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George Crockett Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

George Crockett Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 321 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Crockett Academy's academic performance is very low, with proficiency rates on state assessments (M-Step) that are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA and Math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.7% respectively. The school's PSAT performance in 8th grade is also very low, with only 45.9% proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 65.3%. Additionally, George Crockett Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 72.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as SampsonWebber Leadership Academy, Golightly Education Center, and Spain Elementary-Middle School, also have low academic performance and high poverty levels, they generally perform better than George Crockett Academy on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The exception is Edmonson Montessori, a public school within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, with significantly higher proficiency rates and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

341

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,193

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4851 14th St
Detroit, MI 48208-2204

(313) 896-6078

District: George Crockett Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.1%

Two or more races:

0.6%

Hispanic:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,331^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

758^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

567^th of 613George Crockett Academy among Michigan districts

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
2025	11.4	1331 of 1488	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1336 of 1486	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1310 of 1470	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1285 of 1344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1197 of 1408	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1386 of 1448	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	1433 of 1466	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	1394 of 1548	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	1327 of 1580	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	1321 of 1533	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	1379 of 1563	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	1485 of 1566	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	1447 of 1552	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	1436 of 1552	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	1459 of 1589	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	1412 of 1577	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1457 of 1565	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1436 of 1545	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	253 of 369	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	239 of 348	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	212 of 321	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	128 of 158	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	104 of 212	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	341 of 475	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1175 of 1338	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	777 of 1171	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1350 of 1443	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1176 of 1346	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1233 of 1381	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1175 of 1350	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1038 of 1099	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	883 of 1134	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1296 of 1397	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1151 of 1366	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1248 of 1347	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1247 of 1334	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1100 of 1196	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1360 of 1446	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.0	393 of 403	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	758 of 890	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	752 of 897	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	738 of 883	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	757 of 792	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	736 of 838	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	755 of 821	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	739 of 894	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	701 of 919	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	787 of 921	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	830 of 919	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	801 of 900	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	776 of 858	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	761 of 851	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	719 of 847	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	751 of 839	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	766 of 823	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	733 of 806	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	201 of 338	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	160 of 300	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	176 of 310	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	163 of 196	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	202 of 366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	741 of 789	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	685 of 770	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	624 of 658	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	671 of 794	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	680 of 832	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	661 of 836	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	659 of 825	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	641 of 672	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	655 of 815	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	623 of 798	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	551 of 786	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	648 of 776	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	660 of 797	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Social Studies12%-27 vs state

Math10%-28 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
George Crockett Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4851 14th St	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	George Crockett Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 896-6078	341	24	14.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11.4	1331^st of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%		10.4	1336^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.1%	5	45.9		11.9	12.9	29.3	21.4	14.3	11.9		7.3			12.2	13.5	7.5	16.2	$15,193	$4,893	$10,300
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%		50.6	687^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.8%	321			60.0	46.2	77.8	56.5		57.1	38.5	44.4	39.1		51.9		33.3		$20,897	$3,081	$17,816
Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	482	28	17.2	90.5%	1 (0.2%)	474 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.5	1255^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.1	1305^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.2%	50	30.4	14.3	18.5	29.5	19.6	13.6	14.5	18.5	20.9			13.0	20.0	19.6	16.4	32.1	$19,566	$2,229	$17,337
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	957 Holden St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-9800	438	22	19.9	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		10.3	1338^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.0%	3			18.2	16.0	15.7			19.5	12.3	9.6			15.7		12.0		$11,520	$3,148	$8,372
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7724 14th St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0990	455	27	16.9	95.2%	1 (0.2%)	443 (97.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6.8	1428^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.9	1481^st of 1486 public elementary schools	0.3%	53	36.4				7.0	13.5	7.8	7.1	12.1		5.8		8.9			21.7	$19,460	$2,065	$17,394
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	435 Amsterdam St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 309-0552	467	23	20.3	74.3%	1 (0.2%)	461 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17.5	1209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%		16.9	1224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.6%	15			15.2	24.4	29.6			21.5	23.1	14.8			23.5		13.6		$13,088	$2,462	$10,626
SampsonWebber Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Tireman St	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-4750	330	26	12.6	95.2%	3 (0.9%)	282 (85.5%)	39 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	10.4	1347^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%		8.5	1372^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	15.4			12.2	25.0	13.0	19.2		12.2	12.5		15.4	16.7				$21,998	$2,711	$19,287
Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2538	412	26	15.7	81.3%	2 (0.5%)	408 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%		18.4	1193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	130	48.4	22.6	22.2	20.5	22.0	51.3	16.3	31.1	20.9	16.0	33.3	16.3	18.0	25.8	14.0	41.9	$20,721	$2,136	$18,585
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.3	1340^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	43.5	6.5	11.4	20.5	23.3		27.5	25.0	18.6	11.6		9.8	14.0	19.6	9.3	23.9	$20,835	$2,117	$18,718
Escuela Avancemos	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Howard St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Escuela Avancemos	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0079	425	20	21.2	99.8%	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	411 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1429^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.0%		8.3	1377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.3%	52	39.0	9.8		10.9	10.7	15.2	16.7	10.2	8.7		8.9	8.3	5.4	29.3		27.5	$14,971	$3,004	$11,966

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George Crockett Academy ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended George Crockett Academy.

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Students at George Crockett Academy are 99% African American.

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