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What's one thing Miller Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160000756
Miller Elementary School
4824 LOIS ST, DEARBORN, MI 48126 · (313) 827-6850 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
518 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 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
5%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
46.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 13 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 Miller Elementary School
Miller Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elementary School this school | 575 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| William Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 580 | 89.0% | 32.5% |
| Lowrey Elementary School DEARBORN | 515 | 91.3% | 47.0% |
| Maples Elementary School DEARBORN | 541 | 94.5% | 40.4% |
| Henry Ford Elementary School DEARBORN | 697 | 90.0% | 34.1% |
| Robert M Larson Elementary School HARRISON | 582 | 83.2% | 24.1% |
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 Miller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #738 of 1,085 | #93 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #582 of 1,072 | #80 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #597 of 1,139 | #70 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #147 of 1,630 | #52 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #455 of 1,424 | #75 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #1,362 of 1,424 | #231 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #194 of 1,563 | #97 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #554 of 979 | #87 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
575
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 575 | 38.7 | 14.9:1 | 90% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 38.6 | 15.1:1 | 96% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 89% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 84% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 42.4 | 15.2:1 | 91% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 90% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 88% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (645 to 575); teachers down 9% (42.4 to 38.7).
About Miller Elementary School
Miller Elementary School is a large elementary school located in DEARBORN, Michigan. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 575 students. The school is 56% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Dearborn City School District runs Miller Elementary School along with 36 other schools, enrolling 19,197 students in total.
Roughly 98% of students at Miller Elementary School are White. County-wide, 49% of Wayne County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
There are 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is higher. Of all students at Miller Elementary School, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Miller Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan are predicted to post 26.4%, so the school is 12.9 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
The school is in Wayne County, where the median household earns about $60,539 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Wayne County, 573 public schools serve about 259,786 students.
Miller Elementary School's nearest public school is Advanced Technology Academy (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Miller Elementary School ranks 1st of 4 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Miller Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 643 to 575.
The discussion board for Miller Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 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
Other Miller Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Miller Elementary. Miller Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 17.
- Miller Elementary SchoolCANTON, MI · 480 students
- Miller ElemDodge City, KS · 780 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 675 students
- Miller ElementarySan Diego, CA · 611 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Advanced Technology Academy0.1 mi · 1,207
- Academy for Business and Technology Elementary0.3 mi · 256
- Fordson High School0.7 mi · 1,966
- Geer Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 380
- Woodworth Middle School0.9 mi · 699
- SER Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy1.0 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Elementary SchoolHow large is Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Miller Elementary School serve?
Miller Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Miller Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Miller Elementary School.
How diverse is Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Miller Elementary School?
Miller Elementary School is overseen by Dearborn City School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.