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Bennett Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bennett Elementary School in southwest Detroit serves 498 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Bennett Elementary is showing real momentum. While its overall state ranking (17th percentile) is below the Michigan average, the school has climbed steadily from the 7th percentile just a few years ago, and its test scores now significantly outpace the Detroit district average across nearly every grade and subject. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency is 21.6% compared to the district's 14.1%, and 5th-grade math proficiency is 20.9% versus the district's 11.3%. The school is particularly effective at supporting students from low-income backgrounds—when isolating for this group, Bennett ranks in the 29th percentile statewide, well above its overall ranking. This suggests the school's strategies are working for its most vulnerable learners. Chronic absenteeism, while high at 49.6%, is notably better than the district average of 60.9%, meaning more Bennett students are showing up to class regularly than at many other Detroit schools.

Compared to nearby options, Bennett stands out as a positive outlier. It outperforms Harms Elementary School (11th percentile), Roberto Clemente Learning Academy (14th percentile), and Voyageur Academy (4th percentile)—all while spending less per student ($20,012) than Harms ($23,234) or Maybury Elementary School ($23,421). The school's biggest academic strength appears to be in 3rd grade, where math proficiency reached 29.7% in the most recent school year—the highest of any grade and subject. One area to watch: while overall scores are improving, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students are not yet seeing the same gains as other groups, suggesting targeted support may be needed to ensure all students benefit equally from the school's recent progress.

498

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,012

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

91.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.2% (any vaccine)

2111 Mullane St
Detroit, MI 48209-1529

(313) 849-3585

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Bennett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Western International High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

African American:

8.2%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2019 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg15%

Michigan avg38%

1,236^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	1236 of 1492	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1355 of 1488	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1316 of 1486	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1268 of 1470	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1246 of 1344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1140 of 1408	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	156 of 188	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	173 of 184	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	146 of 180	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	84 of 98	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	68 of 117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	202 of 270	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1120 of 1343	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1244 of 1338	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1129 of 1342	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1261 of 1321	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1088 of 1106	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	962 of 1171	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1312 of 1443	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	185 of 225	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	198 of 209	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	186 of 201	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	156 of 188	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	40 of 86	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	966 of 1352	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1162 of 1346	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1091 of 1381	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1120 of 1350	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1002 of 1099	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	658 of 1134	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1156 of 1397	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1204 of 1372	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1317 of 1366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1311 of 1347	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1147 of 1334	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1093 of 1139	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	887 of 1196	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1182 of 1446	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)29th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math24%-14 vs state

English Language Arts21%-21 vs state

Science15%-25 vs state

Social Studies10%-17 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	17.2	1236^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		10.2	1355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%	119			21.6	17.8	22.4			29.7	20.5	20.9			14.9		10.4		91.4%	1.2%	$20,012	$1,831	$18,182
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-2	8126 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48210	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)																	95.3%	0%	$13,959	$2,308	$11,650
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%)	12.6	1321^st of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		8.7	1379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.3%	58		256.0	12.8	14.0	1461.5	1550.6		29.3	11.6	1465.3	1567.5	1660.4	1468.1	1746.4	1462.5	1773.5	90.3%	0%	$23,234	$1,794	$21,439
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%)	14.8	1280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.2%		13.5	1287^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.5%	7			13.9	17.6	15.1			34.7	14.0	17.0			17.0		12.8		94.4%	1.4%	$19,444	$1,634	$17,810
Salina Elementary P 3	Public	PK, KG-3	2700 Ferney St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6550	406	34	12.0	94.8%	404 (99.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			41.6					48.4									88.3%	7.2%	$22,212	$1,649	$20,563
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%)	23.2	1117^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		15.7	1249^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.1%	132	29.2	12.5	21.2	20.0	13.7	22.9	30.0	23.5	32.4	27.5	25.5	32.0	25.5	10.4	13.7	22.9	100%	0%	$21,406	$1,735	$19,671
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)			16.1					28.8									93.1%	2.3%	$21,935	$1,641	$20,294
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	—	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	451 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.3	1346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.2	1314^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.7%	32			10.0	18.2	17.6			18.0	11.9	17.4			16.8		8.7				$13,268	$2,055	$11,213
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%)	7.3	1428^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.3%		8.2	1391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	6.5%	37	22.8	5.0	9.9	14.4	9.6	12.9	11.1	14.3	11.4	5.9	4.0	7.4	8.4	7.8	1465.4	13.6	81.3%	8.8%	$00	$00	$00
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%)	13.7	1302^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	12.7%		13.8	1280^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.0%	22			8.8	17.5	11.8			29.4	27.0	14.0			15.7		5.9		97.6%	2.4%	$23,421	$2,193	$21,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Elementary School

What district is Bennett Elementary School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Elementary School?

Students at Bennett Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bennett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Bennett Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bennett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bennett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Western International High School

Is Bennett Elementary School a good school?

Bennett Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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