Nichols Elementary School

3000 Burns St, Detroit, MI 48214 | (313) 852-0800

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 428

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 428 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 655th out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3000 Burns Street, Detroit, MI 48214

Principal or Admin: Ms. Granada Peterson
Fax: (313) 852-0811

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: 428
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 20.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 203 (47.4%)
Females: 225 (52.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 18 (4.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 367 (85.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 385 (90.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Nichols Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	425	99.3%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	-	-
White	1	0.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	38	8.9%
1st Grade	46	10.7%
2nd Grade	42	9.8%
3rd Grade	48	11.2%
4th Grade	38	8.9%
5th Grade	49	11.4%
6th Grade	53	12.4%
7th Grade	53	12.4%
8th Grade	60	14.0%
Ungraded	1	0.2%

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Nichols 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	70.6%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	66.7%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	89.3%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	61.8%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	62.2%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	96.4%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	92.9%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	53.6%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	79.1%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	72.2%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	85.0%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	55.8%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	71.4%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	67.5%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	11.6%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	17.5%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	55.0%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	62.5%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	42.9%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	71.8%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	78.0%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	61.2%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	84.6%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	63.9%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	42.9%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	89.7%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	79.5%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	82.1%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	54.8%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	72.0%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	62.5%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	54.8%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	84.0%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	75.0%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	26.8%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	60.0%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	70.0%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	77.5%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	75.0%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	91.1%	62.7%	84.6%
2009	73.1%	53.7%	82.2%
2008	63.0%	55.8%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	86.7%	52.2%	79.0%
2009	75.0%	59.8%	82.0%
2008	64.4%	56.4%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	51.1%	20.4%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	66.7%	57.5%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	64.4%	57.7%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.1%	48.8%	78.0%
2009	35.6%	39.5%	70.3%
2008	51.3%	46.6%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	66.0%	61.7%	81.9%
2009	74.6%	69.4%	83.4%
2008	66.7%	53.9%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	55.3%	51.7%	78.1%
2009	59.3%	45.7%	75.9%
2008	66.7%	48.9%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	69.2%	55.1%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	79.5%	52.9%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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