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Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology is a public school in Detroit, MI, serving 374 students in grades PK through 7 as part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Bagley faces significant challenges, most notably a crisis-level chronic absenteeism rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.6% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby Bates Academy (15.0%) or Palmer Park Preparatory Academy (37.4%). This attendance crisis is the single biggest barrier to academic progress, making it difficult for the school to improve its overall state ranking, which has consistently placed it in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools. However, Bagley is not without strengths. The school performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the 50th percentile for this group—a notable bright spot. It also shows a consistent pattern of strong 3rd-grade math performance, with 29.8% of 3rd graders proficient in 2025-2026, significantly outpacing the district average of 20.1%. Additionally, 5th-grade social studies proficiency (20%) was more than double the district average (9.7%).

Despite these pockets of success, test scores reveal a troubling pattern of decline as students advance. While 3rd-grade math is a clear strength, proficiency drops off sharply in later grades, suggesting the school struggles to sustain learning gains. The contrast with Bates Academy, a top-performing school in the same district with a 90th percentile ranking, highlights that high achievement is possible in the area—making Bagley's challenges more pronounced. For parents considering this school, the path forward likely depends on aggressively tackling absenteeism while building on the successful instructional strategies already showing results in early math and social studies. With 85.83% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, Bagley serves a predominantly low-income population, and its performance often matches or exceeds its own district average, indicating it faces challenges similar to other Detroit schools.

374

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,996

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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: Recently slipping — 24th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg15%

Michigan avg37%

Elementary school

1,218^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 4% (2019) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

676^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	17.8	1218 of 1492	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.2	195 of 388	49.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	14.2	1197 of 1343	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.9	1035 of 1352	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	1120 of 1372	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)50th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)55th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies20%-8 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Math18%-18 vs state

Science18%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology	Public	PK, KG-7	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%)	17.8	1218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		15.9	1247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.2%	29			6.3	22.6	24.4	20.8	22.8	29.8	18.8	7.3	19.2	14.0	17.5		20.0		$19,996	$1,654	$18,342
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%)	44.5	786^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.3%		30	1012^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.0%	226	34.8	10.9	31.3	42.1	36.4	61.9	47.5	34.4	31.6	18.2	42.9	25.6	27.3	8.7	27.3	21.7	$22,495	$1,827	$20,669
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%)	6	1462^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	61	28.1	4.5	12.1	6.8	10.3	9.3	16.5	9.1	5.6	4.8	6.8	3.4	9.5	6.7	1462.5	18.9	$20,253	$1,577	$18,676
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%)	7.5	1424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.2	1443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	22.9	343.3	1261.8	6.3	12.5	14.0	15.6	1262.3	1365.2	1464.2	1557.1	1656.4	1473.9	16.7	1470.0	29.2	$15,217	$71	$15,145
Pasteur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	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%)	24.4	1092^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.8%		12.7	1305^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.3%	213			1273.1	20.6	19.2	11.1	27.3	1266.1	17.6	23.1	1572.7	23.8	26.9		38.5		$26,521	$3,031	$23,490
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%)	89.4	142^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.5%		90.5	114^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%	28	80.4	50.5	58.8	77.2	61.4	72.8	79.1	75.3	72.8	51.8	65.2	74.4	50.6	37.4	41.0	56.6	$19,706	$1,540	$18,166
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%)	8.2	1404^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.7	1340^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%	64	15.4	3.9	20.3	13.4	20.3	6.7	10.6	12.7	3.8	1453.7	1548.2	18.5	7.5	6.6	1464.0	35.9	$22,558	$1,634	$20,924
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%)								(n/a)			1275.7	1375.2	1467.0	1574.1	1671.9	1269.2	21.7	1452.8	1556.1	1668.2	1469.5		1463.1		$21,216	$1,476	$19,739
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%)	5.2	1478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%	34			1265.5	10.6	13.3			5.1	1362.3	1453.2			10.3		1466.7		$13,222	$1,635	$11,587
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-8	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%)	15.7	1260^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		8.6	1381^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.2%	121	21.7	364.8	22.7	1372.3	20.0	20.0	17.7	18.2	1371.6	1467.4	12.0	1667.2	20.0	20.0	1471.5	29.2	$24,673	$2,085	$22,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology

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

Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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.

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

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 district is Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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