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Nowlin Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

23600 Penn St, Dearborn, MI 48124 · (313) 827-6900 · Part of Dearborn City School District

Dearborn’s School Grade B better than 64% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
243
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Nowlin Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dearborn kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Dearborn kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Nowlin Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

23600 Penn St, Dearborn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 133
Grade 241
Grade 345
Grade 442
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
221’20
207’21
201’22
241’23
243’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Black 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races 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 Nowlin Elementary School from Dearborn families.

Other schools in Dearborn City School District

The district →
Henry Ford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
D
697 students14:1
William Ford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
C−
580 students13:1
Miller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
C−
575 students15:1
Haigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
A−
552 students15:1
Maples Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
C
541 students14:1
Lowrey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dearborn
C
515 students13:1

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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.