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Nichols ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Nichols ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 283 students. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools.

Nichols ElementaryMiddle School faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%, and only 20.6% were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 42.7%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (around 87%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Bunche Preparatory Academy, AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning, and Garvey Academy, also struggle academically and have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to Nichols ElementaryMiddle School. This suggests that the challenges facing Nichols are not unique but rather systemic issues within the Detroit Public Schools system.

311

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,282

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Burns St
Detroit, MI 48214-1874

(313) 852-0800

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Nichols ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Southeastern High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg16%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,203^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

686^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	17.8	1203 of 1488	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1403 of 1486	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1244 of 1470	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1196 of 1344	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1273 of 1408	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	194 of 321	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	145 of 212	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	308 of 475	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	921 of 1338	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1231 of 1443	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1086 of 1346	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1058 of 1350	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	993 of 1134	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1235 of 1397	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1153 of 1366	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1046 of 1334	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1323 of 1446	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	686 of 890	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	649 of 897	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	820 of 883	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	586 of 776	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	702 of 792	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	168 of 338	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	130 of 300	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.2	242 of 310	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	85 of 182	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	112 of 196	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	295 of 366	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	476 of 789	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	431 of 771	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.8	752 of 794	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	605 of 832	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	504 of 836	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	752 of 825	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	464 of 691	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	519 of 672	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	771 of 815	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	11.9	702 of 776	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	653 of 797	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)50th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%+16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Math13%-24 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
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 Burns St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0800	311	18	17.7	92.0%	4 (1.3%)	295 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	17.8	1203^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.2%		7.5	1403^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	5.6%	200	13.3		44.1	16.1	13.8	12.1	15.2	20.6	12.5		9.1	9.1				63.3	$22,282	$2,099	$20,183
Detroit Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	8411 Sylvester St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 343-1495	418	24	17.7	54.5%	147 (35.2%)	221 (52.9%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	66.8	467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.6%		59.8	553^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	62.8%	86	70.4	44.4	63.3	46.0	56.0	51.2	68.4	53.1	34.7	40.0	41.9	55.3	44.0	55.6	34.0	51.9	$10,613	$1,137	$9,476
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Public, Charter	K-8	7600 Goethe St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 923-2301	172	10	18.1	68.6%	46 (26.7%)	101 (58.7%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	43.9	812^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%		54.1	647^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.5%	165			47.6	41.7	40.9	50.0	66.7	33.3	20.8	18.2	25.0	41.7	43.5		26.1		$13,300	$00	$13,300
Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	434	33	13.1	90.1%	4 (0.9%)	421 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10.3	1352^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.8	1346^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	28.0			11.8	24.4	12.5	15.6	11.9	8.6	8.9		6.7	20.5		8.9	12.0	$21,694	$2,087	$19,606
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Garland St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4169	379	27	14.1	90.0%	1 (0.3%)	367 (96.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	1369^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.8	1345^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.5%	24	23.5	13.7	7.5	16.3	21.1	21.4	19.1	7.5			10.3		7.9	11.8		17.6	$20,678	$2,823	$17,855
Moses Field Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Sheridan St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 866-5790	69	12	5.7	87.0%	7 (10.1%)	55 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$49,993	$11,697	$38,296
Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10800 E Canfield St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-6000	329	8	41.1	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	321 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.6	1436^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	25.8		9.1		16.1	7.5		6.8					16.1	9.7			$15,521	$00	$15,521
Detroit Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11224 Kercheval St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-5799	686	38	18.0	88.9%	2 (0.3%)	618 (90.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	21.1	1137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.7	1041^st of 1486 public elementary schools	29.9%	96	50.0	26.3	22.8	27.0	27.3	20.0	35.2	26.6	31.5	13.0	21.7	33.8	15.6	19.7	16.9	23.7	$13,816	$2,737	$11,079
Bunche Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2715 Macomb St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8350	401	32	12.6	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	380 (94.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	12.9	1301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%					(n/a)	31.3					20.0	18.8			6.5	11.1	9.7				13.3	$24,651	$2,659	$21,992
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning	Public	PK, KG-8	8950 Crane St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5644	401	31	13.0	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	388 (96.8%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.1	1396^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.4	1426^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.0%	30	31.0	17.2		10.2		10.3			14.3	8.1	7.7	13.5		20.7			$22,451	$2,006	$20,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Nichols ElementaryMiddle School

What is the racial makeup of Nichols ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Nichols ElementaryMiddle School are 95% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Nichols ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Nichols ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Nichols ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Nichols ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Nichols ElementaryMiddle School.

What schools do graduates of Nichols ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Southeastern High School

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