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Chrysler Elementary School

Q: Is Chrysler Elementary School a good school?

Chrysler Elementary School ranks 526 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Chrysler Elementary School is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 130 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in Michigan, Chrysler Elementary stands out as a high-performing school within the district.

Chrysler Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.2% of 5th-grade students at Chrysler Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 16.8% for the district and 44.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20 and top 302 out of Michigan elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups.

However, Chrysler Elementary faces the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite this, the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $21,411 to $26,541, and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 14.3 students per teacher, may contribute to its academic success. Nearby charter schools, such as The James and Grace Lee Boggs School and Detroit Edison Public School Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance in certain areas, suggesting that school choice may be a factor in the local educational landscape.

137

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,341

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1445 E Lafayette St
Detroit, MI 48207-2903

(313) 494-8440

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Chrysler Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.0%

Two or more races:

5.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2019 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Michigan median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg13%

Michigan avg39%

526^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 26% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	526 of 1488	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	420 of 1486	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	387 of 1470	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	508 of 1344	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	367 of 1408	73.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	20 of 369	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	17 of 348	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	9 of 321	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	1 of 158	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	2 of 212	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	31 of 475	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	265 of 1338	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	298 of 1342	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	388 of 1321	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	724 of 1443	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	302 of 1346	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	167 of 1381	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	90 of 1350	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	63 of 1099	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	55.7	621 of 1397	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	902 of 1366	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	539 of 1347	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	400 of 1334	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	819 of 1446	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+27 vs state

English Language Arts51%+10 vs state

Science43%+3 vs state

Math41%+3 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
Chrysler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8440	137	8	16.5	62.8%	2 (1.5%)	126 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	62.9	526^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.1	420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.7%	106			23.1	61.9	76.2			38.5	52.4	33.3			42.9		57.1		$24,341	$2,592	$21,749
Bunche Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2715 Macomb St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8350	401	32	12.6	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	380 (94.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	12.9	1301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%					(n/a)	31.3					20.0	18.8			6.5	11.1	9.7				13.3	$24,651	$2,659	$21,992
University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2251 Antietam Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 782-4400	476	22	21.6	70.8%	1 (0.2%)	471 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.3	1178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.9	1180^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.6%	2			15.5	29.3	36.9			20.2	19.5	16.7			23.8		10.7		$11,333	$2,627	$8,707
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	694	37	19.0	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	689 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.6	1435^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.1	1386^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.7%	49			9.4	15.0	13.9			10.2	9.3	10.5			7.3		3.3		$14,515	$3,093	$11,422
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%		33.1	967^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	437	69.9	15.1	50.5	58.5	59.0	47.5	50.5	54.9	46.3	46.2	14.1	19.2	36.5	52.7	30.8	51.6	$13,494	$4,401	$9,094
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.3	1340^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	43.5	6.5	11.4	20.5	23.3		27.5	25.0	18.6	11.6		9.8	14.0	19.6	9.3	23.9	$20,835	$2,117	$18,718
Moses Field Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Sheridan St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 866-5790	69	12	5.7	87.0%	7 (10.1%)	55 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$49,993	$11,697	$38,296
Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	434	33	13.1	90.1%	4 (0.9%)	421 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10.3	1352^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.8	1346^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	28.0			11.8	24.4	12.5	15.6	11.9	8.6	8.9		6.7	20.5		8.9	12.0	$21,694	$2,087	$19,606
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%		50.6	687^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.8%	321			60.0	46.2	77.8	56.5		57.1	38.5	44.4	39.1		51.9		33.3		$20,897	$3,081	$17,816
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Public, Charter	K-8	7600 Goethe St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 923-2301	172	10	18.1	68.6%	46 (26.7%)	101 (58.7%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	43.9	812^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%		54.1	647^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.5%	165			47.6	41.7	40.9	50.0	66.7	33.3	20.8	18.2	25.0	41.7	43.5		26.1		$13,300	$00	$13,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Chrysler Elementary School

Is Chrysler Elementary School a good school?

Chrysler Elementary School ranks 526^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Chrysler Elementary School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Chrysler Elementary School?

Students at Chrysler Elementary School are 92% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Chrysler Elementary School attend?

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

High : Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School

How many students attend Chrysler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Chrysler Elementary School.

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