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Marion Law Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Marion Law Academy is a small elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, 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, Marion Law Academy struggles significantly compared to state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.98% to 31.4% across various subjects and grade levels, well below the Michigan state averages of 29.8% to 65.3%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 81.6% over the past few years, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes. Additionally, over 90% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Marion Law Academy's per-student spending of $16,932 to $22,028 is higher than some nearby schools, it is still relatively low compared to state averages. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 16.3 is relatively low, which could be a positive factor. Interestingly, the nearby Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School, Mason Academy, and Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts also struggle academically and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage, suggesting that the challenges faced by Marion Law Academy are not unique but rather reflective of the broader educational landscape in the Detroit area.

386

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,408

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19411 Cliff St
Detroit, MI 48234-3257

(313) 866-3400

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Marion Law Academy usually attend:

High:

Osborn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2024 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (77% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,316^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

830^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

From bottom 10% (2023) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1316 of 1488	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1309 of 1486	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	244 of 369	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	215 of 348	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1219 of 1338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1196 of 1342	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1157 of 1346	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1176 of 1381	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	1183 of 1347	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	830 of 890	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	853 of 897	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	794 of 883	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	265 of 338	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	266 of 300	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	233 of 310	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	755 of 832	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	775 of 836	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	681 of 825	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2024)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

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

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-13 vs state

Social Studies15%-24 vs state

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Math9%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Marion Law Academy

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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
Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	386	26	15.1	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	12.2	1316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.6%		12	1309^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.9%	7	19.2			13.5	19.4	12.8	7.0	10.2		8.3			31.4	23.1	11.4	19.2	$21,408	$2,324	$19,084
Mason Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19955 Fenelon St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3600	476	31	15.2	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	466 (97.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.6	1456^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.2%		5	1464^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	13.0		5.6	5.6	8.0	7.5	7.0	17.0		6.1				9.4		5.7	$20,244	$2,190	$18,054
Legacy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 E Hildale St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Legacy Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-2215	738	41	18.2	96.7%	3 (0.4%)	662 (89.7%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.7%)	30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.1	1004^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.4%	10	40.6	7.2	35.7	30.2	26.1	18.4	21.1	44.0	40.7	30.7	5.3	14.1	5.7	26.5		36.8	$12,917	$1,930	$10,987
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	18440 Hoover St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-6700	754	41	18.5	95.0%	5 (0.7%)	732 (97.1%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.7	1364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		6.6	1423^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	59	10.0		8.3	6.6	23.4	12.0	7.6						16.3	8.6	11.1	10.3	$17,403	$1,922	$15,480
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	22100 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8342	378	25	15.1	97.6%	46 (12.2%)	264 (69.8%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	10.6	1344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.4	1322^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	11.0%	22			13.4	26.8	22.5			11.9	12.5	8.5			9.9				$00	$00	$00
Mound Park Elementary School	Public	4-5	5356 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7590	296	18	16.0	79.7%	55 (18.6%)	129 (43.6%)	20 (6.8%)	64 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	16	1245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.1	1307^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.0%	62				22.7	28.9				13.0	9.9			21.9		16.4		$21,930	$8,365	$13,564
Dove Academy of Detroit	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20001 Wexford St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Dove Academy of Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 366-9110	487	30	16.2	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	486 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.7	1363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	8.4%		7.9	1391^st of 1486 public elementary schools	6.4%	28	40.5		12.7	8.5	14.6	17.9	12.0	7.9		6.3	23.1	7.8	8.3	11.1		8.1	$12,284	$2,773	$9,511
Trix Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20045 Joann St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Michigan Educational Choice Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 426-1020	302	18	17.2	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	286 (94.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	9.1	1371^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%					(n/a)	17.9		14.0	10.0	10.7			20.5						10.7			$15,256	$3,846	$11,411
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	13477 Eureka St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 366-9470	150	10	15.5	92.7%	4 (2.7%)	146 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%					(n/a)	27.3		12.5			23.1	36.4	16.7									$13,547	$3,574	$9,972
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	13840 Lappin St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7022	296	17	17.4	96.6%	4 (1.4%)	271 (91.6%)	11 (3.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.2	1390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.4	1404^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.5%	14	25.6	14.0		12.8	11.5	12.1	10.0		10.5			12.5		15.9	13.0	7.0	$20,155	$2,069	$18,086

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion Law Academy

Is Marion Law Academy a good school?

Marion Law Academy ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Marion Law Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many students attend Marion Law Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Marion Law Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Marion Law Academy?

Students at Marion Law Academy are 96% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Marion Law Academy attend?

Students who attend Marion Law Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Osborn High School

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