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Lafayette School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1360 Lafayette Blvd, Lincoln Park, MI 48146 · (313) 389-0224 · Part of Lincoln Park Public Schools

Lincoln Park’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
441
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lafayette School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lincoln Park kids: Lincoln Park Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Lafayette SchoolYou are here
6–8Lincoln Park Middle School1,089 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1360 Lafayette Blvd, Lincoln Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 180
Grade 279
Grade 378
Grade 463
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
426’20
480’21
500’22
462’23
441’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%White 24%Black 16%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lafayette School from Lincoln Park families.

Other schools in Lincoln Park Public Schools

The district →
Keppen School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
C−
332 students18:1
Earl F Carr School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
C+
311 students16:1
James Foote School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
C−
308 students18:1
Max Paun School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
C+
292 students16:1
Hoover School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
B
287 students10:1
Raupp School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln Park
C−
261 students14:1

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