann Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Bennie Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lindemann Elementary School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Lindemann Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 629 students in 2020-21 and 639 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Lindemann Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Allen Park Public Schools
- Allen Park High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Allen Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Arno Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Bennie Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in ALLEN PARK
- Allen Park High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Melvindale High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Allen Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Arno Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Bennie Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Rogers Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Bennie Elementary School0.6 mi · 513
- Allen Park High School0.7 mi · 1,133
- Allen Park Middle School0.7 mi · 896
- Arno Elementary School0.9 mi · 513
- Max Paun School1.1 mi · 292
- Blair Moody Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Lindemann Elementary SchoolHow large is Lindemann Elementary School?
Lindemann Elementary School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lindemann Elementary School serve?
Lindemann Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lindemann Elementary School have?
Lindemann Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lindemann Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lindemann Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lindemann Elementary School?
Lindemann Elementary School is overseen by Allen Park Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.