William Ford Elementary School
14749 Alber St
Dearborn MI, 48126, Wayne County
Phone: 313-827-6400
Ranking: 
(1,835 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*
(1,835 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dearborn City 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: | 43 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 652 | 642 | 608 | 616 | 629 | 585 | 565 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 13.3% | 109 | 17.0% | 93 | 15.3% | 98 | 15.9% | 101 | 16.1% | 86 | 14.7% | 101 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 132 | 20.2% | 99 | 15.4% | 106 | 17.4% | 96 | 15.6% | 108 | 17.2% | 116 | 19.8% | 75 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 111 | 17.0% | 111 | 17.3% | 100 | 16.4% | 108 | 17.5% | 123 | 19.6% | 84 | 14.4% | 93 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 17.0% | 106 | 16.5% | 108 | 17.8% | 121 | 19.6% | 96 | 15.3% | 99 | 16.9% | 103 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 101 | 15.5% | 104 | 16.2% | 115 | 18.9% | 90 | 14.6% | 100 | 15.9% | 100 | 17.1% | 99 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 16.9% | 113 | 17.6% | 86 | 14.1% | 103 | 16.7% | 101 | 16.1% | 100 | 17.1% | 94 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 345 | 52.9% | 325 | 50.6% | 290 | 47.7% | 295 | 47.9% | 295 | 46.9% | 288 | 49.2% | 298 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 307 | 47.1% | 317 | 49.4% | 318 | 52.3% | 321 | 52.1% | 326 | 51.8% | 289 | 49.4% | 263 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% |
| White: | 644 | 98.8% | 631 | 98.3% | 598 | 98.4% | 605 | 98.2% | 612 | 97.3% | 568 | 97.1% | 545 | 96.5% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 551 | 84.5% | 519 | 80.8% | 532 | 87.5% | 523 | 84.9% | 490 | 77.9% | 434 | 74.2% | 389 | 68.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.0% | 30 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.5% | 44 | 7.0% | 40 | 6.8% | 43 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.31 | 16.01 | 17.57 | 16.56 | 17.57 | 15.80 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 88.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 87% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 36.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 38.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 81.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 47.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 56% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 50.1% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 52% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 56.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 61.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 82.7% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 82.6% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 84.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 84% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.5% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 92% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 47.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 47.1% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.3% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.8% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 75% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 81.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 61.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 59.3% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 43.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 43.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 37.1% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 52.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 49.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 48% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 77.2% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 76.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 77.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 78.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 81.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 44.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 49% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.9% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 74.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 75.3% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.6% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 60.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 61.5% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 69.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 78.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 78.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 72.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 11.9% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 55% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 56.3% | 63.4% |
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* William Ford Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.