Max Paun School

Set in LINCOLN PARK, Michigan, Max Paun School is a modestly sized elementary campus, run under Lincoln Park School District of the City of. It teaches 292 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 11 schools in Lincoln Park School District of the City of (4,846 students total), Max Paun School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Max Paun School logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Max Paun School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Max Paun 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 25.0%; Max Paun School posts 39.8%, +14.8 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Max Paun School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Park High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Max Paun School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Max Paun School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Max Paun School has edged down 25%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 45% to 26%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.