Summary:
There are 10 schools in zip code 48146, all part of the Lincoln Park School District of the City of, serving grades K-12 in a predominantly economically disadvantaged suburban area of Michigan. The district overall ranks in the 28th percentile statewide, and schools face significant challenges with high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism.
For parents, the standout elementary school is Earl F Carr School, the only school in the district to earn a 3-star rating. It outperforms state averages in several 3rd and 4th grade math and ELA tests, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among elementary schools at 31.2%. Hoover School is another solid choice, showing improvement to the 50th percentile, with the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.1) and highest per-student spending ($30,683) among traditional schools. Other elementary options like James Foote School, Max Paun School, Lafayette School, Keppen School, and Raupp School generally score 10-20 points below state proficiency averages, with Lafayette School having the highest poverty rate at 97.5% free/reduced lunch.
At the secondary level, Lincoln Park Middle School struggles particularly in math, with only 8.5% of 8th graders proficient in PSAT math versus the 33.2% state average. Lincoln Park High School has low SAT scores (6.9% math proficiency) and a 43.5% chronic absenteeism rate, yet still graduates 86.4% of students—above the state average. Mixter School is a unique 12th-grade-only program with just 35 students, extremely high per-student spending ($63,630), and a 1.6 student-teacher ratio, indicating intensive intervention for at-risk seniors. The district-wide math crisis and high absenteeism are the most pressing concerns, though Earl F Carr School proves that success is achievable despite these obstacles.
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