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Roberto Clemente Learning Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Roberto Clemente Learning Academy is an elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 477 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 549 out of 613 districts in the state.

Roberto Clemente Learning Academy faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% and consistently low performance on state assessments, with only 10.9% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 38.9% statewide and 12.9% in the district. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.04% to 91.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively high, ranging from 17 to 17.6 over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Harms Elementary School, Bennett Elementary School, and Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, though they generally perform slightly better than Roberto Clemente Learning Academy on key metrics. The school's spending per student has also decreased over the past few years, from $20,281 in 2021-2022 to $19,465 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the school's challenges in improving student outcomes.

521

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,465

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1551 Beard St
Detroit, MI 48209-2073

(313) 849-3489

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Roberto Clemente Learning Academy usually attend:

High:

Western International High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

5.4%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg13%

Michigan avg39%

1,287^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	13.5	1287 of 1488	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1215 of 1486	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1374 of 1470	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1307 of 1344	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1206 of 1408	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	149 of 184	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	166 of 180	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	206 of 270	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1259 of 1338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1157 of 1342	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1269 of 1321	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1090 of 1106	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1067 of 1171	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1266 of 1443	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	187 of 209	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	171 of 201	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	183 of 188	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	82 of 86	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1139 of 1346	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1131 of 1381	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1245 of 1350	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1064 of 1099	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	892 of 1134	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1110 of 1397	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1231 of 1366	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1145 of 1347	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1227 of 1334	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1085 of 1196	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1197 of 1446	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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-18 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts16%-26 vs state

Social Studies12%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Roberto Clemente Learning Academy

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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
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
Harms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 Central St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3492	279	18	15.5	85.3%	12 (4.3%)	35 (12.5%)	230 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8.7	1379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%		13	1288^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.3%	91			20.8		5.9			20.8		5.4			5.4				$23,324	$2,410	$20,914
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-2	8126 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 843-9440	465	29	16.0	95.5%	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	438 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	$14,593	$4,419	$10,174
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Mullane St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3585	498	27	18.5	75.3%	34 (6.8%)	41 (8.2%)	417 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.2	1355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.7	1316^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.4%	39			13.2	12.2	20.3			16.7	15.2	12.1			16.7		9.1		$19,088	$2,516	$16,571
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
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
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
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	4100 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-1083	484	25	19.0	100.0%	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	451 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.2	1314^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.7%		7.7	1395^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.1%	81			18.1	18.4	28.0			17.9	15.2	8.6			15.1		8.6		$13,573	$3,915	$9,658
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roberto Clemente Learning Academy

Is Roberto Clemente Learning Academy a good school?

Roberto Clemente Learning Academy ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Roberto Clemente Learning Academy attend?

Students who attend Roberto Clemente Learning Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Western International High School

How many students attend Roberto Clemente Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Roberto Clemente Learning Academy.

What district is Roberto Clemente Learning Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Roberto Clemente Learning Academy?

Students at Roberto Clemente Learning Academy are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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