Thirkell Elementary School
7724 14th St Detroit MI, 48206, Wayne County Phone: 313-596-0990 Ranking:  (958 out of 2,213, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Detroit 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: | 27 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 498 | 407 | 489 | 457 | 414 | 488 | 513 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.5% | 55 | 13.5% | 82 | 16.8% | 83 | 18.2% | 74 | 17.9% | 63 | 12.9% | 73 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 14.9% | 103 | 25.3% | 89 | 18.2% | 69 | 15.1% | 74 | 17.9% | 88 | 18.0% | 85 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 17.7% | 68 | 16.7% | 85 | 17.4% | 76 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.7% | 76 | 15.6% | 99 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 15.3% | 61 | 15.0% | 73 | 14.9% | 74 | 16.2% | 57 | 13.8% | 88 | 18.0% | 78 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 12.7% | 63 | 15.5% | 70 | 14.3% | 72 | 15.8% | 69 | 16.7% | 71 | 14.5% | 86 | 16.8% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 13.9% | 57 | 14.0% | 90 | 18.4% | 83 | 18.2% | 70 | 16.9% | 83 | 17.0% | 78 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 56 | 11.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 271 | 54.4% | 227 | 55.8% | 263 | 53.8% | 241 | 52.7% | 228 | 55.1% | 280 | 57.4% | 275 | 53.6% |
| Female: | 227 | 45.6% | 180 | 44.2% | 226 | 46.2% | 216 | 47.3% | 178 | 43.0% | 200 | 41.0% | 234 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 491 | 98.6% | 398 | 97.8% | 486 | 99.4% | 455 | 99.6% | 413 | 99.8% | 483 | 99.0% | 507 | 98.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% |
| 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% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 437 | 87.8% | 349 | 85.7% | 430 | 87.9% | 418 | 91.5% | 382 | 92.3% | 405 | 83.0% | 465 | 90.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.58 | 13.57 | 13.97 | 16.32 | 15.33 | 16.30 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 66.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 68.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 70% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 74.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 85.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 84% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 9.7% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 15.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 71.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 75.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 72.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 69.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 32.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 42.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 43.6% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 39.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 55.7% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 64.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 63.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.7% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 78.5% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 75.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 11.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 17.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 67.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 70.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 61.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 64.3% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 63.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 37.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 40.7% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 46.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 35.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 23.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 22.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 20.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 18.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 19.5% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 45.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 47.2% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 44.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 48.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 57% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 54.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 11.4% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 17% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 60.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 57.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 57.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 65.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 65.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 40.6% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 44.5% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 49.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 59.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 56.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 59.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 56.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 47.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 2.8% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 2.3% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 49.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 41.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 35.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 37.8% | 63.4% |
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* Thirkell Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.