Miller Elementary School

Miller Elementary School, a well-populated elementary campus in DEARBORN, Michigan, run under Dearborn City School District, educates 575 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Miller Elementary School sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 37 schools in Dearborn City School District (19,197 students total), Miller Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Miller Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Miller 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 26.4%; Miller Elementary School posts 39.3%, +12.9 points above that line.

Around the school, Wayne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Miller Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Advanced Technology Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Miller Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Miller Elementary School has shrank 11%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 575 in 2025.

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