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Golightly Education Center

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Golightly Education Center ranks 1067 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Golightly Education Center is a PK-8 school in Detroit, MI, serving 412 students within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While Golightly’s overall state ranking places it in the bottom third of Michigan elementary schools, this label hides a more nuanced story. The school consistently outperforms its district average by wide margins across nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency hit 48.6% compared to the district’s 19.9%. This pattern holds when compared to nearby schools like Thirkell Elementary-Middle School, which ranks in the 2nd percentile, or Spain Elementary-Middle School, which sits in the 20th percentile. Golightly often doubles or triples the proficiency rates of these neighbors, making it a standout within its immediate community. The school also shows a clear upward trend, improving its state ranking from the 14th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 28th percentile today, with particularly strong gains in serving students from low-income households.

One of the most notable strengths is the school’s effectiveness with its African American students, where it earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 71st percentile statewide—a top-third performance that far exceeds its overall ranking. Literacy skills also improve as students advance, with 6th and 7th graders showing significantly higher ELA proficiency than younger grades. The biggest challenge remains chronic absenteeism: at 47.7%, it’s far better than the district’s 60.9% but still means nearly half of students miss too much school. While Golightly doesn’t reach the heights of higher-performing charters like Detroit Edison Public School Academy, its consistent improvement and relative strength within a struggling district make it a school worth considering for families seeking a stable, improving option in Detroit.

412

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,146

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5536 Saint Antoine St
Detroit, MI 48202-3831

(313) 870-1101

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.0%

White:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,067^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

523^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit Public Schools Community District 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
2026	26.2	1067 of 1492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1063 of 1488	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1193 of 1486	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1121 of 1470	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1160 of 1344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1085 of 1408	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	111 of 388	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	119 of 369	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	156 of 348	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	133 of 321	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	72 of 158	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	64 of 212	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	155 of 475	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1134 of 1343	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	980 of 1338	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1096 of 1342	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	925 of 1321	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1029 of 1106	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1003 of 1171	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1149 of 1443	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	812 of 1352	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	905 of 1346	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1093 of 1381	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1002 of 1350	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	950 of 1099	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	822 of 1134	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1082 of 1397	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	907 of 1372	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1001 of 1366	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1106 of 1347	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	983 of 1334	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	904 of 1139	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1171 of 1446	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	523 of 896	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	536 of 890	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	620 of 897	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	639 of 883	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	624 of 776	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	577 of 792	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	72 of 337	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	72 of 338	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	93 of 300	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	108 of 310	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	73 of 182	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	61 of 196	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	85 of 366	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	342 of 789	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	502 of 789	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	493 of 771	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	586 of 770	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	519 of 794	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	414 of 834	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	486 of 832	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	556 of 836	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	634 of 825	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	564 of 691	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	426 of 672	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	527 of 815	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	433 of 813	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	363 of 798	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	543 of 786	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	345 of 776	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	516 of 639	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	579 of 797	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)71st percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)79th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Math27%-9 vs state

Social Studies27%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Science14%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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) 870-1101	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%)	26.2	1067^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.5%		26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%	4	51.3	20.5	25.5	24.4	28.9	34.1	48.6	28.0	36.6	17.8	18.2	37.8	18.2	10.3	15.9	38.5	$21,146	$1,776	$19,370
University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus	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%)	19.6	1180^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.5	1209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%	29			22.2	30.9	29.4			23.3	21.0	20.0			15.3		10.6		$00	$00	$00
University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus	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%)	9.3	1382^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	7.4%		10.7	1341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%	41			10.1	20.7	19.5			8.7	17.1	7.8			7.8		1464.5		$00	$00	$00
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%)	19.4	1187^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.4%		12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%	119	46.2	13.5	16.0	27.7	17.8	24.5	29.3	36.0	24.4	11.1	13.2	7.7	13.3	8.2	15.6	25.0	$22,589	$1,765	$20,824
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 332-4646	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%)	68.5	426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.4%		73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%	60			68.8	61.8	45.8	66.7	63.2	71.9	38.2	25.0	50.0	42.1	37.5		12.5		$25,084	$2,691	$22,394
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	67.2	449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.9%		62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%	81	62.8	11.7	55.2	57.5	62.0	54.1	65.2	64.4	49.4	44.3	17.3	23.9	38.0	38.3	24.1	50.0	$12,535	$1,728	$10,807
Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	667	42	15.7	96.1%	14 (2.1%)	77 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	571 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46.1	760^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		36.9	910^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%	150	65.6	26.2	25.6	28.0	50.0	24.6	29.0	46.2	38.7	34.7	26.2	27.5	36.5	29.5	36.5	41.0	$00	$00	$00
Holbrook School	Public	K-8	2361 Alice St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7408	186	17	10.9	88.7%	150 (80.6%)	17 (9.1%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	12.5	322.5	1253.2	1354.9	1467.8	1555.8	17.9	1256.6	1356.7	25.0	1554.1	14.3	1473.1	1759.9	1462.8	1780.0	$00	$00	$00
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%)	10.9	1355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.4	1331^st of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%	24	34.3	354.6	12.5	14.0	25.9	12.2	17.1	21.9	9.3	1471.3	1568.1	1669.4	14.8	22.9	11.1	20.0	$00	$00	$00
University Prep Science and Math Elementary Miller Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	2251 Antietam Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 782-4400	476	22	21.6	70.8%	1 (0.2%)	471 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.5	1184^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.3	1178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%	6			18.1	28.4	37.8			27.8	20.3	15.9			13.6		6.1		$14,368	$1,408	$12,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Golightly Education Center

What district is Golightly Education Center in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Golightly Education Center?

Students at Golightly Education Center are 99% African American.

How many students attend Golightly Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Golightly Education Center.

Is Golightly Education Center a good school?

Golightly Education Center ranks 1067^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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