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Mason Academy

Q: Is Mason Academy a good school?

Mason Academy ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mason Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Mason Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mason Academy?

Students at Mason Academy are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mason Academy attend?

Students who attend Mason Academy usually go on to attend: High : Pershing High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mason Academy is an elementary school located in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mason Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Michigan elementary schools, with rankings between 1456-1464 out of 1488 schools in the 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 school years. The school's performance on state assessments (M-Step) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 5.56% to 8%, compared to the state average of 38.9% to 44.4%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates at Mason Academy ranged from 6.12% to 17%, while the state average was 32.9% to 42.7%. The school's performance on the PSAT for 8th-grade students was also significantly lower than the state and district averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Nolan ElementaryMiddle School, Davison ElementaryMiddle School, and Marion Law Academy, also perform poorly on academic measures, some other nearby schools, like Great Oaks Academy and Legacy Charter Academy, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often double or triple the levels seen at Mason Academy.

476

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,244

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19955 Fenelon St
Detroit, MI 48234-2273

(313) 866-3600

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Mason Academy usually attend:

High:

Pershing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2024 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg17%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,456^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

885^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	5.6	1456 of 1488	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1464 of 1486	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	345 of 369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	338 of 348	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	471 of 475	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	5.1	1431 of 1443	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1306 of 1346	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1367 of 1381	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1393 of 1397	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1335 of 1366	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1440 of 1446	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	885 of 890	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	366 of 366	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	4.4	791 of 794	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	827 of 832	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	815 of 815	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	786 of 798	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	796 of 797	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2018)1st percentile

Middle school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2018)<1st percentile

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math12%-26 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

English Language Arts7%-34 vs state

Social Studies6%-41 vs state

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Schools Near Mason 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
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
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
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
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
Schofield Elementary School	Public	K	21555 Warner Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-5150	169	13	12.8	83.4%	20 (11.8%)	65 (38.5%)	10 (5.9%)	51 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,371	$3,870	$18,501
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
Great Oaks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4257 Bart Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Great Oaks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 427-4540	768	37	20.5	90.8%	11 (1.4%)	623 (81.1%)	11 (1.4%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (10.5%)	37.3	904^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.2%		39	868^th of 1486 public elementary schools	41.6%	36	70.4	22.5	28.6	37.2	35.3	44.4	57.3	41.7	27.3	18.6	37.0	22.7	29.4	47.9	10.5	47.9	$14,609	$3,250	$11,358
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
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1150 E Lantz St	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-7730	453	28	16.1	94.7%	2 (0.4%)	431 (95.1%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7.6	1409^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.3%		5.4	1455^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.1%	46	20.8		5.3	6.3		9.1		14.0	12.5			10.0		9.8	12.7	11.8	$20,053	$2,615	$17,437
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason Academy

What district is Mason Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many students attend Mason Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Mason Academy.

What schools do graduates of Mason Academy attend?

Students who attend Mason Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Pershing High School

Is Mason Academy a good school?

Mason Academy ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mason Academy?

Students at Mason Academy are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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