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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 48101

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Schools

1,665

Students

Top rankedArno Elementary School225^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bennie Elementary School up 157 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 48101, serving the Allen Park, MI area, is home to three public elementary schools—Lindemann Elementary School, Bennie Elementary School, and Arno Elementary School—all part of the highly-rated Allen Park Public Schools district, which collectively serve grades PK through 5 with enrollments ranging from 513 to 639 students.

Arno Elementary School is the clear standout, ranking 225th out of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools (85th percentile) with a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year—a distinction it has held for three consecutive years. Arno leads the district in nearly every subject and grade level, with 4th-grade ELA proficiency at 67.5% and 5th-grade Social Studies at 49.5%, both nearly double the state averages. Notably, Arno achieves this while serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (55.56%), suggesting effective instructional strategies that overcome typical challenges. Lindemann Elementary School shows a mixed profile with strong 3rd-grade Math (53.7%) but a concerning decline by 5th grade, where proficiency drops to 34.9% in Math and 44% in ELA. Bennie Elementary School excels in ELA—with 5th-grade proficiency at 61.3%—but struggles significantly in Math, particularly in 4th grade (25.3%) and 5th grade (28.0%), well below state averages.

Chronic absenteeism strongly correlates with these outcomes: Arno has the lowest rate at 14.9%, while Bennie has the highest at 23.0%, nearly matching the district average of 22.2%. Per-student spending is consistent across all three schools ($14,851–$15,424) with similar student-teacher ratios around 18:1. A district-wide strength emerges in early literacy, as all three schools outperform the state average in 3rd-grade ELA (47.2%–61.0% vs. 38.2% statewide), indicating a solid foundation for younger students. For parents, Arno offers the most consistent academic excellence, while Lindemann and Bennie present specific areas for improvement—particularly upper-grade math at both schools—that may warrant closer attention as children progress.

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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
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%)	53.5	651^st of 1492 public elementary schools	56.4%		44.2	808^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.7%	157	56.1	34.2	61.3	50.0	25.3	28.0	40.9	23.7	$14,851	$1,039	$13,812
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 48101

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Allen Park	0.2 mi	6	224^th
Lincoln Park	0.83 mi	11	431^st
Taylor	1.58 mi	18	438^th
Melvindale	1.59 mi	5	486^th
Dearborn Heights	1.79 mi	24	374^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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