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McDonald Elementary School

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McDonald Elementary School ranks 1084 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1084^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

McDonald Elementary School in Dearborn, MI, is a mid-sized school serving 357 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Dearborn City School District, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

McDonald is currently performing below both its district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade level, with an overall state ranking in the bottom third of Michigan elementary schools. This marks a decline from a peak in 2022-2023, and the school's performance has been volatile year to year. The most striking issue is the gap between McDonald and its high-performing district neighbors. For example, in 3rd-grade Math, only 24% of McDonald students are proficient, compared to 69% at Iris Becker Elementary School, 63.4% at Lowrey Elementary School, and 73.2% at Oakman Elementary School. These schools serve a nearly identical student demographic in terms of economic background, yet achieve proficiency rates that are often double or triple McDonald's. The school spends a comparable amount per student ($21,697) and has a similar student-teacher ratio (13.3), which suggests the challenge is not a lack of resources but rather school-specific issues with instruction or climate.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with a rate of 32.5%—higher than the district average of 25.9% and state average of 27.9%. However, this doesn't fully explain the underperformance, as Iris Becker has an even higher absenteeism rate (37.4%) yet performs much better academically. On a more positive note, McDonald significantly outperforms the Detroit Public Schools Community District schools just across the district line. In 5th-grade ELA, McDonald's proficiency rate of 34.5% is more than double that of Munger ElementaryMiddle School (17.6%) and nearly five times that of Priest ElementaryMiddle School (6.78%). The path forward for McDonald likely involves studying the successful strategies of its own district peers, which prove that strong outcomes are achievable with the same student population.

357

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,697

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

10151 Diversey St
Dearborn, MI 48126-1201

(313) 827-6700

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend McDonald Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Unis Middle School
High:	Fordson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

Asian:

0.6%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Michigan avg38%

1,084^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	24.9	1084 of 1492	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	1022 of 1488	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	793 of 1486	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	705 of 1470	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	881 of 1344	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1048 of 1153	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1137 of 1408	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1071 of 1448	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	1112 of 1466	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	1002 of 1548	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	988 of 1580	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.2	1297 of 1533	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	1257 of 1563	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	1032 of 1566	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	839 of 1552	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.9	1084 of 1552	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	1180 of 1589	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.8	1002 of 1577	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.5	1216 of 1565	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	1249 of 1545	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	182 of 188	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	98 of 184	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	103 of 180	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	57 of 98	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	105 of 117	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	184 of 270	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	1123 of 1343	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1036 of 1338	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	804 of 1342	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	715 of 1321	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	779 of 1106	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	985 of 1171	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1081 of 1443	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	837 of 1352	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	753 of 1346	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	481 of 1381	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	392 of 1350	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	549 of 1099	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.2	673 of 749	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	811 of 1134	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	768 of 1397	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	1021 of 1372	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	878 of 1366	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	762 of 1347	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	688 of 1334	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	718 of 1139	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	829 of 915	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1001 of 1196	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	977 of 1446	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1111 of 1199	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1055 of 1206	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	865 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	812 of 1198	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	928 of 1102	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	978 of 1005	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1071 of 1128	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1133 of 1253	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math29%-9 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science17%-23 vs state

Social Studies10%-18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	24.9	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	62			24.5	24.1	34.5			24.0	33.9	28.3			16.7		10.0		$21,697	$1,694	$20,003
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	—	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%	2			16.7	15.6	18.8			15.7	16.7	16.7			13.6		1464.0		$14,745	$1,461	$13,284
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%)	73.2	368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%	23			54.8	55.3	41.9			69.0	65.8	38.7			29.0		48.4		$25,614	$1,781	$23,833
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-9952	221	14	15.6	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	932^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	37.5%		17.2	1218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%	286	33.3	33.3	1263.4	1363.3	1464.6	17.1	1671.3	10.0	1360.7	1459.4	50.0	46.2	1469.1	20.0	1468.1	20.0	$22,284	$1,980	$20,305
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%)	60.4	551^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%	100			45.0	47.5	35.8			63.4	50.0	40.3			25.4		31.3		$23,605	$2,383	$21,222
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%)	6.1	1458^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	36.9	22.7	5.1	5.9	6.8	9.3	14.3	10.1	11.6	11.7	5.4	7.1	6.7	20.0	1465.7	29.2	$22,183	$1,790	$20,393
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%)	45.8	762^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.9%		39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	105			31.8	37.1	50.7			50.0	52.9	28.0			22.7		17.3		$22,011	$1,673	$20,337
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	876	42	20.7	90.8%	2 (0.2%)	841 (96.0%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	5.6	1471^st of 1492 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.5	1459^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%	12	21.6	4.6	8.1	10.6	7.1	6.3	7.3	10.6	4.4	7.1	3.2	3.9	8.9	1765.9	5.5	9.1	$19,743	$1,622	$18,121
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%)	60.1	556^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%	36			46.3	46.2	53.7			73.2	50.9	31.5			33.3		24.1		$21,376	$1,820	$19,556
Munger ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5525 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 457-6200	954	50	19.0	86.6%	64 (6.7%)	131 (13.7%)	754 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	17.3	1231^st of 1492 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.6	1206^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.0%	25	44.6	20.8	20.2	20.9	17.6	25.8	19.2	35.2	25.4	15.4	11.3	10.3	11.8	16.7	7.6	35.6	$20,439	$1,592	$18,846

Frequently Asked Questions about McDonald Elementary School

How many students attend McDonald Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended McDonald Elementary School.

Is McDonald Elementary School a good school?

McDonald Elementary School ranks 1084^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McDonald Elementary School?

Students at McDonald Elementary School are 99% White.

What district is McDonald Elementary School in?

Dearborn City School District

What schools do graduates of McDonald Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McDonald Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unis Middle School
High : Fordson High School

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