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Keppen School

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Keppen School ranks 1027 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Keppen School is an elementary school in Lincoln Park, MI, serving 332 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lincoln Park School District of the City of.

Keppen School has a notable strength: it performs exceptionally well with its African American students, ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide for this group—far above the school's overall 31st percentile ranking. This suggests that certain teaching strategies are working very well for these students, and replicating them across all classrooms could lift the entire school. However, academic performance is uneven across grade levels. Third graders shine, with 52.9% proficient in ELA (well above the state average of 38.2%), but by 4th grade, proficiency drops to 25.9%, and math falls to just 13.8%. The most concerning trend is in math: 3rd-grade proficiency is 32.7%, but by 5th grade, it plummets to 9.6%—drastically below the state average of 32.2%. This suggests a problem with how math instruction builds from year to year, or a difficult transition in upper grades.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge, with over 33% of students missing significant school time—though this is actually lower than the district average of 39%. The school spends a substantial $19,429 per student, more than nearby James Foote School ($18,317) and Jefferson Elementary School in Wyandotte ($15,623), yet its overall results lag behind some peers. For example, Hoover School and Earl F Carr School achieve higher rankings within the same district, showing that better outcomes are possible with similar demographics. Keppen's student-teacher ratio of 17.7 is also higher than Hoover's 10.1, which may limit individualized attention. For parents, the key takeaway is that Keppen has clear strengths to build on, but also needs focused work on upper-grade math and absenteeism to reach its full potential.

332

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,429

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

661 Mill St
Lincoln Park, MI 48146-2858

(313) 389-0232

District: Lincoln Park School District of the City of

Students who attend Keppen School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

28.0%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Michigan avg38%

1,027^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	28.4	1027 of 1492	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1090 of 1488	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	996 of 1486	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1041 of 1470	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1066 of 1344	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	911 of 1153	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1156 of 1408	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1237 of 1448	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1304 of 1466	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	1243 of 1548	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	1378 of 1580	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	1293 of 1533	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	1217 of 1563	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	1321 of 1566	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	1219 of 1552	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	1295 of 1552	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	1393 of 1589	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1337 of 1577	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1389 of 1565	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	1446 of 1545	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	71 of 388	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	73 of 369	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.5	245 of 270	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	968 of 1343	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	998 of 1338	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	951 of 1342	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1040 of 1321	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	724 of 1106	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	922 of 1171	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1163 of 1443	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	141 of 225	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	144 of 209	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	110 of 201	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	94 of 188	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	160 of 222	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	853 of 1352	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	965 of 1346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	791 of 1381	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	753 of 1350	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	730 of 1099	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	452 of 749	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	808 of 1134	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1147 of 1397	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	970 of 1372	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1124 of 1366	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	997 of 1347	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	953 of 1334	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1021 of 1139	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	832 of 915	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1112 of 1196	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1232 of 1446	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	806 of 1199	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	939 of 1206	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	876 of 1204	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	887 of 1198	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1004 of 1102	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	931 of 1128	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1166 of 1253	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2013	39.9	590 of 919	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	637 of 900	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.5	590 of 858	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.2	681 of 851	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	702 of 847	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.7	511 of 839	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	643 of 823	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	689 of 806	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)82nd percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Science23%-17 vs state

Math19%-20 vs state

Social Studies10%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
Ralph J Bunche Academy	Public	1-4	503 Hyacinthe St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 294-4710	316	12	26.3	83.5%	20 (6.3%)	245 (77.5%)	44 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4.2	1492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	7.8	8.1		3.3	5.8				$16,752	$3,192	$13,560
Brenda Hague Early Learning Village	Public	PK-K	50 W Josephine St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 294-4750	85	8	10.8	87.1%	8 (9.4%)	64 (75.3%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)								(n/a)									$21,326	$2,171	$19,155
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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	55.8	613^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.9%		39.1	879^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%	266	43.0	58.8	43.1	41.8	54.6	26.2	33.8	18.5	$15,623	$1,037	$14,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Keppen School

What is the racial makeup of Keppen School?

Students at Keppen School are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Keppen School in?

Lincoln Park School District of the City of

Is Keppen School a good school?

Keppen School ranks 1027^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Keppen School attend?

Students who attend Keppen School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Keppen School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Keppen School.

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