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Carstens Elementary-Middle School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8

363

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13000 Essex Avenue
Detroit, MI 48215-3243

(313) 866-5500

District: Detroit City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.9%

American Indian:

0.6%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (5% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2007

!English Language Arts scores 43 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?

This school5%

District avg8%

Michigan avg40%

Not ranked this year

Carstens Elementary-Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	5.0	1526 of 1548	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	1538 of 1580	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	1479 of 1533	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	1545 of 1563	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	1547 of 1566	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	1539 of 1552	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	64.3	712 of 1552	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	1057 of 1589	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	939 of 1577	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.4	1310 of 1565	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1278 of 1545	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	6.6	855 of 894	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	870 of 919	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	912 of 921	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	874 of 919	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	877 of 900	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Michigan (2015-2016) ?

Math6%-30 vs state

English Language Arts5%-43 vs state

Science3%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	13000 Essex Ave	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5500	266	19	14.0	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	263 (98.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.1					14.8	13.0	10.0									$21,798	$2,921	$18,877
Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Alter Rd	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 331-3328	719	39	18.4	82.3%	2 (0.3%)	647 (90.0%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	17.8	1204^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.1	1199^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.3%	5	41.9	12.9	22.5	28.0	34.9	24.0	33.8	18.8	21.7	16.3	8.0	16.4	16.3	19.7	4.7	19.7	$13,675	$2,590	$11,085
Detroit Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11224 Kercheval St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-5799	686	38	18.0	88.9%	2 (0.3%)	618 (90.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	21.1	1137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.7	1041^st of 1486 public elementary schools	29.9%	96	50.0	26.3	22.8	27.0	27.3	20.0	35.2	26.6	31.5	13.0	21.7	33.8	15.6	19.7	16.9	23.7	$13,816	$2,737	$11,079
George Defer Elementary School	Public	K-4	15425 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4000	460	27	16.8	12.2%	372 (80.9%)	28 (6.1%)	18 (3.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	94.5	61^st of 1488 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	102^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%	41			67.4	80.0				68.5	76.3								$15,528	$1,268	$14,260
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Garland St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4169	379	27	14.1	90.0%	1 (0.3%)	367 (96.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	1369^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.8	1345^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.5%	24	23.5	13.7	7.5	16.3	21.1	21.4	19.1	7.5			10.3		7.9	11.8		17.6	$20,678	$2,823	$17,855
Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10800 E Canfield St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-6000	329	8	41.1	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	321 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.6	1436^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	25.8		9.1		16.1	7.5		6.8					16.1	9.7			$15,521	$00	$15,521
Lewis Maire Elementary School	Public	K-4	740 Cadieux Rd	Grosse Pointe	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4300	252	13	19.0	6.0%	202 (80.2%)	10 (4.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	96.6	31^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.8	24^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.4%	7			65.9	84.2				80.5	77.2								$17,649	$916	$16,733
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 Burns St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0800	311	18	17.7	92.0%	4 (1.3%)	295 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	17.8	1203^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.2%		7.5	1403^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	5.6%	200	13.3		44.1	16.1	13.8	12.1	15.2	20.6	12.5		9.1	9.1				63.3	$22,282	$2,099	$20,183
Hamilton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14223 Southampton St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 870-0556	358	23	15.5	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	353 (98.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	1434^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.6%		4.5	1475^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	41	11.4		6.5		11.8	6.8		17.4				8.3					$19,677	$3,204	$16,473
Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	434	33	13.1	90.1%	4 (0.9%)	421 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10.3	1352^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.8	1346^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	28.0			11.8	24.4	12.5	15.6	11.9	8.6	8.9		6.7	20.5		8.9	12.0	$21,694	$2,087	$19,606

Frequently Asked Questions about Carstens Elementary-Middle School

How many students attend Carstens Elementary-Middle School?

In the 2015-16 school year, 363 students attended Carstens Elementary-Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carstens Elementary-Middle School?

Students at Carstens Elementary-Middle School are 99% African American.

What district is Carstens Elementary-Middle School in?

Detroit City School District

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