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Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is a public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 690 students. 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.

Academically, Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school's performance on the PSAT for 8th graders is also very low, with only 23.3% proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 65.3%. Chronic absenteeism rates at the school are extremely high, ranging from 54.5% to 66.1% over the past 3 years.

The nearby schools, such as John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy, Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology, and Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, also perform poorly on academic measures, with rankings in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools. However, some nearby schools, like Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, show slightly better academic performance, with rankings in the bottom 20-25% of the state. The high percentage of low-income students at Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is reflective of the broader economic challenges facing the Detroit community.

692

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,341

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8145 Puritan St
Detroit, MI 48238

(313) 494-3830

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Mumford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.1%

Hispanic:

0.9%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg16%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,340^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 6% (2023) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

797^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 5% (2023) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	10.7	1340 of 1488	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1209 of 1486	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1377 of 1470	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	267 of 369	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	184 of 348	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	272 of 321	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1245 of 1338	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1111 of 1342	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1186 of 1321	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1184 of 1346	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1047 of 1381	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1238 of 1350	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1202 of 1366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1244 of 1347	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1311 of 1334	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	797 of 890	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	770 of 897	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	837 of 883	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	230 of 338	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	196 of 300	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	262 of 310	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	726 of 789	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	693 of 771	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	734 of 770	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	736 of 832	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	681 of 836	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	756 of 825	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	692 of 798	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	652 of 786	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	754 of 776	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Science8%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School

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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
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	692	46	15.1	92.2%	1 (0.1%)	679 (98.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10.7	1340^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	1209^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.6%	131	23.3		11.8	18.3	7.7	23.0	7.6	9.3	21.1		14.8	12.3	5.4	11.1	9.7	20.8	$19,341	$1,945	$17,395
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	234	10	23.4	84.2%	49 (20.9%)	183 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.4	1350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.6	1108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.4%	242	41.2		10.7	9.7		20.0	20.0	21.4				15.0		18.8		18.8	$00	$00	$00
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Curtis St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7175	374	22	17.2	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	364 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	15.9	1247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.2%		13	1287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.4%	40			18.2	17.5	11.5	20.8		27.3	30.0	5.8	20.8		11.5				$19,189	$2,043	$17,146
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	630	34	18.5	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	620 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	1419^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.7	6.8	8.1	12.8	12.8	20.0	13.4	9.5	5.1	10.3	7.5	6.1	9.0	17.3	6.4	13.3	$19,450	$1,961	$17,489
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1456^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	12			16.0	13.8	5.4			9.4	12.1				3.2				$00	$00	$00
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15531 Linwood St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8820	451	34	13.4	89.1%	3 (0.7%)	438 (97.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.6	1381^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.6	1450^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.4%	69	17.0	10.6		13.5	6.8	16.0			13.5		11.5	16.7		14.6		10.4	$21,092	$2,573	$18,519
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3901 Margareta St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7300	405	25	16.2	59.8%	48 (11.9%)	340 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	30	1012^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.0%		18.8	1184^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.3%	172	22.1	5.2	29.4	42.3	52.4	24.0	16.7	23.5	11.5	19.1	14.0	13.0	42.9	10.4	23.8	10.4	$21,792	$2,466	$19,327
Flagship Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13661 Wisconsin St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Flagship Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 933-7933	655	33	19.8	93.9%	3 (0.5%)	574 (87.6%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.6%)	12.8	1302^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	12.5%		9.7	1352^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	50	50.0	10.3	16.3	22.5	26.3	18.2	16.9	18.8	18.8	7.9	7.6	11.9	18.4	29.3	5.3	20.7	$14,034	$2,297	$11,736
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	9.6	1365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		8.1	1388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.6%	23	36.0	7.9	15.7	19.7	7.8	16.7	13.2	9.9	11.4	7.8	9.2	8.1	19.5	19.2	4.6	22.1	$19,490	$1,898	$17,592
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4201 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8141	362	22	16.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	1443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%					(n/a)	39.4		9.3	18.5	8.3	12.8	26.8	5.6						12.1		12.1	$13,377	$153	$13,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School

How many students attend Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School are 98% African American.

Is Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School attend?

Students who attend Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School usually go on to attend:

High : Mumford High School

What district is Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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