Harms Elementary School

2400 Central St, Detroit, MI 48209 | (313) 849-3492

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 621

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 621 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 1215th out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 2400 Central Street, Detroit, MI 48209

Principal or Admin: Ms. Karen White
Fax: (313) 849-4690

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Detroit City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,016
Graduation Rate: 45.2%
Dropout Rate: 11.7%
Students Per Teacher: 17.8
Enrolled Students: 89,561

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 621
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 35.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 322 (51.9%)
Females: 299 (48.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 6 (1.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 589 (94.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 595 (95.8%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Harms Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.8%
Black	30	4.8%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	520	83.7%
White	66	10.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	104	16.7%
1st Grade	130	20.9%
2nd Grade	134	21.6%
3rd Grade	95	15.3%
4th Grade	98	15.8%
5th Grade	60	9.7%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Teacher on July 28, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
All teachers work very hard. I know because I work there as a first grade bilingual teacher.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Harms Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	90.0%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	98.9%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	90.6%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	78.7%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	91.4%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	81.6%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	74.8%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	49.5%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	92.4%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	95.7%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	86.6%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	84.6%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	69.9%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	66.2%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	35.0%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	39.1%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	60.9%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.6%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	86.9%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	66.1%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	82.5%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	82.0%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	64.4%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	79.3%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	70.5%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	74.6%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	62.1%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	50.0%	37.8%	63.4%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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