James Foote School

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James Foote School is an elementary school in Lincoln Park, Michigan, serving around 300 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lincoln Park School District, which is ranked 464 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While James Foote School has a diverse student population with a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students compared to nearby schools, it faces significant challenges. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 41.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Academically, James Foote School's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were around 10-20 percentage points below the state averages. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing in the bottom 20-25% of Michigan elementary schools.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Lincoln Park School District, such as Lafayette School, Raupp School, and Shelters Elementary School, James Foote School generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, it is worth noting that the district as a whole is struggling, with all of its elementary schools ranked in the bottom 30-40% of Michigan schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3250 Abbott Ave
       Lincoln Park, MI  48146-3528


(313) 389-0216

District: Lincoln Park School District of the City of

SchoolDigger Rank:
1017th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,549 Help


Students who attend James Foote School usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Park Middle School
High:    Lincoln Park High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  300

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.3%
Hispanic:
39.0%
African American:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.7% Help


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Compare Details James Foote School ranks worse than 68.4% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 5th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Lincoln Park School District of the City of. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.11. (See more...)
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Compare Details James Foote School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2013 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.85. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at James Foote School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.3%), Hispanic (39%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Foote School is 18.8. 4 elementary schools in the Lincoln Park School District of the City of have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Foote School is $17,549. 3 elementary schools in the Lincoln Park School District of the City of spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Foote School:

SchoolDigger ranks James Foote School 1017th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See James Foote School in the ranking list.)

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Lincoln Park School District of the City of:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Park School District of the City of 464th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for James Foote School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.02 462nd 1545 70.1%
2007 67.71 522nd 1565 66.6%
2008 55.12 904th 1577 42.7%
2009 52.92 975th 1589 38.6%
2010 57.86 904th 1552 41.8%
2011 45.20 1096th 1552 29.4%
2012 39.61 1067th 1566 31.9%
2013 46.20 914th 1563 41.5%
2014 35.42 1087th 1533 29.1%
2015 25.95 1215th 1580 23.1%
2016 35.06 1035th 1548 33.1%
2017 33.19 979th 1466 33.2%
2018 39.91 931st 1448 35.7%
2019 44.01 767th 1408 45.5%
2021 15.21 1015th 1153 12.0%
2022 22.20 1041st 1344 22.5%
2023 9.73 1322nd 1470 10.1%
2024 30.11 1017th 1486 31.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.63 111th 270 58.9%
2023 35.49 115th 180 36.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.40 700th 1397 49.9%
2019 62.68 347th 1134 69.4%
2022 30.04 797th 1099 27.5%
2023 13.95 1205th 1350 10.7%
2024 43.05 751st 1381 45.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.19 928th 1443 35.7%
2019 37.38 749th 1171 36.0%
2022 32.38 762nd 1106 31.1%
2023 10.40 1210th 1321 8.4%
2024 46.81 668th 1342 50.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.08 907th 1446 37.3%
2019 37.05 767th 1196 35.9%
2022 13.08 1031st 1139 9.5%
2023 7.21 1274th 1334 4.5%
2024 16.49 1147th 1347 14.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.17 81st 222 63.5%
2019 71.39 14th 86 83.7%
2022 57.31 30th 86 65.1%
2023 14.37 172nd 188 8.5%
2024 44.56 91st 201 54.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at James Foote School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.50 876th 1253 30.1%
2019 38.98 702nd 1128 37.8%
2022 15.57 982nd 1102 10.9%
2023 4.71 1180th 1198 1.5%
2024 25.65 925th 1204 23.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for James Foote School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 73.36 205th 806 74.6%
2007 62.14 385th 823 53.2%
2008 61.69 411th 839 51.0%
2009 73.27 217th 847 74.4%
2010 64.20 405th 851 52.4%
2011 43.71 622nd 858 27.5%
2012 74.20 192nd 900 78.7%
2013 48.85 488th 919 46.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for James Foote School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 415 0 3 12 2 n/a n/a 0 432
1989 370 0 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1990 369 1 3 11 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1991 367 2 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1992 339 1 4 20 1 n/a n/a 0 365
1993 327 0 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 339
1994 336 0 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 344
1995 362 3 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1996 362 3 1 18 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1997 372 5 2 29 2 n/a n/a 0 410
1998 368 5 3 20 2 n/a n/a 0 398
1999 338 2 4 26 2 n/a n/a 0 372
2000 335 1 2 25 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2001 315 1 2 27 2 n/a n/a 0 347
2002 304 8 0 27 3 n/a n/a 0 342
2003 304 8 0 27 3 n/a n/a 0 342
2004 288 8 1 28 2 n/a n/a 0 327
2005 266 10 0 28 1 n/a n/a 0 305
2006 265 15 0 42 1 n/a n/a 0 323
2007 269 16 0 53 0 n/a n/a 0 338
2008 265 11 2 59 1 n/a n/a 0 338
2009 286 23 0 71 0 n/a n/a 4 384
2010 284 25 0 65 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2011 228 14 0 88 0 0 9 0 339
2012 212 17 0 115 0 0 6 0 350
2013 212 17 0 131 1 0 11 0 372
2014 157 13 0 108 1 0 14 0 293
2015 160 28 1 115 3 1 11 0 319
2016 153 37 1 114 2 1 8 0 316
2017 161 34 1 122 2 0 13 0 333
2018 144 31 1 126 2 1 12 0 317
2019 144 28 1 119 3 1 9 0 305
2020 141 29 1 123 3 1 15 0 313
2021 127 28 2 119 0 1 16 0 293
2022 124 28 0 116 0 1 20 0 289
2023 121 37 1 117 0 1 23 0 300

