Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Howard Elementary School ranks 192 nd of 1470 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 450 students attended Howard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary School?

Students at Howard Elementary School are 93% White, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Howard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bryant Middle School High : Dearborn High School

Howard Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

1611 N York St
Dearborn, MI 48128-1220

(313) 827-6350

District: Dearborn City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
192^nd of 1,470 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,916

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryant Middle School
High:	Dearborn High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 450

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Asian:

2.4%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howard Elementary School ranks better than 86.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Dearborn City School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (93.1%), Asian (2.4%), Hispanic (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howard Elementary School is 16.2. 17 elementary schools in the Dearborn City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Howard Elementary School employs 27.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howard Elementary School is $16,916, which is the lowest among 20 elementary schools in the Dearborn City School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Howard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Howard Elementary School 192^nd of 1470 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Howard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Dearborn City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dearborn City School District 316^th of 606 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Howard Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2006	76.78	250^th	1545	83.8%
2007	80.87	174^th	1565	88.9%
2008	72.23	421^st	1577	73.3%
2009	71.61	451^st	1589	71.6%
2010	76.16	278^th	1552	82.1%
2011	79.67	199^th	1552	87.2%
2012	80.06	254^th	1566	83.8%
2013	84.23	177^th	1563	88.7%
2014	81.02	226^th	1533	85.3%
2015	79.77	268^th	1580	83.0%
2016	79.66	258^th	1548	83.3%
2017	70.57	346^th	1466	76.4%
2018	82.39	234^th	1448	83.8%
2019	88.16	118^th	1408	91.6%
2021	74.31	231^st	1153	80.0%
2022	91.89	74^th	1344	94.5%
2023	84.00	192^nd	1470	86.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	59.79	93^rd	270	65.6%
2019	74.28	24^th	117	79.5%
2021	76.19	11^th	42	73.8%
2022	76.56	16^th	98	83.7%
2023	69.79	46^th	180	74.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	83.16	133^rd	1397	90.5%
2019	90.53	38^th	1134	96.6%
2021	60.21	239^th	749	68.1%
2022	98.15	7^th	1099	99.4%
2023	80.03	162^nd	1350	88.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	76.85	291^st	1443	79.8%
2019	86.54	92^nd	1171	92.1%
2021	53.76	370^th	902	59.0%
2022	82.24	134^th	1106	87.9%
2023	69.76	312^th	1321	76.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	83.84	190^th	1446	86.9%
2019	85.09	114^th	1196	90.5%
2021	80.64	121^st	915	86.8%
2022	93.81	38^th	1139	96.7%
2023	87.17	113^th	1334	91.5%

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Rank History for White students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	73.69	293^rd	1253	76.6%
2019	84.19	123^rd	1128	89.1%
2021	69.45	256^th	1005	74.5%
2022	88.95	75^th	1102	93.2%
2023	77.90	220^th	1198	81.6%

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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Howard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	266	0	5	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	277
1989	293	0	5	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	302
1990	334	0	7	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
1991	344	0	7	13	2	n/a	n/a	17	383
1992	363	1	11	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
1993	377	1	10	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1994	310	2	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	328
1995	308	2	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1996	308	2	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1997	317	3	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	-7	325
1998	307	1	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1999	320	0	3	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	330
2000	323	3	3	5	2	n/a	n/a	8	344
2001	342	2	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
2002	361	9	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
2003	361	9	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
2004	363	6	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2005	329	4	4	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	348
2006	324	9	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	349
2007	299	8	5	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	320
2008	320	10	3	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	344
2009	319	13	1	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	348
2010	330	13	3	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
2011	324	13	3	14	0	0	0	0	354
2012	349	16	3	12	0	0	0	0	380
2013	359	11	3	11	0	0	0	0	384
2014	368	12	4	7	0	0	0	0	391
2015	382	10	5	9	0	0	0	0	406
2016	390	13	5	14	0	0	1	0	423
2017	389	13	4	11	0	0	1	0	418
2018	420	10	5	11	0	0	0	0	446
2019	392	4	7	8	1	0	1	0	413
2020	393	3	5	4	1	1	0	0	407
2021	414	3	6	5	0	1	1	0	430
2022	413	3	9	5	0	1	1	0	432
2023	419	7	11	8	0	1	4	0	450

