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Thorne Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Thorne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 564. The school is part of the Westwood Community School District, which is ranked 580 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Thorne Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thorne Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on M-Step assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.1% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9% and the district average of 7%. Additionally, Thorne Elementary School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 63.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Thorne Elementary School to nearby schools, such as WhitmoreBolles Elementary School in the Dearborn City School District, it becomes clear that Thorne Elementary School is significantly underperforming. WhitmoreBolles Elementary School consistently outperforms Thorne Elementary School on M-Step assessments, with proficiency rates that are 30-40 percentage points higher in some subject areas. Despite the challenges faced by Thorne Elementary School, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $15,000 to $19,222 per student over the past few years, suggesting that the issue may not be solely related to funding.

593

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,222

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25251 Annapolis St
Dearborn Heights, MI 48125-1815

(313) 292-1600

District: Westwood Community School District

Students who attend Thorne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tomlinson Middle School
High:	Robichaud Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

White:

20.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (9% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg10%

Michigan avg38%

1,425^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	7.0	1425 of 1488	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1376 of 1486	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1422 of 1470	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1331 of 1344	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1347 of 1408	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1360 of 1448	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	1440 of 1466	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1420 of 1548	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	1469 of 1580	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	1469 of 1533	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1393 of 1563	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1355 of 1566	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.6	1180 of 1552	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.6	995 of 1552	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.0	884 of 1589	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.3	1207 of 1577	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.7	964 of 1565	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.0	1287 of 1545	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	262 of 348	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	290 of 321	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	171 of 212	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	326 of 475	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1298 of 1338	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1179 of 1342	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	1281 of 1321	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1157 of 1171	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1331 of 1443	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1299 of 1346	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1266 of 1381	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1308 of 1350	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1088 of 1099	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1098 of 1134	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1264 of 1397	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1301 of 1366	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1312 of 1347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1317 of 1334	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1127 of 1139	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1143 of 1196	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1315 of 1446	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.7	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1183 of 1206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1182 of 1204	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1106 of 1128	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1237 of 1253	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

Social Studies7%-22 vs state

Math4%-31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, March 21, 2015

I have to say, the kg-2nd side of the school has been awesome! I have nothing bad to say on that end of the school.. Now for the 3rd-6th grade side, it's a different story! I've had nothing but issues with that side since my child started! The principal WILL pick sides and favor certain students over others! The office staff is rude, most of the faculty are rude, and the principal.. I won't say how I really feel about her!! I cannot wait for this school year to end so I can get my children out of there, and in a school that is fair, and doesn't allow the principal to bully children! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, July 23, 2011

The Staff at Thorne Elementary School are awesome my children came from detroit public schools and were behind at Thorne School the Teachers and other staff members
helped my children to get caught up summer school was also for one of my children to catch up at her level it's not to put down Detroit School's but seriouly Thorne Elementary is putting first the students. Close Quote

Schools Near Thorne Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (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	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
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
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
Quest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24745 Van Born Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Quest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 299-0534	683	40	17.0	84.8%	166 (24.3%)	350 (51.2%)	83 (12.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.6%)	27.7	1041^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.1	986^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.6%	55	51.5	30.3	18.1	27.7	28.6	28.8	30.6	34.7	29.8	25.4	28.8	32.7	22.5	35.4	19.7	33.8	$14,036	$2,708	$11,327
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
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
Pardee School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4650 Pardee Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-5600	337	23	14.7	77.2%	211 (62.6%)	64 (19.0%)	45 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	13.4	1291^st of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.8	1349^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.2%	58			19.6	17.0	18.0			10.7	9.3	16.0			30.0		12.0		$14,714	$1,619	$13,096
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
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21501 Whitmore St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6800	316	33	9.5	74.7%	272 (86.1%)	24 (7.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	46.9	766^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.5%		28.3	1047^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.5%	281			54.3	40.0	40.4			56.5	40.0	14.6			31.3		22.9		$23,848	$2,462	$21,386
Polk Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4651 Polk St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-0500	374	23	16.0	84.5%	244 (65.2%)	60 (16.0%)	40 (10.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	13.8	1282^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.8%		22.6	1134^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.7%	148			23.2	16.9	24.6			15.3	17.9	14.0			15.8		14.0		$16,198	$1,701	$14,497
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%)	74.1	348^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.6%		75.6	321^st of 1486 public elementary schools	78.4%	27			46.2	58.6	62.5			61.5	44.8	51.2			48.8		37.5		$18,457	$1,240	$17,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Thorne Elementary School

What district is Thorne Elementary School in?

Westwood Community School District

What schools do graduates of Thorne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tomlinson Middle School
High : Robichaud Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Thorne Elementary School?

Students at Thorne Elementary School are 65% African American, 21% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Thorne Elementary School a good school?

Thorne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Thorne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Thorne Elementary School.

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