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James Foote School

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James Foote School ranks 926 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

James Foote School is an elementary school in Lincoln Park, MI, serving 308 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lincoln Park School District of the City of. The school has shown steady improvement over the past three years, climbing from the 10th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, and now holds a consistent 2-star rating.

One of the most encouraging findings is the school's exceptional work with specific groups of students. In the most recent testing year, Hispanic students ranked in the 65th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating, and students from low-income backgrounds performed in the 59th percentile—both well above the school's overall ranking. Nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, making these results particularly noteworthy. Another bright spot is 5th-grade English Language Arts, where 51.9% of students met proficiency standards—significantly outpacing both the district average of 41.6% and the state average of 43.8%. Fifth-grade science scores (37%) also nearly match the state average and far exceed the district's 24.6%. However, there are areas needing attention: 3rd-grade scores in both ELA and math trail district averages, and 5th-grade math proficiency (20.4%) remains well below the state's 32.2%. A concerning trend has emerged where female students' performance has declined sharply over the past two years, while male students have shown steady gains.

Compared to nearby schools, James Foote outperforms Lafayette School, Raupp School, and Keppen School within its district, but trails Hoover School and Earl F Carr School. Schools in the neighboring Allen Park Public Schools district, like Arno Elementary School, post significantly higher proficiency rates, though they also serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. Chronic absenteeism at James Foote has improved dramatically, dropping from 41.7% in 2021-2022 to 30.3%—a positive trend that likely supports the school's recent academic gains. With per-student spending of $18,317 and improving attendance, James Foote appears to be building momentum, though targeted support in early grades and for female students will be key to continued progress.

308

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,317

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 Abbott Ave
Lincoln Park, MI 48146-3528

(313) 389-0216

District: Lincoln Park School District of the City of

Students who attend James Foote School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Park Middle School
High:	Lincoln Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

34.4%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

Michigan avg38%

926^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Park School District of the City of

451^st of 625Lincoln Park 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	926 of 1492	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	984 of 1488	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1017 of 1486	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1322 of 1470	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1041 of 1344	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1015 of 1153	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	767 of 1408	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	931 of 1448	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	979 of 1466	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1035 of 1548	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.0	1215 of 1580	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.4	1087 of 1533	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	914 of 1563	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1067 of 1566	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	1096 of 1552	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.9	904 of 1552	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	975 of 1589	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	904 of 1577	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.7	522 of 1565	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	462 of 1545	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	115 of 180	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	111 of 270	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1001 of 1343	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	846 of 1338	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	668 of 1342	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.4	1210 of 1321	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	762 of 1106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	749 of 1171	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	928 of 1443	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	79 of 225	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	100 of 209	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	91 of 201	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.4	172 of 188	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	57.3	30 of 86	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	14 of 86	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	81 of 222	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	559 of 1352	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	728 of 1346	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	751 of 1381	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1205 of 1350	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	797 of 1099	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	347 of 1134	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	700 of 1397	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	812 of 1372	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	970 of 1366	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1147 of 1347	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1274 of 1334	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1031 of 1139	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	767 of 1196	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	907 of 1446	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	855 of 1199	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	884 of 1206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	925 of 1204	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1180 of 1198	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	982 of 1102	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	702 of 1128	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	876 of 1253	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2013	48.8	488 of 919	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.2	192 of 900	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	43.7	622 of 858	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.2	405 of 851	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	217 of 847	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	61.7	411 of 839	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	385 of 823	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	205 of 806	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Science37%-3 vs state

Math25%-13 vs state

Social Studies13%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Foote School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Abbott Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0216	308	17	17.7	88.0%	106 (34.4%)	43 (14.0%)	132 (42.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	35.4	926^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.9%		31.6	984^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.9%	58	23.1	41.2	51.9	23.5	32.0	20.4	37.0	13.0	$18,317	$2,908	$15,409
Hoover School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Howard St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0207	287	28	10.1	88.9%	119 (41.5%)	47 (16.4%)	99 (34.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	46.8	748^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		42.1	831^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%	83	51.4	30.8	51.5	43.2	35.9	21.2	36.4	21.2	$30,683	$2,261	$28,421
Max Paun School	Public	PK, KG-5	2821 Bailey Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0218	292	19	15.5	93.2%	77 (26.4%)	35 (12.0%)	168 (57.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	34.7	930^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.7%		38.3	890^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.2%	40	30.9	28.8	52.9	40.0	17.6	37.3	19.6	7.8	$20,135	$2,629	$17,506
Earl F Carr School	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Ferris Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0230	311	19	16.1	92.0%	127 (40.8%)	41 (13.2%)	130 (41.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	40.4	854^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		53.8	662^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	55.5%	192	31.4	56.4	40.0	25.0	40.0	24.5	24.0	22.0	$20,593	$2,536	$18,057
Arno Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Fox Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1050	513	28	18.1	55.6%	366 (71.3%)	19 (3.7%)	109 (21.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	83.4	225^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.9%		78.7	286^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.8%	61	61.0	67.5	65.9	57.1	49.4	44.0	59.3	49.5	$15,396	$1,484	$13,912
Keppen School	Public	PK, KG-5	661 Mill St	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0232	332	19	17.7	87.3%	93 (28.0%)	62 (18.7%)	149 (44.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	28.4	1027^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		24.3	1090^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%	63	52.9	25.9	40.4	32.7	13.8	9.6	23.1	9.6	$19,429	$2,559	$16,869
Lindemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Carter Ave	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-1150	639	36	17.8	46.9%	489 (76.5%)	11 (1.7%)	108 (16.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	62.8	518^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.3%		69.4	417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.0%	101	47.2	59.3	44.0	53.7	41.7	34.9	51.4	24.8	$15,424	$1,009	$14,415
Lafayette School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 Lafayette Blvd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0224	441	27	16.5	97.5%	107 (24.3%)	70 (15.9%)	244 (55.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	15.7	1259^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.2	1190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.0%	69	17.3	31.9	31.1	14.7	15.3	8.2	19.7	6.6	$21,360	$2,702	$18,658
Raupp School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Ethel Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0226	261	19	14.0	94.3%	67 (25.7%)	70 (26.8%)	105 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	19.1	1193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.0%		14.7	1264^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%	71	36.1	20.8	30.3	25.0	12.5	1467.6	15.6	9.4	$21,623	$2,680	$18,943
Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	327	24	13.4	67.3%	175 (53.5%)	56 (17.1%)	57 (17.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	43.7	800^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%	103	23.9	32.0	51.1	28.3	64.0	29.8	34.0	19.1	$20,327	$1,121	$19,207

Frequently Asked Questions about James Foote School

What district is James Foote School in?

Lincoln Park School District of the City of

Is James Foote School a good school?

James Foote School ranks 926^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James Foote School?

Students at James Foote School are 43% Hispanic, 34% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend James Foote School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended James Foote School.

What schools do graduates of James Foote School attend?

Students who attend James Foote School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Lincoln Park High School

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