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Daly School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Daly School is an elementary school located in Inkster, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 156 students. The school is part of the Westwood Community School District, which is ranked 580 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Daly School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1272 out of 1488 schools.

Daly School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.71% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.4% statewide and 9.5% in the Westwood Community School District. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 63.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 98.08% of Daly School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Daly School to other nearby schools, such as Nowlin Elementary School in the Dearborn City School District, it becomes clear that Daly School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student demographics. Nowlin Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, as well as a lower percentage of students from low-income families. Despite the high per-student spending at Daly School, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past decade, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address.

175

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,894

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25824 Michigan Ave
Inkster, MI 48141-2459

(313) 565-0016

District: Westwood Community School District

Students who attend Daly School usually attend:

Middle:	Tomlinson Middle School
High:	Robichaud Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.7%

White:

13.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2012 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg12%

Michigan avg38%

1,272^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Westwood Community School District

580^th of 613Westwood Community 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	14.4	1272 of 1488	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1354 of 1486	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1293 of 1470	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1415 of 1448	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	1428 of 1466	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	1458 of 1548	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	1498 of 1580	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1409 of 1533	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1397 of 1563	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1444 of 1566	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	1477 of 1552	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1490 of 1552	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1487 of 1589	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	1425 of 1577	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.0	1360 of 1565	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1441 of 1545	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	202 of 321	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	430 of 475	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.1	1334 of 1443	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1011 of 1346	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1249 of 1381	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1155 of 1350	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1340 of 1397	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1126 of 1366	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1371 of 1446	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)37th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies25%-5 vs state

Math17%-16 vs state

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Science13%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Daly School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (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	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
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%)	14.4	1272^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	14.5%		9.7	1354^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.9%	82			10.7	16.7	13.0				17.4			13.0		25.0		$19,894	$3,235	$16,659
Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Westwood St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6104	238	18	13.3	79.4%	176 (73.9%)	33 (13.9%)	11 (4.6%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	61.2	547^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.2%		40.3	838^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.6%	291		45.8	44.0	60.0			39.6	46.0	53.3			43.3		30.0		$19,448	$1,404	$18,044
West Village Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3530 Westwood St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	West Village Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-9200	242	16	15.2	86.4%	21 (8.7%)	212 (87.6%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.1	1297^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%		21.5	1152^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	22.5%	145	45.5	10.7	13.6	20.6	20.7	27.3		13.6	17.6		13.6	14.7	18.8	14.7	18.8	$11,391	$2,018	$9,373
Inkster Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27355 Woodsfield St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 278-3825	220	10	22.0	94.1%	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.7%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)								(n/a)	25.0		20.8					16.0								$15,539	$4,287	$11,252
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%)	81.6	253^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.0%		72.4	368^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.2%	115		60.6	61.8	73.6			67.0	54.4	53.8			53.8		34.0		$17,345	$1,337	$16,007
Nowlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23600 Penn St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6900	243	19	12.5	73.7%	204 (84.0%)	17 (7.0%)	12 (4.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	51.7	691^st of 1488 public elementary schools	53.6%		52.6	672^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	19		50.0	41.2	41.9			57.5	35.3	34.9			34.9		23.3		$26,008	$1,929	$24,079
Thorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25251 Annapolis St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 292-1600	593	39	15.3	92.6%	122 (20.6%)	387 (65.3%)	25 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.9%)	7	1425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.3	1376^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.4%	49		7.1	9.1	14.6	19.0		3.5		6.1	3.4		9.8		7.3		$19,222	$3,992	$15,229
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%)	86	189^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.3%		84.4	199^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.6%	10		53.4	70.5	68.3			67.2	67.2	57.1			52.4		42.9		$19,367	$1,265	$18,103
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%)	82	244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.6%		65.7	474^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.1%	230		62.4	54.1				68.6	52.8								$15,109	$2,512	$12,597
David Hicks School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Helen St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2660	466	24	19.1	79.6%	66 (14.2%)	362 (77.7%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	7.4	1415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.9%		7	1414^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.8%	1		4.2	7.1	23.2			9.7	5.9	8.7			15.9		8.7		$20,314	$7,533	$12,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Daly School

How many students attend Daly School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Daly School.

What district is Daly School in?

Westwood Community School District

Is Daly School a good school?

Daly School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Daly School?

Students at Daly School are 78% African American, 14% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Daly School attend?

Students who attend Daly School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tomlinson Middle School
High : Robichaud Senior High School

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