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Emerson ElementaryMiddle School

Q: Is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% 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

1439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 569 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 78.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school performs poorly on state assessments, with only 14.8% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and just 4.84% of 3rd graders and 8.33% of 6th and 7th graders meeting proficiency in math. Emerson's subgroups, including female, male, African American, and low-socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective groups statewide.

While Emerson spends between $16,331 and $23,165 per student, which is higher than the district average, this does not translate to improved academic outcomes. The nearby schools, such as Bow ElementaryMiddle School and Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science, perform similarly to or slightly better than Emerson on most metrics. Some charter schools in the area, like Detroit Achievement Academy and Pembroke Academy, significantly outperform Emerson and the district on academic measures, suggesting that more innovative approaches and targeted support may be needed to address the unique needs of this school community.

532

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,584

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 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg17%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,439^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

832^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 3% (2023) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^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	6.4	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

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

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies31%-16 vs state

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

Math6%-30 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
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%)	6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%		4.6	1472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.9%	33	15.6		14.8	10.6	8.3	8.3	9.8	4.8			8.3	4.9		10.2		30.6	$20,584	$2,159	$18,425
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%)	12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		9.7	1351^st of 1486 public elementary schools	9.1%	44			12.8	8.3	17.4	27.9		15.4			16.3		13.0		6.5		$21,533	$2,326	$19,207
Rutherford Winans Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16411 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Rutherford Winans Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0709	152	12	12.6	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	41.7			16.7				21.4									$16,802	$991	$15,811
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%)	5.2	1467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.5	1484^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.1%	17	29.3	4.4	7.0	14.1	9.4	11.8	8.8	4.4			2.9		3.1	9.9		9.9	$14,826	$1,920	$12,906
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%)	5.1	1472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.1	1413^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.9%	59			5.4	11.3				7.1	9.4								$19,423	$7,586	$11,837
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%)	24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.8	1018^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.5%	73	70.8	20.8	6.5	33.3	26.9	60.9	29.2	8.9	18.8	11.5	37.5	25.0	16.0	34.8		33.3	$13,313	$1,817	$11,496
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%)	10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%		5.4	1454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.2%	108	29.7		12.8	11.1	17.0	23.9	20.4	14.6	13.0	7.6		12.5	16.7	12.3	9.3	13.8	$20,981	$1,952	$19,029
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%)	88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%		79.8	252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	95			56.1	59.4	80.0	82.1		58.5	62.5	60.0	53.6		68.0		48.0		$17,851	$2,081	$15,770
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%)	8.8	1377^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.2	1342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.7%	35			13.8	15.0	17.7			17.2	7.5	8.1			11.3		9.7		$23,125	$6,052	$17,073
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%)	15.7	1251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.7	1097^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.2%	154	28.8	4.6	19.3	27.3	28.2	5.5	18.6	19.0	13.1	16.7		12.9	14.1	20.9	20.5	16.4	$19,798	$1,957	$17,841

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

What district is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

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

Is Emerson ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Emerson ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Emerson ElementaryMiddle School?

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

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