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Howard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Howard Elementary School in Dearborn, MI, is a public school serving 436 students in grades PK through 5 within the Dearborn City School District, and it stands out as a high-achieving school in a family-friendly suburban area.

Howard Elementary is a clear academic leader, with test scores dramatically exceeding both district and state averages. For example, 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency hit 75.9% in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to 43.8% for the district and 41.3% statewide. This pattern holds across subjects and grade levels. When compared to nearby schools, Howard outpaces its closest rival, Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School, in most categories, such as 4th-grade Math (70.9% vs. 64.4%). The gap is even wider when compared to schools like River Oaks Elementary School, which posts proficiency rates in the 20-40% range. Perhaps most impressive is Howard's work with students from low socio-economic backgrounds—over half of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet this group ranks in the 98th percentile statewide, earning a 5-star rating. This shows the school is exceptionally effective at closing achievement gaps.

Howard also boasts a healthy school climate, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.1%—less than half the district rate (25.9%) and far below the state average (27.9%). This is the lowest among its immediate Dearborn peers, where rates range from 13.9% at Lindbergh to 29.3% at River Oaks. The school has earned 4 or 5 stars for a decade and recently surged to the 91st percentile statewide, up from 87th in prior years. While 5th-grade Science and Social Studies scores are above average, they represent a relative area for growth compared to the school's near-30-point leads in ELA and Math. Overall, Howard Elementary is a standout choice for families seeking both high achievement and strong support for all learners.

436

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,937

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1611 N York St
Dearborn, MI 48128-1220

(313) 827-6350

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryant Middle School
High:	Dearborn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Asian:

1.8%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

137^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.9	137 of 1492	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	197 of 1488	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	192 of 1486	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	192 of 1470	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	74 of 1344	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	231 of 1153	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	118 of 1408	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	234 of 1448	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	346 of 1466	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	258 of 1548	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	268 of 1580	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	226 of 1533	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	177 of 1563	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	254 of 1566	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	199 of 1552	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	278 of 1552	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	451 of 1589	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	421 of 1577	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	174 of 1565	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	250 of 1545	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	30 of 188	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	20 of 173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	49 of 184	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	46 of 180	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	16 of 98	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	24 of 117	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	93 of 270	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	110 of 1343	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.2	352 of 1338	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	374 of 1342	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	312 of 1321	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	134 of 1106	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	370 of 902	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	92 of 1171	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	291 of 1443	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	31 of 1352	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	35 of 1346	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	53 of 1381	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	162 of 1350	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	98.2	7 of 1099	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	60.2	239 of 749	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	38 of 1134	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	133 of 1397	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	155 of 1372	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	91.5	76 of 1366	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	92 of 1347	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	113 of 1334	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	38 of 1139	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	121 of 915	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	114 of 1196	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	190 of 1446	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	162 of 1199	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	264 of 1206	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	214 of 1204	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	220 of 1198	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	75 of 1102	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	69.5	256 of 1005	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	123 of 1128	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	293 of 1253	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+30 vs state

Math66%+28 vs state

Science52%+12 vs state

Social Studies44%+16 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
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 N York St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6350	436	29	14.8	54.6%	414 (95.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	89.9	137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		85.5	197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.8%	60			64.4	75.9	74.2			74.0	70.9	51.6			51.6		43.5		$17,937	$1,352	$16,585
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Waverly St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-6300	316	21	15.1	46.2%	284 (89.9%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	83.2	228^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		86	189^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.3%	39			61.0	57.6	67.7			63.4	64.4	59.7			45.2		40.3		$20,988	$1,324	$19,664
Haigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Silvery Ln	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6200	552	36	15.2	60.9%	527 (95.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	73.1	369^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		81.6	253^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.0%	116			60.0	59.6	63.5			57.6	49.5	50.6			37.6		25.9		$19,088	$1,448	$17,641
Highview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-8390	395	29	13.8	89.4%	363 (91.9%)	18 (4.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.8	372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.0%	16			41.7	54.4				58.9	57.3								$20,784	$1,558	$19,226
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13.0	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.8	797^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.6%		49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%	62			33.3	39.1	41.9			43.5	48.6	25.0			26.7		24.0		$19,221	$1,629	$17,591
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
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153			53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4								$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Duvall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22561 Beech St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2750	229	14	16.7	55.5%	189 (82.5%)	12 (5.2%)	20 (8.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	88.1	162^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.1%		74.1	348^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.6%	186			54.1	61.5	64.0			70.3	61.5	64.0			65.2		47.8		$20,394	$1,419	$18,975
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
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 Howard Elementary School

What district is Howard Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary School?

Students at Howard Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Howard Elementary School.

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

Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Howard Elementary School ranks in the top 9.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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