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	277	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	302	n/a	n/a	2.3
1990	346	15.0	23.0	2
1991	383	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	393	n/a	n/a	3.3
1993	398	n/a	0.0	6
1994	328	21.2	15.5	3.7
1995	319	14.8	21.6	2.5
1996	319	14.8	21.6	2.5
1997	325	15.0	21.7	3.9
1998	313	15.0	20.9	2.9
1999	330	17.0	19.4	4.8
2000	344	17.5	19.2	5.4
2001	360	18.7	19.3	1.9
2002	383	22.0	17.4	5.7
2003	383	22.0	17.4	5.7
2004	385	20.0	19.3	4.4
2005	348	18.3	19.0	6.6
2006	349	21.3	16.4	8
2007	320	17.9	17.9	12.5
2008	344	19.3	17.8	15.4
2009	348	20.3	17.1	22.1
2010	361	22.3	16.1	25.5
2011	354	19.3	18.3	28.2
2012	380	17.7	21.4	32.1
2013	384	23.7	16.2	28.1
2014	391	21.8	17.9	30.9
2015	406	22.0	18.4	32.8
2016	423	20.0	21.1	33.6
2017	418	20.5	20.3	30.4
2018	446	25.5	17.4	41.9
2019	413	24.4	16.9	40.4
2020	407	25.2	16.1	39.1
2021	430	24.1	17.8	36.5
2022	432	27.3	15.7	56
2023	450	27.7	16.2	50.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	277	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	302	n/a	n/a	2.3
1990	346	15.0	23.0	2
1991	383	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	393	n/a	n/a	3.3
1993	398	n/a	0.0	6
1994	328	21.2	15.5	3.7
1995	319	14.8	21.6	2.5
1996	319	14.8	21.6	2.5
1997	325	15.0	21.7	3.9
1998	313	15.0	20.9	2.9
1999	330	17.0	19.4	4.8
2000	344	17.5	19.2	5.4
2001	360	18.7	19.3	1.9
2002	383	22.0	17.4	5.7
2003	383	22.0	17.4	5.7
2004	385	20.0	19.3	4.4
2005	348	18.3	19.0	6.6
2006	349	21.3	16.4	8
2007	320	17.9	17.9	12.5
2008	344	19.3	17.8	15.4
2009	348	20.3	17.1	22.1
2010	361	22.3	16.1	25.5
2011	354	19.3	18.3	28.2
2012	380	17.7	21.4	32.1
2013	384	23.7	16.2	28.1
2014	391	21.8	17.9	30.9
2015	406	22.0	18.4	32.8
2016	423	20.0	21.1	33.6
2017	418	20.5	20.3	30.4
2018	446	25.5	17.4	41.9
2019	413	24.4	16.9	40.4
2020	407	25.2	16.1	39.1
2021	430	24.1	17.8	36.5
2022	432	27.3	15.7	56
2023	450	27.7	16.2	50.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Howard Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$861 (6.7%)	$12,062 (93.3%)	$12,923
2020	$971 (7.6%)	$11,756 (92.4%)	$12,727
2021	$1,856 (14.0%)	$11,411 (86.0%)	$13,267
2022	$3,899 (24.1%)	$12,298 (75.9%)	$16,197
2023	$2,602 (15.4%)	$14,313 (84.6%)	$16,916

Data source: Michigan Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Howard Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 118^th of 1408 Elementary schools	Ranks 192^nd of 1470 Elementary schools	4.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	62.7	73.1	10.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)	46.7	43.5	3.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	45.1	40.9	4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Howard Elementary School)	67.2	67.9	0.7%
3rd Grade Math (Dearborn City School District)	54.3	51.4	2.9%
3rd Grade Math (Michigan)	46.7	42.9	3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	66.7	67.5	0.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)	49.4	46	3.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	45.8	44.3	1.5%
4th Grade Math (Howard Elementary School)	62.3	61	1.3%
4th Grade Math (Dearborn City School District)	41.1	42.2	1.1%
4th Grade Math (Michigan)	41.8	38.6	3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	72.7	64	8.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dearborn City School District)	48.5	43.1	5.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	46.2	43.9	2.3%
5th Grade Math (Howard Elementary School)	63.6	56	7.6%
5th Grade Math (Dearborn City School District)	36	35.4	0.6%
5th Grade Math (Michigan)	34.8	31.5	3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Howard Elementary School)	40.3	28	12.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Dearborn City School District)	16.5	13.6	2.9%
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)	17.4	18.6	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	413	450	9%
African American	4	7	75%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	7	11	57.1%
Hispanic	8	8
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	392	419	6.9%
Two or More Races	1	4	300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	40.4%	50.2%	9.8%

