Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Detroit, Michigan

Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham in Detroit, Michigan enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4-13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

493 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234932023-245622024-25560
Students enrolled at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234932023-245622024-25560
Students enrolled at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234932023-245622024-25560
Students enrolled at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-234932023-245622024-25560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349333.914.5
2023-2456234.816.1
2024-2556030.018.7

18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools

Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 18.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham enrolled 473 students and reported no counselor; it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent79.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.8% of students were Black, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black98.8%
  2. Hispanic0.5%
  3. Two or more races0.5%
  4. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham scored proficient or above: 4-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-224‑13%15%44%
Math, 2022-233%8% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Detroit

24 public elementary schools in Detroit report 2024-25 enrollment; Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School1,00221.781.5%
Munger ElementaryMiddle School95419.183.1%
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School87620.890.3%
Voyageur Academy78923.095.9%
Davison ElementaryMiddle School76518.087.7%
Legacy Charter Academy73818.294.7%
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy70716.595.5%
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham56018.789.8%

All public schools in Detroit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham

  1. Hamilton AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 358 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Wayne Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 234 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham with Hamilton AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Detroit Public Schools Community District spends per student$22,002 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,002
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganEdward Duke Ellington at Beckham is the number 158 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#158 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham

  1. How many students attend Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham?
    560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Detroit, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham?
    18.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham a Title I school?
    Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham do on state tests?
    The students tested at Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham scored proficient or above: 4-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham in?
    Detroit Public Schools Community District, NCES district ID 2601103. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260110304838 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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