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Iris Becker Elementary School

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Iris Becker Elementary School ranks 391 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Iris Becker Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dearborn, Michigan, serving 222 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Dearborn City School District, Iris Becker consistently outperforms the district and the state of Michigan in academic achievement, with strong results in English Language Arts and Math.

Iris Becker's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 54.1% of 3rd-grade students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. In 5th-grade Math, 63.3% of Iris Becker students scored proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 40.9% and the state's 32.9%. The school also excels in serving English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top elementary schools in Michigan for these subgroups.

While Iris Becker faces some challenges with chronic absenteeism, the school's overall strong performance and high ranking among Michigan elementary schools make it a standout in the Dearborn City School District. Compared to nearby schools, such as Lowrey Elementary and Oakman Elementary, Iris Becker consistently outperforms its peers, offering valuable insights for other schools to learn from.

224

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,294

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10821 Henson St
Dearborn, MI 48126-4817

(313) 827-6950

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Iris Becker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lowrey Middle School
High:	Fordson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Hispanic:

1.8%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg42%

Michigan avg39%

391^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Dearborn City School District

279^th of 613Dearborn City 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
2025	71.6	391 of 1488	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	335 of 1486	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	472 of 1470	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	889 of 1344	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	784 of 1153	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.8	213 of 1408	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	403 of 1448	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	254 of 1466	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	239 of 1548	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	383 of 1580	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	412 of 1533	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	61.2	607 of 1563	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	384 of 1566	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	174 of 1552	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	602 of 1552	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	559 of 1589	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	565 of 1577	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.4	348 of 1565	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	385 of 1545	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	62 of 173	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	67 of 184	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	34 of 180	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	44 of 98	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	69 of 270	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	356 of 1338	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	266 of 1342	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	504 of 1321	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	679 of 1106	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.4	225 of 1171	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	568 of 1443	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	66 of 1346	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	73 of 1381	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	105 of 1350	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	51.3	490 of 1099	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	476 of 749	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	94.3	17 of 1134	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	83 of 1397	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	356 of 1366	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	336 of 1347	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	375 of 1334	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	45.4	593 of 1139	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	251 of 1196	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	279 of 1446	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	443 of 1206	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	377 of 1204	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	508 of 1198	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	879 of 1102	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	780 of 1005	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.9	246 of 1128	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	475 of 1253	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math60%+22 vs state

English Language Arts51%+9 vs state

Social Studies40%+10 vs state

Science33%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Iris Becker Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.5	335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	56			54.1	43.3	53.3			57.9	59.4	63.3			33.3		40.0		$23,294	$1,525	$21,769
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%		10.5	1333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	10.3%				19.0	18.8	14.1			21.9	18.1	9.2			10.8				$15,527	$2,561	$12,966
Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	515	39	13.3	91.3%	498 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%		59	568^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.8%	117			44.7	41.5	47.4			61.3	58.0	52.0			40.0		39.0		$20,996	$2,317	$18,679
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	357	27	13.3	90.5%	352 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.6	793^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.6%	229			22.8	32.8	30.4			46.6	36.7	27.9			8.3		11.5		$20,532	$1,532	$19,000
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	847^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.0%	20			33.8	41.1	37.7			54.9	32.0	28.8			30.0		13.8		$20,576	$1,895	$18,680
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	253	19	13.5	96.8%	252 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.5	774^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.9%	182			42.0	46.2	61.5			59.6	26.4	47.6			35.7		28.6		$19,513	$1,565	$17,948
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5277 Calhoun St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Academy for Business and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-2223	256	17	15.5	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	179 (69.9%)	59 (23.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	16.2	1241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	16.6%		9.1	1361^st of 1486 public elementary schools	8.4%	120			28.6	25.0	30.6			10.0					10.8		8.1		$13,948	$4,238	$9,710
Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	673	43	15.5	81.7%	185 (27.5%)	136 (20.2%)	344 (51.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	1408^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.2%	62	30.2	19.7	5.1	9.0	7.4	5.2	27.9	10.1	8.3	7.0	3.7	16.4		18.2		18.2	$19,747	$2,134	$17,613
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%		41.8	820^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	180			43.9	39.1	54.3			52.0	34.4	45.2			36.9		26.2		$17,878	$1,618	$16,259
William Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14749 Alber St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6400	580	45	12.9	89.0%	567 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	869^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.2	861^st of 1486 public elementary schools	42.1%	8			25.0	33.0	39.6			36.6	35.7	41.2			25.5		28.4		$19,482	$1,483	$17,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Iris Becker Elementary School

What district is Iris Becker Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

What schools do graduates of Iris Becker Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Iris Becker Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowrey Middle School
High : Fordson High School

Is Iris Becker Elementary School a good school?

Iris Becker Elementary School ranks 391^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Iris Becker Elementary School?

Students at Iris Becker Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Iris Becker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Iris Becker Elementary School.

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