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Bernice Mcdowell Elementary School
22929 Brest
Taylor MI, 48180, Wayne County
Phone: 734-374-1240
Ranking: 
(1,765 out of 2,213, bottom 20%)*
(1,765 out of 2,213, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Taylor School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 295 | 335 | 332 | 350 | 367 | 405 | 432 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 15.9% | 51 | 15.2% | 47 | 14.2% | 52 | 14.9% | 50 | 13.6% | 66 | 16.3% | 65 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 18.0% | 62 | 18.5% | 54 | 16.3% | 61 | 17.4% | 63 | 17.2% | 67 | 16.5% | 59 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 18.3% | 50 | 14.9% | 57 | 17.2% | 58 | 16.6% | 62 | 16.9% | 55 | 13.6% | 67 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 16.6% | 49 | 14.6% | 51 | 15.4% | 61 | 17.4% | 52 | 14.2% | 65 | 16.0% | 88 | 20.4% |
| Grade 4: | 36 | 12.2% | 58 | 17.3% | 68 | 20.5% | 51 | 14.6% | 61 | 16.6% | 74 | 18.3% | 77 | 17.8% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 19.0% | 65 | 19.4% | 55 | 16.6% | 67 | 19.1% | 79 | 21.5% | 78 | 19.3% | 76 | 17.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 149 | 50.5% | 168 | 50.1% | 164 | 49.4% | 177 | 50.6% | 184 | 50.1% | 197 | 48.6% | 225 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 146 | 49.5% | 167 | 49.9% | 168 | 50.6% | 173 | 49.4% | 175 | 47.7% | 200 | 49.4% | 203 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 15 | 5.1% | 17 | 5.1% | 16 | 4.8% | 20 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 9.2% | 21 | 6.3% | 19 | 5.7% | 21 | 6.0% | 23 | 6.3% | 33 | 8.1% | 32 | 7.4% |
| Black: | 99 | 33.6% | 124 | 37.0% | 120 | 36.1% | 133 | 38.0% | 123 | 33.5% | 120 | 29.6% | 119 | 27.5% |
| White: | 136 | 46.1% | 160 | 47.8% | 164 | 49.4% | 164 | 46.9% | 201 | 54.8% | 238 | 58.8% | 265 | 61.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 5.8% | 13 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.9% | 11 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 230 | 78.0% | 260 | 77.6% | 248 | 74.7% | 253 | 72.3% | 240 | 65.4% | 226 | 55.8% | 206 | 47.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 7.5% | 18 | 5.4% | 31 | 9.3% | 36 | 10.3% | 33 | 9.0% | 42 | 10.4% | 59 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.11 | 15.57 | 15.09 | 18.97 | 20.73 | 20.50 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 86.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.7% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 31.1% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.9% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.3% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 80.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 46.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 51.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 37.6% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 41.7% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 49.1% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 43.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.4% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 74.3% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.8% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.8% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 28.3% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 42.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 72.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.9% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 54.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57.6% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 33.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 28.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 30.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 26.9% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 31.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32.2% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 58.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 63.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 61.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 30.1% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 35.4% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.3% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.1% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.3% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 77.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 51.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 59% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 71.7% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.4% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.3% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 6.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 3.6% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 56.9% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 43.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 47.4% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 46.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 51.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.3% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 73.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71.1% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 63.3% | 74.1% |
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* Bernice Mcdowell Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.