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Emerson ElementaryMiddle School

Q: Is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Emerson ElementaryMiddle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Emerson ElementaryMiddle School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary-Middle School in Detroit, MI, serves 532 students from Pre-K through 8th grade in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Emerson is currently ranked in the bottom 4% of all Michigan schools, and its academic performance has been declining over the past several years. The most significant challenge facing the school is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of about 74% — meaning roughly three out of four students miss substantial amounts of school. This rate is far higher than nearby schools like Cooke STEM Academy (44.4%) and Edison Elementary School (51.3%). The contrast is even starker with Detroit Achievement Academy, which has just an 18.2% chronic absenteeism rate despite serving a similar student population. Schools like Pembroke Academy, which ranks in the 92nd percentile, demonstrate that high achievement is possible for schools with comparable demographics.

Despite these challenges, there are a few bright spots worth noting. In the 2024-2025 school year, Emerson posted a remarkable 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency rate of 30.6% — the highest among all nearby comparable schools and well above the district average of 21.4%. Additionally, the school shows relative strength in serving its African American students, ranking in the 14th percentile for this subgroup compared to its overall 4th percentile ranking. However, test scores vary widely across grades and subjects, suggesting inconsistent instruction. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency (18.2%) was more than double the 6th-grade rate (7%). Emerson also spends over $22,000 per student annually — significantly more than higher-performing neighbors like Detroit Achievement Academy ($12,938) and Pembroke Academy ($17,556) — yet this investment is not translating into academic gains. Addressing the absenteeism crisis appears to be the most urgent priority for improving outcomes at Emerson.

532

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,631

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18240 Huntington Rd
Detroit, MI 48219-2800

(313) 831-9688

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Henry Ford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.5%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,436^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

850^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1436 of 1492	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1439 of 1488	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1472 of 1486	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1463 of 1470	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1403 of 1408	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	335 of 388	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	334 of 348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	310 of 321	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	210 of 212	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	408 of 475	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	1336 of 1343	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1306 of 1338	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1405 of 1443	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1300 of 1352	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	1285 of 1346	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1372 of 1381	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1342 of 1350	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1130 of 1134	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1355 of 1397	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1329 of 1372	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1348 of 1366	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1321 of 1347	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1405 of 1446	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	850 of 896	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	832 of 890	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	860 of 897	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	857 of 883	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	302 of 337	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	285 of 338	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	262 of 300	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	277 of 310	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	294 of 366	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	687 of 789	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	751 of 771	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	750 of 794	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	790 of 834	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	756 of 832	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	794 of 836	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	791 of 825	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	777 of 815	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	804 of 813	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	733 of 798	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	757 of 786	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	758 of 797	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Science10%-29 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

Mathematics7%-26 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
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
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
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	21605 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	847	49	17.1	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	843 (99.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5.1	1482^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	1467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.4%	15	23.1	4.4	5.3	9.5	18.0	5.9	11.7	4.4	1353.0	1456.9	1557.1	3.4	7.0	7.7	1466.2	14.3	$16,803	$1,684	$15,119
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
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
Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	459	31	15.0	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11	1352^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%	6	29.5	9.1	8.9	9.1	13.6	19.3	17.1	13.3	1364.1	1454.5	16.1	1658.8	13.6	17.8	6.8	17.8	$23,437	$1,695	$21,743
Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	390	26	15.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	340 (87.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	90.8	119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.0%		88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%	38	489.0	70.0	56.5	76.0	92.1	1617.7	1718.4	68.1	56.0	52.6	70.0	82.1	68.4	1816.4	73.7	1826.0	$17,556	$1,759	$15,797
MadisonCarver Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19900 Mcintyre St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Madison-Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	343	11	31.1	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.5	1423^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		8.8	1377^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%	46	40.0	340.0	10.6	14.0	12.5	17.3	20.0	12.1	5.3	1460.1	5.8	1663.6	8.9	20.0	1466.6	26.7	$16,296	$2,493	$13,803
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	692	37	18.9	92.5%	1 (0.1%)	676 (97.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19.4	1185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		15.7	1251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.9%	66	22.4	10.3	12.5	23.4	26.7	19.4	13.1	15.5	13.0	13.5	13.1	8.1	22.2	8.7	30.0	50.7	$20,312	$1,555	$18,757
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson ElementaryMiddle School

What schools do graduates of Emerson ElementaryMiddle School attend?

Students who attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Ford High School

How many students attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Emerson ElementaryMiddle School.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Emerson ElementaryMiddle School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

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