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Dickinson West Elementary School

Q: Is Dickinson West Elementary School a good school?

Dickinson West Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dickinson West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Dickinson West Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dickinson West Elementary School?

Students at Dickinson West Elementary School are 47% White, 31% Asian, 20% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-6

1354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dickinson West Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamtramck School District, serving 420 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools based on academic performance.

Dickinson West's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are far below state averages, with only 12% of 4th graders proficient in ELA and 12% of 6th graders proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 42.4% and 31.5% respectively. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 51.6% over the past few years. Additionally, Dickinson West serves a high-poverty student population, with over 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to other Hamtramck public elementary schools as well as nearby Hamtramck Academy, Bridge Academy East, and Hanley International Academy, Dickinson West's performance is generally lower, with these other schools tending to have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. Despite the school's challenges, its spending per student has fluctuated with no clear relationship to its academic performance, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

422

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2333 Burger St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-2944

(313) 591-7407

District: Hamtramck School District of the City of

Students who attend Dickinson West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kosciuszko School
High:	Hamtramck High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Asian:

30.6%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

Michigan avg39%

1,354^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Hamtramck School District of the City of

525^th of 613Hamtramck School District of the City of 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	10.2	1354 of 1488	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1337 of 1486	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1297 of 1470	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1258 of 1344	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1383 of 1408	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1404 of 1448	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	1420 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1376 of 1548	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	1240 of 1580	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1403 of 1533	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1369 of 1563	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1427 of 1566	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	1445 of 1552	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	1476 of 1552	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	1490 of 1589	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	1461 of 1577	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	1494 of 1565	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1516 of 1545	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	17.2	457 of 475	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	95 of 95	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	83 of 84	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	49 of 51	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	36 of 36	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	101 of 101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	162 of 173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	160 of 180	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	251 of 270	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1182 of 1338	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1245 of 1342	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1205 of 1321	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1167 of 1171	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1376 of 1443	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1232 of 1346	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1243 of 1381	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1182 of 1350	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1032 of 1099	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1112 of 1134	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1316 of 1397	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1325 of 1366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1228 of 1347	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1242 of 1334	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1117 of 1139	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1383 of 1446	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1164 of 1206	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1150 of 1204	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1186 of 1198	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1252 of 1253	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Math11%-27 vs state

Science9%-31 vs state

Social Studies6%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Dickinson West 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
Dickinson West Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7407	422	28	15.0	85.5%	199 (47.2%)	85 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	10.2	1354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.4	1337^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.0%	17				12.0	16.3	22.9		8.1	12.8		12.0		9.4		5.7		$00	$00	$00
Early Childhood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	11680 McDougall St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7410	146	14	10.1	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	79 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00	$00	$00
Bridge Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 CARPENTER Ave	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6200	331	15	22.0	100.0%	265 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	42.5	9.2				27.9	21.6				19.2	23.3		22.3		29.8	$14,778	$3,577	$11,201
Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	549	35	15.9	96.0%	74 (13.5%)	60 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	366 (66.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	61.9	537^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.9%		52.6	669^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.0%	132	80.0	45.0	56.9	48.4	46.0	49.1	57.6	58.6	54.8	28.6	43.9	57.6	33.3	60.7	23.8	72.1	$13,365	$2,393	$10,973
Dickinson East Elementary School	Public	K-6	3385 Norwalk St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7406	529	41	12.9	81.7%	359 (67.9%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.1	1243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%		18.7	1186^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.2%	57			11.7	11.1	23.6	23.3		16.7	6.1	11.7	26.9		16.9		15.6		$00	$00	$00
Tau Beta School	Public	K-8	3056 Hanley St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7409	261	15	17.4	87.7%	249 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%		30.9	1007^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.2%	208	38.3			11.1	28.0	14.8		24.0	17.9	23.1	18.5		23.1		11.5	25.0	$00	$00	$00
Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	765	43	17.9	89.3%	18 (2.4%)	350 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	369 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%		12.3	1300^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.5%	202	34.1	16.9	18.5	15.4	32.5	18.3	28.2	21.4	11.9	14.9	16.8	57.1	14.9	23.6	60.2	58.0	$19,945	$2,195	$17,749
Bridge Academy East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9600 Buffalo St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	581	36	16.2	100.0%	500 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33.8	955^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.4	1046^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.6%	91			32.2	24.4	30.8			48.9	20.9	38.5			33.3		10.3		$10,909	$2,351	$8,558
Holbrook School	Public	K-8	2361 Alice St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7408	186	17	10.9	88.7%	150 (80.6%)	17 (9.1%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21.4	1134^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.8%		16.7	1227^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.4%	93	35.7					19.2				25.0	15.4					20.0	$00	$00	$00
Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	667	42	15.7	96.1%	14 (2.1%)	77 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	571 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.9	910^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.6	773^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	48.0%	137	70.7	20.7	18.9	41.0	35.7	25.0	36.7	41.9	51.3	18.6	26.4	16.7	24.3	31.0	24.3	37.9	$13,138	$2,895	$10,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickinson West Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Dickinson West Elementary School?

Students at Dickinson West Elementary School are 47% White, 31% Asian, 20% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Dickinson West Elementary School in?

Hamtramck School District of the City of

What schools do graduates of Dickinson West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dickinson West Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kosciuszko School
High : Hamtramck High School

Is Dickinson West Elementary School a good school?

Dickinson West Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Dickinson West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Dickinson West Elementary School.

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