Dickinson School
448 Dickinson St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49507, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2505
Ranking: 
(2,142 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*
(2,142 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
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: | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 290 | 242 | 256 | 302 | 341 | 315 | 143 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 14.1% | 51 | 21.1% | 42 | 16.4% | 61 | 20.2% | 76 | 22.3% | 57 | 18.1% | 28 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 19.3% | 44 | 18.2% | 57 | 22.3% | 54 | 17.9% | 53 | 15.5% | 62 | 19.7% | 15 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 13.4% | 54 | 22.3% | 43 | 16.8% | 42 | 13.9% | 58 | 17.0% | 50 | 15.9% | 28 | 19.6% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 19.0% | 38 | 15.7% | 38 | 14.8% | 54 | 17.9% | 51 | 15.0% | 51 | 16.2% | 23 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 35 | 12.1% | 27 | 11.2% | 40 | 15.6% | 44 | 14.6% | 52 | 15.2% | 43 | 13.7% | 25 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 9.7% | 28 | 11.6% | 36 | 14.1% | 47 | 15.6% | 51 | 15.0% | 52 | 16.5% | 24 | 16.8% |
| Grade 6: | 24 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 8 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 153 | 52.8% | 135 | 55.8% | 136 | 53.1% | 147 | 48.7% | 125 | 36.7% | 133 | 42.2% | 58 | 40.6% |
| Female: | 137 | 47.2% | 107 | 44.2% | 120 | 46.9% | 155 | 51.3% | 145 | 42.5% | 148 | 47.0% | 70 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 98 | 33.8% | 68 | 28.1% | 64 | 25.0% | 92 | 30.5% | 57 | 16.7% | 88 | 27.9% | 20 | 14.0% |
| Black: | 166 | 57.2% | 144 | 59.5% | 162 | 63.3% | 173 | 57.3% | 204 | 59.8% | 190 | 60.3% | 109 | 76.2% |
| White: | 19 | 6.6% | 20 | 8.3% | 12 | 4.7% | 17 | 5.6% | 13 | 3.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 3.3% | 16 | 6.3% | 16 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 91.0% | 203 | 83.9% | 223 | 87.1% | 288 | 95.4% | 322 | 94.4% | 305 | 96.8% | 132 | 92.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 5.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 9 | 3.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.26 | 16.13 | 12.80 | 15.89 | 16.80 | 15.90 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 64.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.3% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 77.2% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 18.1% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.5% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 74.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 73.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 72.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 70.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 44.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 37.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 42.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 43.2% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 41.8% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 31.4% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 51.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 60.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 71.2% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.7% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 20.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 24.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 60.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.9% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 63.3% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 44.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 35.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 8% | 28.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 28.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 30.7% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 41.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.5% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 51% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 60.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 20.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 58.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 66.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 67.2% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 45.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50.4% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 41.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 49.1% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 50% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 59.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 56.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 3.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 54% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 46.3% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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* Dickinson School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.