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Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 343 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bagley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1122-1357 out of around 1400-1500 schools.

Bagley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 18.2% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 12.9% for the district and 38.9% statewide. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 87.46% of Bagley Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite spending between $17,702 to $22,771 per student, which is higher than the district average, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or rankings.

The challenges facing Bagley Elementary are reflective of the broader issues within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, as nearby schools such as Thurgood Marshall Elementary, Vernor Elementary, and Palmer Park Preparatory Academy also struggle academically and have high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism. While Bagley Elementary's African American students perform better relative to other subgroups, the school as a whole has not been able to overcome the systemic challenges facing the district.

374

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,189

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8100 Curtis St
Detroit, MI 48221-2519

(313) 494-7175

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology usually attend:

High:

Mumford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

Two or more races:

1.3%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg14%

Michigan avg39%

1,247^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1247 of 1488	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1287 of 1486	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1122 of 1470	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1273 of 1344	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1357 of 1408	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	192 of 369	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	191 of 348	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	135 of 321	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	123 of 158	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	187 of 212	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	412 of 475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1153 of 1338	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1248 of 1342	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1061 of 1321	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1148 of 1171	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1414 of 1443	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1057 of 1346	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1160 of 1381	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	883 of 1350	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1096 of 1134	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1349 of 1397	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1196 of 1366	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1189 of 1347	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	965 of 1334	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1380 of 1446	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)48th percentile+32 vs school

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

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Science12%-29 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
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Curtis St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7175	374	22	17.2	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	364 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	15.9	1247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.2%		13	1287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.4%	40			18.2	17.5	11.5	20.8		27.3	30.0	5.8	20.8		11.5				$19,189	$2,043	$17,146
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3901 Margareta St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7300	405	25	16.2	59.8%	48 (11.9%)	340 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	30	1012^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.0%		18.8	1184^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.3%	172	22.1	5.2	29.4	42.3	52.4	24.0	16.7	23.5	11.5	19.1	14.0	13.0	42.9	10.4	23.8	10.4	$21,792	$2,466	$19,327
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	630	34	18.5	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	620 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	1419^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.7	6.8	8.1	12.8	12.8	20.0	13.4	9.5	5.1	10.3	7.5	6.1	9.0	17.3	6.4	13.3	$19,450	$1,961	$17,489
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4201 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8141	362	22	16.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	1443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%					(n/a)	39.4		9.3	18.5	8.3	12.8	26.8	5.6						12.1		12.1	$13,377	$153	$13,224
Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19811 Stoepel St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7314	310	27	11.6	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	306 (98.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	1305^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.3%		9.7	1350^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.2%	45			14.3	18.8	17.6	25.0		12.2	9.1		12.5		22.6		13.3		$23,738	$3,623	$20,115
Bates Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19701 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7000	773	42	18.3	61.1%	0 (0.0%)	770 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90.5	114^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.5	193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	87.0%	79	80.0	41.1	51.8	68.9	82.7	73.2	71.6	71.4	62.2	56.8	56.1	58.9	72.8	43.8	46.9	62.9	$18,447	$1,840	$16,607
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	692	46	15.1	92.2%	1 (0.1%)	679 (98.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10.7	1340^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	1209^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.6%	131	23.3		11.8	18.3	7.7	23.0	7.6	9.3	21.1		14.8	12.3	5.4	11.1	9.7	20.8	$19,341	$1,945	$17,395
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	234	10	23.4	84.2%	49 (20.9%)	183 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.4	1350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.6	1108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.4%	242	41.2		10.7	9.7		20.0	20.0	21.4				15.0		18.8		18.8	$00	$00	$00
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1456^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	12			16.0	13.8	5.4			9.4	12.1				3.2				$00	$00	$00
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15531 Linwood St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8820	451	34	13.4	89.1%	3 (0.7%)	438 (97.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.6	1381^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.6	1450^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.4%	69	17.0	10.6		13.5	6.8	16.0			13.5		11.5	16.7		14.6		10.4	$21,092	$2,573	$18,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology

How many students attend Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology.

What is the racial makeup of Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology?

Students at Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology are 97% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology a good school?

Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What schools do graduates of Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology attend?

Students who attend Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology usually go on to attend:

High : Mumford High School

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