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Escuela Avancemos

Q: Is Escuela Avancemos a good school?

Escuela Avancemos ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Escuela Avancemos?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Escuela Avancemos.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Escuela Avancemos?

Students at Escuela Avancemos are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Escuela Avancemos is a public charter elementary school serving 422 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Escuela Avancemos District, which is ranked 575 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Escuela Avancemos consistently performs well below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.9% of 4th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 42.4%, and only 8.7% of 4th graders were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 39.4%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.3% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Escuela Avancemos serves a student population that is almost entirely from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97-100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby schools, such as Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy, Edmonson Montessori, and George Crockett Academy, also struggle academically, they generally perform better than Escuela Avancemos across various metrics. For example, Edmonson Montessori has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to Escuela Avancemos. Additionally, Escuela Avancemos has seen a consistent decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools in 2014-2015 to the bottom 3% in 2024-2025, indicating the school is not making meaningful improvements.

425

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,971

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2635 Howard St
Detroit, MI 48216-2058

(313) 596-0079

District: Escuela Avancemos

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

African American:

1.9%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,429^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

749^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2022

From bottom 28% (2022) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

575^th of 613Escuela Avancemos 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	6.8	1429 of 1488	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1377 of 1486	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1323 of 1470	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1218 of 1344	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1291 of 1408	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1266 of 1448	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1388 of 1466	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	1508 of 1548	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1579 of 1580	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	173 of 173	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	159 of 184	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	143 of 180	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1287 of 1338	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1184 of 1342	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1240 of 1321	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	993 of 1106	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1292 of 1443	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	192 of 201	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	180 of 188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	72 of 86	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1280 of 1346	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1267 of 1381	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1192 of 1350	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	980 of 1099	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1008 of 1134	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1135 of 1397	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1337 of 1366	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1273 of 1347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1259 of 1334	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1073 of 1139	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1036 of 1196	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1163 of 1446	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	749 of 890	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	757 of 897	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	674 of 883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	556 of 776	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	82 of 106	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	53 of 88	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	8 of 38	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	659 of 770	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	497 of 657	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	245 of 265	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	240 of 257	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	192 of 246	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	657 of 832	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	664 of 836	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	551 of 825	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	379 of 691	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	497 of 798	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	611 of 786	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	504 of 776	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	484 of 658	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)14th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies28%-19 vs state

Science15%-25 vs state

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-21 vs state

Math9%-28 vs state

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by a principal
Thursday, August 30, 2018

In three short years, the district has tripled its percentage of students receiving a proficient score on the state testing in the content areas of math and ELA. Escuela Avancemos's percentage of proficient students in all content areas is double the DPSCD rate. Close Quote

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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
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
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3945	1,002	46	21.6	84.8%	79 (7.9%)	250 (25.0%)	664 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	6.1	1446^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.8	1466^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.3%	20	29.9	5.1	7.3	9.0	6.5	10.3	5.7	15.4	13.8	4.3	2.1	6.3	8.6	8.4	4.4	12.1	$18,943	$1,903	$17,040
Maybury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4410 Porter St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-2014	284	20	14.5	79.9%	17 (6.0%)	34 (12.0%)	225 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	13.8	1280^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.0%		12.2	1302^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	12.4%	22			16.1	16.7	20.0			27.6	13.7	13.0			21.7		11.1		$20,854	$2,847	$18,007
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
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6021 McMillan St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3701	457	26	17.5	82.5%	19 (4.2%)	49 (10.7%)	385 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15.7	1249^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.2	1219^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.0%	30	38.2	21.7	10.0	17.8	26.7	19.6	12.2	16.7	28.0	18.4	10.2	17.0	18.4	11.3		24.2	$20,370	$2,107	$18,263
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
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
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Beard St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3489	521	28	18.8	87.1%	28 (5.4%)	20 (3.8%)	463 (88.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	13.5	1287^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.5%		17.4	1215^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.2%	72			10.9	20.2	16.8			23.4	22.9	13.9			18.8		12.0		$19,465	$1,918	$17,547
Voyageur Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	789	34	23.0	96.5%	17 (2.2%)	601 (76.2%)	147 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.4%)	8.2	1391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.3	1406^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.4%	15	33.7	2.9	14.6	9.8	19.1	22.7	10.0	9.0	6.1	3.4	5.3	4.4	12.4	18.9	3.4	8.5	$18,322	$5,880	$12,442
Academy of the Americas at Logan	Public	K-3	3811 Cicotte St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	495	26	19.0	85.1%	17 (3.4%)	12 (2.4%)	463 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)			17.5					22.8									$18,792	$2,203	$16,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Escuela Avancemos

How many students attend Escuela Avancemos?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Escuela Avancemos.

What is the racial makeup of Escuela Avancemos?

Students at Escuela Avancemos are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% White.

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Escuela Avancemos ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

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