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If you had an hour of school board time for McCollough Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160001739
McCollough Elementary School
7801 MAPLE ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-1700 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
371 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
38.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 McCollough Elementary School
McCollough Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCollough Elementary School this school | 424 | 87.5% | 36.4% |
| Highview Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 395 | 89.4% | 52.5% |
| McDonald Elementary School DEARBORN | 357 | 90.5% | 35.6% |
| Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| White Cloud Elementary School WHITE CLOUD | 423 | 83.9% | 37.8% |
| Salina Elementary P 3 DEARBORN | 406 | 94.8% | 47.5% |
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 McCollough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #800 of 1,085 | #101 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #725 of 1,072 | #92 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #822 of 1,139 | #104 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #551 of 1,630 | #127 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #321 of 1,424 | #52 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #1,348 of 1,424 | #219 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #237 of 1,563 | #118 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #381 of 979 | #62 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
424
-56 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 424 | 29.8 | 14.2:1 | 88% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 30.3 | 13.5:1 | 91% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 87% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 81% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 38.6 | 13.0:1 | 95% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 83% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 79% (350) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCollough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (503 to 424); teachers down 23% (38.6 to 29.8).
About McCollough Elementary School
McCollough Elementary School is an elementary school located in DEARBORN, Michigan, in Wayne County. Enrollment totals 424 students across pre-K through 5.
McCollough Elementary School is among 37 schools run by Dearborn City School District, which serves 19,197 students.
White students are 97% of those enrolled at McCollough Elementary School. In Wayne County overall, about 49% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
McCollough Elementary School reported 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. There are 371 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. That is 22 points above the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
In Michigan, McCollough Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.4% actual against a predicted 27.5%.
Census data for Wayne County show median household income comes to about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, McCollough Elementary School among them.
Unis Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from McCollough Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, McCollough Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
McCollough Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 424 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 480. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for McCollough Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Dearborn City School District
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Stout Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
Other schools in DEARBORN
- Fordson High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Dearborn High SchoolHigh · 1,775 students
- Edsel Ford High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Advanced Technology AcademyCombined · 1,207 students
- Bryant Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Woodworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Unis Middle School0.0 mi · 522
- Oakman Elementary School0.4 mi · 253
- Lowrey Middle School0.8 mi · 448
- Riverside Academy0.8 mi · 397
- Lowrey Elementary School0.8 mi · 515
- Maples Elementary School0.8 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About McCollough Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McCollough Elementary School?
McCollough Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McCollough Elementary School serve?
McCollough Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McCollough Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at McCollough Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at McCollough Elementary School?
Student demographics at McCollough Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees McCollough Elementary School?
McCollough Elementary School is overseen by Dearborn City School District in Wayne County.
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