Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004604
Nowlin Elementary School
23600 PENN ST, DEARBORN, MI 48124 · (313) 827-6900 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
179 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
29%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
44.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Nowlin Elementary School
Nowlin Elementary School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowlin Elementary School this school | 243 | 73.7% | 39.4% |
| Weidman Elementary School WEIDMAN | 258 | 73.3% | 66.8% |
| Mayville Elementary School MAYVILLE | 248 | 71.0% | 43.9% |
| KI Sawyer Elementary School GWINN | 207 | 72.0% | N/A |
| KND Elementary BRETHREN | 289 | 76.8% | 23.4% |
| Fred W Ritter Elementary School SOUTH ROCKWOOD | 265 | 69.4% | N/A |
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 Nowlin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #734 of 1,085 | #92 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #494 of 1,072 | #67 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #653 of 1,139 | #80 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #1,300 of 1,630 | #263 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #109 of 1,424 | #11 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #852 of 1,424 | #146 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #458 of 1,563 | #183 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #150 of 440 | #32 of 91 |
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
243
+22 (+10%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 243 | 19.3 | 12.6:1 | 74% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 20.2 | 11.9:1 | 78% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 18.1 | 11.1:1 | 74% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 67% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 20.1 | 10.8:1 | 60% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 54% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 16 | 10.2:1 | 43% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 14 | 20.3:1 | 4% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nowlin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (216 to 243); teachers down 4% (20.1 to 19.3).
About Nowlin Elementary School
Nowlin Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in DEARBORN, Michigan. It teaches 243 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 34% lower.
The district, Dearborn City School District, has 19,197 students enrolled across 37 schools.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Nowlin Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% Black and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
The school has 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Nowlin Elementary School, 74% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Nowlin Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.4% is 5.8 points above the 33.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Wayne County, Census Bureau data 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, Nowlin Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Nowlin Elementary School is Smith Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. Nowlin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Nowlin Elementary School at 3rd of 5.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 243, up from 221 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.1:1 to 12.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Nowlin Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Smith Middle School0.2 mi · 525
- Pardee School0.8 mi · 337
- Long Elementary School0.8 mi · 238
- West Village Academy0.9 mi · 242
- WhitmoreBolles Elementary School0.9 mi · 316
- Oakley W Best Middle School1.1 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Nowlin Elementary SchoolHow large is Nowlin Elementary School?
Nowlin Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nowlin Elementary School serve?
Nowlin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nowlin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nowlin Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nowlin Elementary School?
At Nowlin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Nowlin Elementary School in?
Nowlin Elementary School is part of Dearborn City School District.
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