Macdowell Elementary School

4201 West Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48221 | (313) 494-7310

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 400

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3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 400 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1595th out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 4201 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48221

Principal or Admin: Mildred Davis
Fax: (313) 494-7349

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: 400
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 242 (60.5%)
Females: 158 (39.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 16 (4.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 302 (75.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 318 (79.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Macdowell Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	397	99.3%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	2	0.5%
White	1	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	43	10.8%
1st Grade	52	13.0%
2nd Grade	58	14.5%
3rd Grade	49	12.3%
4th Grade	63	15.8%
5th Grade	60	15.0%
6th Grade	75	18.8%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Macdowell Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 28, 2009
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THE OFFICE STAFF NEED IMPROVEMENT. (They give false information and tend (There were several lost school days because on the building problems at the school. Children were made to stand outside in very cold weather. School days were cancelled without pre-warning or phone calls to the parents). So Sad!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	85.5%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	67.4%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	87.1%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	87.1%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	86.0%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	72.1%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	67.2%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	41.0%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.8%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	82.5%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	68.6%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	61.7%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	66.7%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	58.8%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	20.8%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	25.5%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	49.0%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	42.3%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	55.6%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	39.1%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	70.0%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	68.5%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	59.4%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	40.8%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	46.3%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	50.7%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	42.0%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	24.6%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	65.2%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	73.2%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	73.1%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	60.6%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	84.5%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	70.1%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	40.9%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	40.8%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	51.5%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	71.2%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	59.1%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.6%	62.7%	84.6%

Reading Test
2010	80.6%	52.2%	79.0%

Writing Test
2010	19.4%	20.4%	47.8%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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