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Nolan ElementaryMiddle School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Nolan Elementary-Middle School in Detroit, MI, serves 453 students from Pre-K through 8th grade as part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Nolan is on a clear upward trajectory. The school's overall state ranking has climbed from the 2nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026—a significant jump that outpaces several nearby schools. Even more striking is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from a staggering 91.4% in 2021-2022 to 52.5% in 2024-2025. That rate is now actually better than the district average (60.9%) and comparable to schools like Mason Academy (62.3%) and Davison Elementary-Middle School (59.7%). This improvement in attendance is likely a key reason academic scores are starting to rise.

Nolan shows real pockets of strength that parents should know about. In 5th grade, science proficiency (26.7%) was more than double the district average (13.1%) and higher than nearby schools like Mason Academy (10.2%). The school's 5th-grade social studies scores (19.6%) also doubled the district average, and its 7th-grade English Language Arts proficiency (22.6%) was the highest among comparable DPS elementary-middle schools. Additionally, Nolan's 8th-grade PSAT English scores (33.3% proficient) actually met the district average—a notable achievement. However, the school faces challenges in early elementary grades, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency at just 12.3%, and there is a persistent gender gap, with female students ranking in the 16th percentile versus 4th percentile for males. While Nolan spends more per student ($19,833) than nearby charters like Legacy Charter Academy ($14,376), which outperforms it in most subjects, Nolan's rapid improvement suggests its investments in attendance and school culture are beginning to pay off.

453

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,833

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1150 E Lantz St
Detroit, MI 48203-1376

(313) 866-7730

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Nolan ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Pershing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

3.5%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2024 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,322^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From bottom 2% (2024) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

802^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit 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
2026	12.4	1322 of 1492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	1409 of 1488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1455 of 1486	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	275 of 388	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	308 of 369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	321 of 348	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1126 of 1343	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	1257 of 1338	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1158 of 1352	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1233 of 1346	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1344 of 1381	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1313 of 1372	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1324 of 1366	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	802 of 896	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	863 of 890	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	817 of 883	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	236 of 337	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.8	316 of 338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	237 of 310	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	727 of 789	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	697 of 834	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	804 of 832	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	753 of 825	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	682 of 813	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	771 of 798	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)29th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)30th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Science18%-21 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	12.4	1322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	11.4%		7.6	1409^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.3%	87	33.3	328.1	12.3	9.6	15.2	14.3	22.6	10.6	11.3	15.6	1553.4	9.7	26.7	8.1	19.6	21.6	$19,833	$1,896	$17,937
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%)	11	1350^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.7	1363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	36.0	10.0	1270.1	19.6	8.9	19.1	10.3	6.1	5.4	1458.5	17.0	10.3	1467.7	1773.0	1464.5	10.2	$13,553	$1,859	$11,695
United Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 E Harry Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2400	363	31	11.6	75.5%	150 (41.3%)	190 (52.3%)	14 (3.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1345^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.8	1320^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.3%	25			1269.0	15.3	24.6			7.3	18.1	10.5			17.9		7.0		$20,438	$1,503	$18,935
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)																	$22,142	$2,745	$19,397
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%)	15.3	1268^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.6	1456^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.2%	188	37.0	316.5	35.7	6.3	20.8	5.7	8.5	36.6	6.4	1463.6	11.3	6.5	10.2	10.9	12.5	23.9	$21,853	$1,637	$20,216
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%)	32.2	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	47	44.8	8.6	35.7	32.1	37.0	19.8	36.4	42.9	42.3	32.1	6.2	23.4	17.3	12.1	7.4	25.9	$14,376	$2,221	$12,154
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	14510 2nd Ave	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	George Washington Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 865-6024	217	15	14.7	—	0 (0.0%)	212 (97.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	1466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%					(n/a)			8.9	7.7				13.3	1351.8								$29,562	$6,431	$23,131
Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	765	43	17.9	89.3%	18 (2.4%)	350 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	369 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	20.9	1161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%	63	44.2	22.1	16.3	16.5	23.9	23.5	23.7	25.8	30.9	16.5	19.8	29.1	21.1	21.3	19.6	48.8	$21,998	$1,777	$20,221
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Hoover Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5300	280	21	13.5	81.1%	102 (36.4%)	163 (58.2%)	7 (2.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9.4	1380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.5	1382^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%	2			25.0	10.2	17.8			12.5	8.5	6.7			13.3		6.7		$17,883	$2,239	$15,644
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%)	17.9	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	94			1263.1	21.1	21.4	23.1		1267.6	21.1	1466.1	1565.7		1474.5		1467.1		$14,064	$2,998	$11,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Nolan ElementaryMiddle School

What district is Nolan ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Nolan ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Nolan ElementaryMiddle School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Nolan ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Nolan ElementaryMiddle School.

What schools do graduates of Nolan ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Pershing High School

Is Nolan ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Nolan ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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