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Polk Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4651 Polk St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48125 · (313) 203-0500 · Part of Dearborn Heights School District 7

Dearborn Heights’ School Grade B+ better than 67% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
374
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Polk Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4651 Polk St, Dearborn Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 152
Grade 249
Grade 373
Grade 479
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
358’20
379’21
368’22
360’23
374’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Black 16%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polk Elementary School from Dearborn Heights families.

Other schools in Dearborn Heights School District 7

The district →
Bedford School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn Heights
C−
389 students15:1
Pardee School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn Heights
C−
337 students15:1
Oakley W Best Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dearborn Heights
C−
557 students15:1
Annapolis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dearborn Heights
C−
682 students8:1
Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dearborn Heights
42 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Dearborn Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.