Schools Near Howard Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSAT English Language Arts (2023)	M-Step English Language Arts (2023)				M-Step Math (2023)			M-Step Science (2023)	M-Step Social Studies (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 N York St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 827-6350	450	28	16.2	50.2%	419 (93.1%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	84	192^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	86.9%		91.9	74^th of 1344 public elementary schools	94.5%	118		73.1	67.5	64.0		67.9	61.0	56.0	49.3	28.0	$16,916	$2,603	$14,313
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Waverly St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 827-6300	343	20	17.0	42.0%	316 (92.1%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	76.4	307^th of 1470 public elementary schools	79.1%		73.7	294^th of 1344 public elementary schools	78.1%	13		43.8	61.8	60.0		50.0	52.7	63.8	57.4	31.9	$17,915	$2,763	$15,152
Haigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Silvery Ln	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 827-6200	559	30	18.6	56.9%	530 (94.8%)	10 (1.8%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72.5	356^th of 1470 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.1	266^th of 1344 public elementary schools	80.2%	90		61.6	55.6	68.6		72.7	55.6	46.1	43.1	14.7	$17,384	$2,569	$14,815
Highview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 278-8390	381	30	12.7	89.0%	355 (93.2%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	61	536^th of 1470 public elementary schools	63.5%		31	911^th of 1344 public elementary schools	32.2%	375		44.3	52.9			44.3	50.0				$17,991	$1,976	$16,014
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 827-6750	389	27	14.5	87.7%	338 (86.9%)	36 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	51	677^th of 1470 public elementary schools	53.9%		45.8	684^th of 1344 public elementary schools	49.1%	7		64.7	52.3	28.4		64.3	41.5	29.0	23.2	15.9	$17,971	$3,278	$14,694
Kinloch Elementary School	Public	K-4	1505 Kinloch St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 278-4482	525	27	19.3	72.0%	507 (96.6%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66.8	442^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	69.9%		71.6	318^th of 1344 public elementary schools	76.3%	124		46.2	68.5			41.3	53.9				$13,918	$1,629	$12,289
Crestwood Accelerated Program	Public	K-4	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 278-0425	30	2	13.6	63.3%	27 (90.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)											$6,973	$2,892	$4,081
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-4	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 278-0425	313	23	13.5	83.7%	267 (85.3%)	28 (8.9%)	9 (2.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	17.1	1206^th of 1470 public elementary schools	18.0%		18.4	1093^rd of 1344 public elementary schools	18.7%	113		30.2	14.9			33.3	12.0				$18,479	$2,285	$16,194
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	1-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 274-8560	150	12	12.5	91.3%	3 (2.0%)	146 (97.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	27.3				18.8			16.7			$28,418	$7,166	$21,252
Duvall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22561 Beech St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 827-2750	199	16	12.5	49.7%	171 (85.9%)	11 (5.5%)	7 (3.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	79.3	259^th of 1470 public elementary schools	82.4%		81	209^th of 1344 public elementary schools	84.4%	50		65.6	64.7	74.1		55.9	32.4	69.2	53.8	38.5	$21,503	$2,939	$18,564

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Rank History for Male students at Howard Elementary School

Rank History for White students at Howard Elementary School

Enrollment information for Howard Elementary School

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howard Elementary School

Student/Teacher Ratio Howard Elementary School

Per Pupil Expenditures for Howard Elementary School

Impact of COVID-19 on Howard Elementary School

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Student Body

Schools Near Howard Elementary School