Long Elementary School

Long Elementary School is an elementary-level community of small scale in DEARBORN, Michigan, overseen by Dearborn City School District, teacheing 238 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 36% leaner than typical.

Long Elementary School is one of 37 schools operated by Dearborn City School District, a district that works with 19,197 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Long Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Long Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Long Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.1%; Long Elementary School posts 47.1%, +16.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Long Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is West Village Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 244 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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