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Cooke STEM Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Cooke STEM Academy is an elementary school in Detroit, MI, serving 296 students in grades PK-6 within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most encouraging stories at Cooke is its dramatic progress on attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 75.5% in 2021-2022 to 44.4% in 2024-2025—a 31-point improvement. While that rate is still above the state average, it is now significantly better than many nearby schools, including Gompers ElementaryMiddle School (70.8%) and Coleman A Young Elementary School (71.3%). In fact, Cooke now has the second-lowest chronic absenteeism rate among district schools within a two-mile radius. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, lower than most nearby schools, and spends a substantial $25,290 per pupil—resources that support smaller class sizes and targeted interventions.

Academically, Cooke shows a mixed but evolving picture. The school has improved its state ranking from the 3rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026. Early-grade math is a bright spot: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped to 26.8% in 2025-2026, well above the district average of 20.1%. Fifth grade ELA also exceeded district averages. However, 6th grade performance drops sharply, and science proficiency (13%) remains far below the state average. Notably, African American students at Cooke rank in the 37th percentile statewide—a consistent upward trend and a relative strength. For comparison, Detroit Achievement Academy, a nearby charter spending roughly half as much per student, achieves a higher overall ranking, while Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies—just under two miles away—ranks in the 64th percentile. These comparisons suggest that while Cooke has made real strides in attendance and early-grade math, there remains significant opportunity to translate its substantial resources into broader academic gains.

296

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,290

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18800 Puritan St
Detroit, MI 48223-1350

(313) 494-7458

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Cooke STEM Academy usually attend:

High:

Henry Ford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

Hispanic:

1.4%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg15%

Michigan avg37%

1,318^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 7% (2019) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	12.6	1318 of 1492	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1307 of 1488	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1351 of 1486	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1378 of 1470	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1301 of 1344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1307 of 1408	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	245 of 388	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	242 of 369	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	257 of 348	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	265 of 321	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	149 of 212	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	364 of 475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	1113 of 1343	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1248 of 1338	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1373 of 1443	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	1160 of 1352	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1116 of 1346	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1229 of 1381	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1307 of 1350	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1085 of 1134	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1299 of 1397	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1290 of 1372	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	1164 of 1366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1214 of 1347	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1284 of 1334	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1353 of 1446	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math21%-16 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Cooke STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	18800 Puritan St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7458	296	26	11.3	86.5%	2 (0.7%)	288 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.6	1318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%	11			12.2	16.7	25.0	7.7		26.8	13.9	1459.6	1557.7		1473.1		1465.2		$25,290	$1,988	$23,302
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17045 Grand River Ave	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1066	279	22	12.9	87.8%	3 (1.1%)	263 (94.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	20.8	1163^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%	114			19.2	20.0	1471.9			23.1	12.5	10.3			10.3		46.7		$24,024	$2,291	$21,732
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7	1436^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%	3	26.4	6.9	15.5	14.3	11.9	7.0	18.2	14.5	6.3	1453.3	1560.6	9.1	9.2	11.4	1464.8	14.3	$22,631	$1,780	$20,851
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14771 Mansfield St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8100	303	19	15.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	301 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8.1	1407^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.7%		7.8	1405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%	2	26.7	352.3	1263.2	12.9	17.6	1569.5	19.4	9.1	1364.6	8.8	7.7	9.7	11.8	1769.6	1466.9	26.7	$23,994	$1,816	$22,178
Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21.7	1146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%	55	48.1	22.2	12.8	15.2	40.8	25.0	52.0	25.5	13.0	14.6	29.2	44.0	25.0	18.5	16.7	23.1	$12,938	$1,259	$11,678
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14450 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7495	749	43	17.3	91.3%	3 (0.4%)	730 (97.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	5.4	1474^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.9	1476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.8%	2	31.6	8.8	4.3	10.4	6.3	6.0	21.0	10.8	11.7	1452.9	3.0	17.9	4.8	12.7	4.7	23.2	$20,971	$2,163	$18,809
Old Redford Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-4	17195 Redford St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 532-7510	265	14	18.9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	256 (96.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4.6	1488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.1	1472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%	16			5.8	1366.0				9.6	5.7								$16,755	$2,217	$14,538
Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	1486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.7	1478^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%	8			7.0	7.9	8.7			11.8	6.3	1453.7			1471.0		1464.3		$21,909	$1,713	$20,197
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.9	541^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%	119	84.5	48.3	41.8	39.2	52.5	50.6	59.7	65.4	43.0	36.3	40.7	45.2	33.8	39.7	25.0	67.2	$20,223	$1,671	$18,553
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	283	21	13.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	6.5	1446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%	71	10.0	281.3	1260.8	12.5	14.3	1567.1	17.1	1261.6	7.5	1463.2	1552.0	1664.2	1472.1	1765.0	1470.9	1773.7	$25,030	$1,793	$23,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooke STEM Academy

What district is Cooke STEM Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Cooke STEM Academy a good school?

Cooke STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cooke STEM Academy?

Students at Cooke STEM Academy are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cooke STEM Academy attend?

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

High : Henry Ford High School

How many students attend Cooke STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Cooke STEM Academy.

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