Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 262160005867
Max Paun School
2821 BAILEY AVE, LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146 · (313) 389-0218 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
272 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
58%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
43.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% 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 15 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 Max Paun School
Max Paun School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Paun School this school | 292 | 93.2% | 39.8% |
| Parkview Elementary School WYOMING | 296 | 86.8% | 27.8% |
| West Godwin Elementary School WYOMING | 393 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Gladiola Elementary School WYOMING | 290 | 84.5% | N/A |
| North Godwin Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 400 | 90.5% | 27.6% |
| Lafayette School LINCOLN PARK | 441 | 97.5% | 23.7% |
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 Max Paun School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #723 of 1,085 | #90 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #746 of 1,072 | #96 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #695 of 1,139 | #91 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #1,121 of 1,630 | #237 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #604 of 1,424 | #114 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #308 of 1,424 | #51 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #110 of 1,563 | #54 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #143 of 979 | #24 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
292
-44 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 292 | 18.8 | 15.5:1 | 93% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18.3 | 16.0:1 | 95% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 20.3 | 15.3:1 | 92% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 85% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 89% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 82% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 78% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 28% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Max Paun School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (389 to 292); teachers down 15% (22 to 18.8).
About Max Paun School
Max Paun School is a small elementary school in LINCOLN PARK, Michigan, one of the schools in Lincoln Park School District of the City of. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 292 students. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Lincoln Park School District of the City of has 4,846 students in 11 schools, and Max Paun School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Max Paun School is 58% Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Max Paun School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, with 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 93% at Max Paun School. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
Max Paun School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Max Paun School scores 14.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 39.8% actual versus 25.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Wayne County show the median household earns about $60,539 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Max Paun School, Wayne County has 573 public schools.
Lincoln Park High School is about 0.3 miles from Max Paun School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.2% proficiency; Max Paun School posts 39.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 336 in 2020-21 to 292 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Lafayette SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Earl F Carr SchoolElementary · 311 students
- James Foote SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other schools in LINCOLN PARK
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 1,384 students
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,089 students
- Lafayette SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Keppen SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Earl F Carr SchoolElementary · 311 students
- James Foote SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Park High School0.3 mi · 1,384
- Allen Park Middle School0.4 mi · 896
- Lincoln Park Middle School0.6 mi · 1,089
- James Foote School0.6 mi · 308
- Arno Elementary School0.6 mi · 513
- Lindemann Elementary School1.1 mi · 639
Frequently asked questions
About Max Paun SchoolHow many students attend Max Paun School?
Max Paun School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is Max Paun School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Max Paun School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Max Paun School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Max Paun School is approximately 15.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Max Paun School?
At Max Paun School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Max Paun School?
Max Paun School is overseen by Lincoln Park School District of the City of in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.