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Max Paun School

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Max Paun School ranks 890 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Max Paun School is an elementary school located in Lincoln Park, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 293 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Park School District, which is ranked 456 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Max Paun School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with consistently low test scores, particularly in science and social studies, as well as high chronic absenteeism rates. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 27.1%, compared to 30.4% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade Science (20.8% proficient) and Social Studies (14.6% proficient), which are significantly below the district and state averages.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, these factors alone do not appear to be driving improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the school's challenges. Comparing Max Paun School to higher-performing nearby schools, such as Arno Elementary School in the Allen Park Public Schools district, could provide valuable insights and opportunities for collaboration and learning.

292

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,119

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2821 Bailey Ave
Lincoln Park, MI 48146-2531

(313) 389-0218

District: Lincoln Park School District of the City of

Students who attend Max Paun School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

26.4%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg27%

Michigan avg39%

890^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

456^th of 613Lincoln 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
2025	38.3	890 of 1488	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	830 of 1486	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	885 of 1470	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	886 of 1344	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	744 of 1153	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	921 of 1408	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1067 of 1448	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	1156 of 1466	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	1172 of 1548	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	1252 of 1580	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.6	949 of 1533	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.7	1342 of 1563	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	1335 of 1566	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	1426 of 1552	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	44.2	1165 of 1552	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	1285 of 1589	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	1279 of 1577	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	1353 of 1565	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1411 of 1545	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	85 of 173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	87 of 184	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	77 of 180	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	205 of 270	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	862 of 1338	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	854 of 1342	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	770 of 1321	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	857 of 1106	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	748 of 1171	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	927 of 1443	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	75 of 209	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	70 of 201	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	70 of 188	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	29 of 86	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	123 of 222	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	597 of 1346	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	534 of 1381	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	498 of 1350	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	565 of 1099	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	336 of 749	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	408 of 1134	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	818 of 1397	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	814 of 1366	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	675 of 1347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	843 of 1334	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	834 of 1139	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	714 of 915	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	852 of 1196	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1130 of 1446	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	821 of 1206	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	730 of 1204	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	808 of 1198	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1047 of 1102	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	784 of 1128	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1021 of 1253	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2013	27.9	696 of 919	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	736 of 900	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	780 of 858	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	633 of 851	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	650 of 847	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	727 of 839	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.9	551 of 823	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	13.5	737 of 806	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

Math37%~ state avg

Science21%-20 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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%)	38.3	890^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.2%		41.5	830^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.1%	60	27.1	45.7	40.4	31.3	41.3	39.6	20.8	14.6	$20,119	$2,044	$18,075
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%)	31.6	984^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.9%		30.1	1017^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.6%	33	25.5	48.1	48.1	21.3	30.8	26.8	18.2	7.1	$18,883	$2,027	$16,856
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%)	78.7	286^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.8%		77.3	294^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.2%	8	65.9	70.1	63.3	58.5	51.7	32.9	62.0	39.2	$13,710	$896	$12,814
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%)	69.4	417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.0%		55.9	617^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.5%	200	53.8	40.6	56.9	55.8	45.3	47.7	47.7	40.4	$14,656	$969	$13,687
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%)	42.1	831^st of 1488 public elementary schools	44.2%		57.8	584^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.7%	247	40.5	45.5	43.2	43.2	45.5	19.6	32.6	15.2	$29,676	$1,959	$27,717
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%)	18.2	1190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.0%		15.7	1238^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.7%	48	25.0	28.8	35.4	18.3	20.0	7.2	16.9	14.5	$19,444	$2,349	$17,095
Bennie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 Champaign Rd	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1300	513	28	18.4	48.1%	392 (76.4%)	21 (4.1%)	78 (15.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	44.2	808^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.7%		48	729^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.9%	79	49.4	36.4	47.1	43.2	31.8	28.2	28.2	23.5	$13,783	$843	$12,940
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%)	24.3	1090^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.6	996^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.0%	94	34.4	21.3	34.3	27.4	12.2	20.6	29.4	13.2	$19,186	$1,944	$17,242
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%)	53.8	662^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	55.5%		34	950^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.1%	288	41.8	42.9	46.8	52.7	50.0	31.3	41.7	18.8	$19,183	$1,997	$17,186
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%)	14.7	1264^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%		11.8	1313^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.6%	49	25.0	25.0	20.0	19.6			9.8		$18,655	$2,073	$16,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Max Paun School

Is Max Paun School a good school?

Max Paun School ranks 890^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Max Paun School attend?

Students who attend Max Paun School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Max Paun School in?

Lincoln Park School District of the City of

How many students attend Max Paun School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Max Paun School.

What is the racial makeup of Max Paun School?

Students at Max Paun School are 58% Hispanic, 26% White, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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