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Carver STEM Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Carver STEM Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 472 students enrolled. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver STEM Academy faces significant challenges in improving student academic performance and engagement. The school consistently performs well below the state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects, with only 12.7% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 8.93% proficient in Math, compared to 38.9% and 42.7% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Carver STEM Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 78.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Dearborn City School District, such as Maples Elementary, Henry Ford Elementary, and River Oaks Elementary, significantly outperform Carver STEM Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student support services, may be contributing to Carver's poor performance.

435

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,047

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18701 Paul St
Detroit, MI 48228-3868

(313) 240-6622

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Carver STEM Academy usually attend:

High:

Cody High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.0%

Hispanic:

7.6%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2023 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (73% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg15%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,441^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

856^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1441 of 1488	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1368 of 1486	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1460 of 1470	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	317 of 369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	268 of 348	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	458 of 475	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1314 of 1338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1217 of 1342	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1420 of 1443	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1288 of 1346	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1253 of 1381	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1340 of 1350	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1367 of 1397	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1334 of 1366	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1331 of 1446	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	856 of 890	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	855 of 897	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	858 of 883	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	745 of 776	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	732 of 792	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	319 of 338	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	250 of 300	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	244 of 366	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	766 of 789	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	758 of 771	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	747 of 794	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	794 of 832	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	777 of 836	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	802 of 825	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	648 of 691	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	601 of 672	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	759 of 815	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	783 of 798	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	760 of 786	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	713 of 797	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-22 vs state

Social Studies8%-30 vs state

Math8%-28 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
Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	435	25	17.4	91.3%	23 (5.3%)	374 (86.0%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.3	1441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.8	1368^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.9%	73	17.4	8.2	12.7	10.9	10.5	9.8	7.6	8.9			5.5	9.1	8.5	11.5	6.8	9.6	$19,047	$2,214	$16,833
The Dearborn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	19310 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	The Dearborn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-1300	518	32	16.1	94.2%	261 (50.4%)	40 (7.7%)	214 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.2	1336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.2%		8.1	1382^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	7.0%	46	41.2	15.7	14.8	13.0	15.1	20.7	17.0	21.8	20.0	5.6	6.9	9.4	14.8	17.6	9.3	23.5	$17,987	$5,171	$12,816
Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	680	43	15.9	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	585 (86.0%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%		9.8	1348^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.3%	113	50.0	20.0	23.2	22.2	27.3	24.0	40.4	22.0	16.0	11.8	16.2	14.5	18.2	24.0	9.1	30.4	$14,939	$3,449	$11,490
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13.0	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%		64.8	486^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.3%	249			43.5	43.5	45.8			48.6	47.2	30.7			25.3		22.7		$18,320	$1,519	$16,802
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6528 Mansfield St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-4615	239	14	16.7	80.3%	90 (37.7%)	113 (47.3%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	1385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.9	1365^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.1%	20			6.7	8.3	20.6			8.2		19.4			8.3		8.6		$21,055	$2,989	$18,066
Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	706	44	16.1	90.8%	11 (1.6%)	603 (85.4%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.9	1310^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	32	49.1	9.1	19.5	14.1	30.6	13.4	31.3	13.4	7.7	18.3	17.1	17.2	19.7	18.2	9.9	14.5	$13,368	$2,187	$11,182
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%		41.8	820^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	180			43.9	39.1	54.3			52.0	34.4	45.2			36.9		26.2		$17,878	$1,618	$16,259
Henry Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16140 Driscoll St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-4700	697	51	13.8	90.0%	663 (95.1%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42.5	828^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.4%		31.7	992^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	33.2%	164			31.9	30.5	47.4			43.9	34.6	35.9			32.5		23.1		$19,034	$1,470	$17,564
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1415^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.8%	58	20.6	6.2			8.2	6.2	6.8	10.2		4.8		10.3	8.2	10.8		12.7	$20,907	$2,100	$18,807
William Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14749 Alber St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6400	580	45	12.9	89.0%	567 (97.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	869^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.6%		39.2	861^st of 1486 public elementary schools	42.1%	8			25.0	33.0	39.6			36.6	35.7	41.2			25.5		28.4		$19,482	$1,483	$17,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver STEM Academy

What schools do graduates of Carver STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend Carver STEM Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Cody High School

Is Carver STEM Academy a good school?

Carver STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carver STEM Academy?

Students at Carver STEM Academy are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% White.

How many students attend Carver STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Carver STEM Academy.

What district is Carver STEM Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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