Detroit Community Schools

The Detroit Community Schools district consists of two schools - Detroit Community Schools Elementary and Detroit Community Schools High School. Both schools serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population and have consistently underperformed compared to state averages across a variety of metrics.

Neither school appears to be a standout performer in the district. The elementary school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school has seen its ranking decline from the middle 50% to the bottom 20% of Michigan high schools over the same period, also with a 0 star rating. Proficiency rates on state assessments are extremely low at both schools, often less than 10-15% proficient compared to state averages of 30-65%, particularly in core subjects like English Language Arts and Math.

Both schools also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5%, and the high school has a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a high dropout rate of 7.6%. While per-student spending is relatively high, the persistent underperformance across both the elementary and high school levels suggests there may be deeper, systemic challenges within the Detroit Community Schools district that need to be addressed through targeted interventions and support systems.