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James Foote School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 432 n/a n/a n/a
1989 379 n/a n/a 18.5
1990 384 22.0 17.4 13.8
1991 389 n/a n/a n/a
1992 365 n/a n/a 23.8
1993 339 n/a 0.0 26.5
1994 344 15.0 22.9 28.8
1995 384 17.0 22.6 25
1996 384 17.0 22.6 25
1997 410 16.0 25.6 22.2
1998 398 16.0 24.9 24.6
1999 372 17.0 21.9 20.2
2000 363 17.0 21.4 32.8
2001 347 15.4 22.5 26.8
2002 342 16.9 20.2 30.7
2003 342 16.9 20.2 30.7
2004 327 17.2 19.0 31.5
2005 305 16.7 18.3 39.7
2006 323 15.9 20.3 44
2007 338 16.9 20.0 48.2
2008 338 17.9 18.9 54.7
2009 384 18.2 21.1 58.2
2010 374 18.2 20.5 69.3
2011 339 16.1 21.0 75.5
2012 350 15.6 22.4 78.3
2013 372 15.1 24.6 80.9
2014 293 13.6 21.5 83.6
2015 319 13.0 24.5 81.8
2016 316 14.0 22.5 79.4
2017 333 14.6 22.8 81.1
2018 317 14.2 22.3 88.3
2019 305 16.1 18.9 81.6
2020 313 16.1 19.4 89.8
2021 293 15.4 19.0 82.3
2022 289 14.7 19.5 88.9
2023 300 15.9 18.8 91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio James Foote School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 432 n/a n/a n/a
1989 379 n/a n/a 18.5
1990 384 22.0 17.4 13.8
1991 389 n/a n/a n/a
1992 365 n/a n/a 23.8
1993 339 n/a 0.0 26.5
1994 344 15.0 22.9 28.8
1995 384 17.0 22.6 25
1996 384 17.0 22.6 25
1997 410 16.0 25.6 22.2
1998 398 16.0 24.9 24.6
1999 372 17.0 21.9 20.2
2000 363 17.0 21.4 32.8
2001 347 15.4 22.5 26.8
2002 342 16.9 20.2 30.7
2003 342 16.9 20.2 30.7
2004 327 17.2 19.0 31.5
2005 305 16.7 18.3 39.7
2006 323 15.9 20.3 44
2007 338 16.9 20.0 48.2
2008 338 17.9 18.9 54.7
2009 384 18.2 21.1 58.2
2010 374 18.2 20.5 69.3
2011 339 16.1 21.0 75.5
2012 350 15.6 22.4 78.3
2013 372 15.1 24.6 80.9
2014 293 13.6 21.5 83.6
2015 319 13.0 24.5 81.8
2016 316 14.0 22.5 79.4
2017 333 14.6 22.8 81.1
2018 317 14.2 22.3 88.3
2019 305 16.1 18.9 81.6
2020 313 16.1 19.4 89.8
2021 293 15.4 19.0 82.3
2022 289 14.7 19.5 88.9
2023 300 15.9 18.8 91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for James Foote School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,322 (10.1%) $11,772 (89.9%) $13,094
2020 $1,332 (9.7%) $12,431 (90.3%) $13,762
2021 $2,407 (15.5%) $13,114 (84.5%) $15,521
2022 $2,260 (13.2%) $14,920 (86.8%) $17,180
2023 $1,583 (9.0%) $15,966 (91.0%) $17,549

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on James Foote School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 767th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1322nd of 1470 Elementary schools
 35.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James Foote School)6521.6
 43.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)35.328
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (James Foote School)47.517.3
 30.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)33.422.3
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (James Foote School)51.916.3
 35.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)35.929.4
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (James Foote School)32.78.2
 24.5%
   4th Grade Math (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)22.321.9
 0.4%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (James Foote School)39.620.5
 19.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)32.433
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (James Foote School)18.98.9
 10%
   5th Grade Math (Lincoln Park School District of the City of)16.617
 0.4%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students305300
 1.6%
African American2837
 32.1%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic119117
 1.7%
Pacific Islander11
White144121
 16%
Two or More Races923
 155.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.6%91.7%
 10%


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Students who attend James Foote School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Park Middle School
High : Lincoln Park High School

Students at James Foote School are 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races.

James Foote School ranks 1017th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 300 students attended James Foote School.


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