Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261160004602
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
21501 WHITMORE ST, DEARBORN, MI 48124 · (313) 827-6800 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
236 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 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
25%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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
56.5%
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 57 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 18 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 WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhitmoreBolles Elementary School this school | 316 | 74.7% | 51.0% |
| KND Elementary BRETHREN | 289 | 76.8% | 23.4% |
| Holton Elementary School HOLTON | 338 | 72.5% | N/A |
| St Charles Elementary School SAINT CHARLES | 317 | 71.9% | 44.0% |
| East Elementary School CHEBOYGAN | 301 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Inland Lakes Elementary School INDIAN RIVER | 316 | 71.2% | 35.3% |
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 WhitmoreBolles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #397 of 1,085 | #50 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #288 of 1,072 | #37 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #570 of 1,139 | #66 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,020 of 1,630 | #218 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #6 of 1,424 | #2 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #950 of 1,424 | #159 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #442 of 1,563 | #178 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #354 of 440 | #77 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
316
+40 (+14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 316 | 33.1 | 9.6:1 | 75% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 30.2 | 10.7:1 | 71% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 29.9 | 10.0:1 | 69% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 29 | 9.5:1 | 59% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 27.7 | 11.1:1 | 57% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 28 | 9.8:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 44% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 10% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WhitmoreBolles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (308 to 316); teachers up 19% (27.7 to 33.1).
About WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in DEARBORN, Michigan, one of the schools in Dearborn City School District. There are 316 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Dearborn City School District is the district for WhitmoreBolles Elementary School. It has 37 schools and 19,197 students.
At WhitmoreBolles Elementary School, 86% of students are White. After that, the student body is 8% Black and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School has 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points above the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On the allk12 Grade, WhitmoreBolles Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Michigan public elementary schools.
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Michigan are predicted to post 33.2%, so the school is 17.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Looking at the county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 573, with about 259,786 students.
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Edsel Ford High School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: WhitmoreBolles Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 51.0% versus a 35.5% average.
For locale, NCES codes WhitmoreBolles Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 316, up from 276 in 2020-21.
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
- Edsel Ford High School0.7 mi · 1,502
- Duvall Elementary School0.8 mi · 229
- Nowlin Elementary School0.9 mi · 243
- Annapolis High School0.9 mi · 682
- Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 42
- Pardee School1.0 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About WhitmoreBolles Elementary SchoolHow large is WhitmoreBolles Elementary School?
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is WhitmoreBolles Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WhitmoreBolles Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WhitmoreBolles Elementary School is approximately 9.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WhitmoreBolles Elementary School?
At WhitmoreBolles Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WhitmoreBolles Elementary School public or private?
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dearborn City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.