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David Hicks School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

David Hicks School is an elementary school in Inkster, MI, serving 466 students in grades PK-5 within the Wayne-Westland Community School District. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance ranking in the bottom 2% of Michigan elementary schools and a 0-star rating for the past decade.

Test scores at David Hicks are dramatically lower than state averages and nearby schools. For example, only 8.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 38.2% statewide. In 5th-grade math, just 4.2% of students were proficient versus 32.2% statewide. This is a stark contrast to schools just a few miles away like Haigh Elementary School (60% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency) and Kinloch Elementary School (57.8% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency). Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 62% of students missing significant school time—more than double the state average of 27.9% and far above Haigh's 18.9% and Kinloch's 10.9%.

One notable finding is that David Hicks spends over $17,000 per student—comparable to higher-performing neighbors—yet outcomes remain low, suggesting resources alone aren't the answer. There are small signs of hope: 5th-grade ELA proficiency jumped to 23.2% in 2024-2025, close to the district average, and 3rd-grade math reached 14.5% in 2025-2026, the school's highest score that year. However, these gains haven't been sustained. The proximity of successful schools like Haigh and Kinloch demonstrates that strong performance is achievable in the same area, pointing to school-level factors like culture, leadership, and family engagement as key areas for improvement.

466

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,101

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Helen St
Inkster, MI 48141-1262

(734) 419-2660

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.7%

White:

14.2%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

Michigan avg38%

1,463^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District

554^th of 625Wayne-Westland Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	1463 of 1492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	1415 of 1488	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1414 of 1486	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1437 of 1470	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1326 of 1344	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1406 of 1408	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1424 of 1448	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1392 of 1466	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1468 of 1548	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	1406 of 1580	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	1501 of 1533	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	1508 of 1563	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	1500 of 1566	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1470 of 1552	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1368 of 1552	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	1369 of 1589	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1434 of 1577	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1414 of 1565	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.9	1237 of 1545	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	376 of 388	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	306 of 369	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	287 of 348	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	299 of 321	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	393 of 475	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	1316 of 1343	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1241 of 1338	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1318 of 1342	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	1311 of 1321	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1413 of 1443	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	1308 of 1352	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1321 of 1346	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1329 of 1381	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1325 of 1350	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1069 of 1099	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1129 of 1134	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1352 of 1397	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	1354 of 1372	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	1321 of 1366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1267 of 1347	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1312 of 1334	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1377 of 1446	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.9	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	965 of 1204	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1205 of 1253	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)20th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

Math9%-29 vs state

Science7%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David Hicks School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Helen St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2660	466	24	19.1	79.6%	66 (14.2%)	362 (77.7%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	5.9	1463^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.4	1415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.9%	48			8.7	9.6	14.1			14.5	1357.3	4.2			7.0		1463.3		$17,101	$2,734	$14,367
Inkster Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27355 Woodsfield St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 278-3825	220	10	22.0	94.1%	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.7%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	16.7	1243^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.7%					(n/a)	20.0	326.0	15.2	1369.7	19.2	12.0	1667.6	36.4	1362.2	11.5	1556.8	1657.8	19.2	1772.5	1468.4	1776.7	$17,640	$3,341	$14,299
Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	28351 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8490	222	28	7.8	53.2%	157 (70.7%)	31 (14.0%)	17 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,995	$1,542	$20,452
Tipton Academy PK3	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1615 Belton St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 261-0500	301	21	14.5	73.4%	96 (31.9%)	179 (59.5%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)			30.4					24.6									$00	$00	$00
Memorial Elementary 12 Campus	Public	1-2	30001 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8480	419	29	14.6	53.9%	302 (72.1%)	45 (10.7%)	38 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,639	$1,899	$16,740
American International Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-3	300 S Henry Ruff Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	195	15	12.7	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	192 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)			1261.6					1257.2									$00	$00	$00
Kinloch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1505 Kinloch St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-4482	557	34	16.2	72.4%	534 (95.9%)	16 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	88.2	159^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.3%		82	244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.6%	85			57.8	63.8				63.0	68.1								$15,791	$1,274	$14,517
Eugene B Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	30800 Bennington St	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2610	386	23	16.7	71.2%	154 (39.9%)	160 (41.5%)	41 (10.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	14.8	1279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.3%		11.7	1324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%	45			11.5	22.4	28.3			9.6	13.2	13.3			19.7		18.0		$19,868	$2,387	$17,482
Douglas Elementary 34 Campus	Public	3-4	6400 Hartel St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8450	412	28	14.6	52.4%	315 (76.5%)	45 (10.9%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	33.4	949^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.4%		37.8	895^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.9%	54			34.0	29.1				32.5	31.0								$18,587	$1,820	$16,767
Daly School	Public	PK, KG-6	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0016	175	10	17.5	92.6%	24 (13.7%)	136 (77.7%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)			1265.4	1363.4	1467.7	1570.1		1263.3	1360.4	1454.4	1561.3		1469.0		1462.4		$19,770	$2,508	$17,262

Frequently Asked Questions about David Hicks School

What district is David Hicks School in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

Is David Hicks School a good school?

David Hicks School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of David Hicks School?

Students at David Hicks School are 78% African American, 14% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend David Hicks School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended David Hicks School.

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