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Henry Ford Elementary School

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Henry Ford Elementary School ranks 958 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

958^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Henry Ford Elementary School is a public school in Dearborn, MI, serving 697 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Dearborn City School District. Nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community.

Henry Ford’s biggest challenge is English Language Arts (ELA). In the most recent school year, only 17% of 3rd graders, 31% of 4th graders, and 36% of 5th graders met state reading standards—well below district averages that range from 40% to 47%. This gap has persisted for three years, suggesting a systemic issue with early literacy. Math performance is stronger, with gaps that are much smaller, though still below district peers. The school’s overall state ranking places it in the 36th percentile, which is lower than nearby Lowrey Elementary School (63rd percentile), Maples Elementary School (53rd), and Miller Elementary School (48th). Only Geer Park Elementary School and William Ford Elementary School rank lower. Notably, Henry Ford spends more per student ($20,230) than several higher-performing district peers, indicating that funding alone isn’t the issue.

There are some positives. The school shows relative strength with its low-income students, who rank in the 55th percentile statewide—better than the school’s overall performance. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a persistent problem at nearly 30%, higher than district and state averages, and likely contributes to academic struggles. It’s also worth noting that Henry Ford outperforms nearby Detroit schools like Gardner Elementary School and Carver STEM Academy, where 5th-grade reading proficiency is far lower. For parents, the key takeaway is that Henry Ford offers a better option than Detroit schools but lags its Dearborn neighbors, especially in reading. The school’s success with low-income students provides a foundation to build on, but addressing absenteeism and literacy instruction will be critical for improvement.

697

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,230

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16140 Driscoll St
Dearborn, MI 48126-2801

(313) 827-4700

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Woodworth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Asian:

2.6%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

958^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

268^th of 625Dearborn 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
2026	32.8	958 of 1492	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	828 of 1488	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	992 of 1486	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1003 of 1470	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1074 of 1344	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1122 of 1153	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1191 of 1408	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1111 of 1448	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	1093 of 1466	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	1050 of 1548	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.8	721 of 1580	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.2	994 of 1533	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1296 of 1563	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1314 of 1566	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	1366 of 1552	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	1285 of 1552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	1266 of 1589	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1369 of 1577	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	1228 of 1565	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1258 of 1545	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	137 of 188	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	131 of 184	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	131 of 180	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	79 of 98	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	41 of 42	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	104 of 117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	194 of 270	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	975 of 1343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	892 of 1338	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1132 of 1342	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1124 of 1321	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1046 of 1106	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	901 of 902	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1026 of 1171	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1088 of 1443	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	605 of 1352	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	567 of 1346	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	780 of 1381	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	770 of 1350	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	760 of 1099	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.4	734 of 749	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	886 of 1134	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	901 of 1397	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	924 of 1372	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	753 of 1366	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	824 of 1347	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	864 of 1334	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	876 of 1139	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	905 of 915	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1111 of 1196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1078 of 1446	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	193 of 252	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	285 of 403	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	1017 of 1199	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	928 of 1206	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1038 of 1204	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1043 of 1198	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1038 of 1102	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	998 of 1005	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1097 of 1128	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1138 of 1253	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)55th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math37%~ state avg

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

Social Studies15%-12 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
Henry Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16140 Driscoll St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-4700	697	51	13.8	90.0%	663 (95.1%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32.8	958^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.8%		42.5	828^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.4%	130			17.2	31.1	36.4			40.0	41.1	30.4			23.2		15.2		$20,230	$1,627	$18,603
Geer Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14767 Prospect St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2300	380	27	14.1	78.7%	350 (92.1%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26.7	1059^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.0%		30.5	1005^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.5%	54			23.0	30.0	46.2			35.9	11.8	18.1			19.4		16.7		$19,706	$1,533	$18,173
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%)	30	1003^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.7	869^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.6%	134			23.2	27.5	32.6			28.6	32.9	35.4			27.1		16.7		$20,942	$1,458	$19,484
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	9.5	1378^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.6%		16.2	1241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	16.6%	137			11.1	22.7	14.6			8.3	15.9	1466.8			12.2		1470.8		$00	$00	$00
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6528 Mansfield St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-4615	239	14	16.7	80.3%	90 (37.7%)	113 (47.3%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11.1	1348^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	1385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%	37			8.6	11.5	23.1			13.2	11.1	20.0			12.5		1466.0		$24,447	$1,970	$22,477
Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4824 Lois St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6850	575	39	14.8	90.1%	561 (97.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.9	779^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.8%		46.4	771^st of 1488 public elementary schools	48.2%	8			40.9	39.3	38.8			50.5	47.1	24.4			23.2		14.6		$19,910	$1,771	$18,139
The Dearborn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	19310 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	The Dearborn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-1300	518	32	16.1	94.2%	261 (50.4%)	40 (7.7%)	214 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14	1298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.0%		11.2	1336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.2%	38	28.1	8.8	13.8	24.1	17.0	19.3	33.3	15.5	27.6	10.6	7.0	11.7	10.6	5.3	12.8	17.5	$18,563	$4,376	$14,187
Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	435	25	17.4	91.3%	23 (5.3%)	374 (86.0%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.1	1454^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.3	1441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	25.9	5.6	5.5	14.6	1464.2	5.0	8.9	5.5	1364.4	6.0	5.3	8.9	1468.9	1768.3	6.0	7.3	$21,739	$1,736	$20,003
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%)	49.7	698^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%	58			57.5	30.3	46.7			66.7	36.4	35.8			25.5		12.8		$18,549	$1,693	$16,856
Advanced Technology Academy Early Elementary	Public, Charter	PK-K	4800 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 625-4690	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Ford Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Henry Ford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Henry Ford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodworth Middle School

What district is Henry Ford Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

How many students attend Henry Ford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Henry Ford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Ford Elementary School?

Students at Henry Ford Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Asian.

Is Henry Ford Elementary School a good school?

Henry Ford Elementary School ranks 958^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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