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Dickinson East Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dickinson East Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hamtramck School District, serving 588 students in grades K-6. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dickinson East Elementary faces significant challenges in serving its student population effectively. The school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized assessments, with only 11.7% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 16.7% proficient in Math in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 46.5% over the past few years. Additionally, 85.54% to 86.73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While Dickinson East Elementary struggles to support its diverse student body, some nearby charter schools, such as Hanley International Academy and Bridge Academy East, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher than Dickinson East in many subject areas. However, the other public elementary schools in the Hamtramck School District perform similarly to Dickinson East, suggesting systemic challenges within the district.

529

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3385 Norwalk St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-3550

(313) 591-7406

District: Hamtramck School District of the City of

Students who attend Dickinson East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kosciuszko School
High:	Hamtramck High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Asian:

25.3%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg14%

Michigan avg38%

1,243^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	16.1	1243 of 1488	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1186 of 1486	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1056 of 1470	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1104 of 1344	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1113 of 1408	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1040 of 1448	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	1084 of 1466	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1135 of 1548	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.6	874 of 1580	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	1164 of 1533	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1155 of 1563	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	1201 of 1566	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	1392 of 1552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	1318 of 1552	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	1366 of 1589	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	1339 of 1577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1325 of 1565	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1372 of 1545	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	86 of 101	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	149 of 173	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	168 of 184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	140 of 180	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	76 of 117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	133 of 270	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1194 of 1338	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1123 of 1342	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	931 of 1321	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	989 of 1106	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	916 of 1171	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	970 of 1443	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1141 of 1346	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1063 of 1381	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	815 of 1350	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	838 of 1099	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	707 of 1134	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	737 of 1397	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1171 of 1366	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1182 of 1347	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1080 of 1334	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1006 of 1139	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1060 of 1196	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1055 of 1446	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	81.4	30 of 403	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1180 of 1206	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1166 of 1204	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1102 of 1198	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1072 of 1102	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1098 of 1128	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1185 of 1253	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)93rd percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Science17%-23 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

Social Studies16%-14 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oakland International Academy PreK1	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-1	4001 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 923-0790	344	7	50.9	61.0%	293 (85.2%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$9,766	$1,682	$8,085
Oakland International Academy K1	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-1	6111 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	0	0	56.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$6,597	$1,212	$5,385
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dickinson East Elementary School

Is Dickinson East Elementary School a good school?

Dickinson East Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dickinson East Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kosciuszko School
High : Hamtramck High School

What is the racial makeup of Dickinson East Elementary School?

Students at Dickinson East Elementary School are 68% White, 25% Asian, 6% African American.

What district is Dickinson East Elementary School in?

Hamtramck School District of the City of

How many students attend Dickinson East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Dickinson East Elementary School.

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