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Priest ElementaryMiddle School

Q: Is Priest ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Priest ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Priest ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Priest ElementaryMiddle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Priest ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Priest ElementaryMiddle School are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 20% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Priest ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 693 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Priest ElementaryMiddle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Michigan, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 5.1%, compared to 12.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance on the PSAT assessment in 8th grade is also well below the district and state averages.

While Priest ElementaryMiddle School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 84.99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the nearby Lowrey Elementary School and Iris Becker Elementary School, both in the Dearborn City School District, significantly outperform Priest ElementaryMiddle School and the Detroit district as a whole. Additionally, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1%, are likely a significant contributing factor to its poor academic performance.

673

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,747

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7840 Wagner St
Detroit, MI 48210-1962

(313) 849-3705

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

27.5%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,470^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

755^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	5.1	1470 of 1488	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1408 of 1486	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1406 of 1470	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1330 of 1344	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1361 of 1408	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.4	467 of 475	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	172 of 173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	165 of 180	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	111 of 117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1336 of 1338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1312 of 1342	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1219 of 1321	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1147 of 1171	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1345 of 1443	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	152 of 188	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	76 of 86	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1322 of 1346	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1295 of 1381	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1266 of 1350	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1097 of 1134	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1302 of 1397	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1340 of 1366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1297 of 1347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1304 of 1334	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1167 of 1196	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1362 of 1446	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	1194 of 1204	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1244 of 1253	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	755 of 890	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	794 of 897	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	822 of 883	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	758 of 776	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	728 of 792	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	26.0	280 of 366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	68 of 88	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	98 of 154	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	707 of 789	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	681 of 771	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	743 of 770	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	605 of 658	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	694 of 794	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	219 of 265	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	230 of 257	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	117 of 137	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	207 of 266	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	673 of 832	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	722 of 836	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	724 of 825	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	665 of 691	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	596 of 672	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	685 of 815	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	645 of 798	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	720 of 786	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	746 of 776	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	613 of 639	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	677 of 797	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	650 of 696	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	675 of 701	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	677 of 678	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

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2018)2nd percentile

White (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2018)23rd percentile

Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-11 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

Social Studies18%-29 vs state

English Language Arts11%-30 vs state

Math9%-27 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
Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	673	43	15.5	81.7%	185 (27.5%)	136 (20.2%)	344 (51.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	1408^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.2%	62	30.2	19.7	5.1	9.0	7.4	5.2	27.9	10.1	8.3	7.0	3.7	16.4		18.2		18.2	$19,747	$2,134	$17,613
Munger ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5525 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0655	954	50	19.0	86.6%	64 (6.7%)	131 (13.7%)	754 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	17.6	1206^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.0%		12.6	1294^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	88	44.5	14.5	27.0	19.7	28.1	17.6	29.7	22.5	23.5	18.8	9.3	19.2	17.7	17.4	15.6	26.6	$19,392	$1,853	$17,539
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	357	27	13.3	90.5%	352 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.6	793^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.6%	229			22.8	32.8	30.4			46.6	36.7	27.9			8.3		11.5		$20,532	$1,532	$19,000
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	4100 Martin St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-1083	484	25	19.0	100.0%	23 (4.8%)	9 (1.9%)	451 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.2	1314^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.7%		7.7	1395^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.1%	81			18.1	18.4	28.0			17.9	15.2	8.6			15.1		8.6		$13,573	$3,915	$9,658
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.5	335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	56			54.1	43.3	53.3			57.9	59.4	63.3			33.3		40.0		$23,294	$1,525	$21,769
Voyageur Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	789	34	23.0	96.5%	17 (2.2%)	601 (76.2%)	147 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.4%)	8.2	1391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.3	1406^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.4%	15	33.7	2.9	14.6	9.8	19.1	22.7	10.0	9.0	6.1	3.4	5.3	4.4	12.4	18.9	3.4	8.5	$18,322	$5,880	$12,442
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%		10.5	1333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	10.3%				19.0	18.8	14.1			21.9	18.1	9.2			10.8				$15,527	$2,561	$12,966
Academy of the Americas at Logan	Public	K-3	3811 Cicotte St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	495	26	19.0	85.1%	17 (3.4%)	12 (2.4%)	463 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)			17.5					22.8									$18,792	$2,203	$16,589
Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	515	39	13.3	91.3%	498 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%		59	568^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.8%	117			44.7	41.5	47.4			61.3	58.0	52.0			40.0		39.0		$20,996	$2,317	$18,679
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	221	14	15.6	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	1218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		35	935^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.1%	283			18.5		8.5					10.6	39.1	36.4	19.1				$21,172	$2,510	$18,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Priest ElementaryMiddle School

How many students attend Priest ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Priest ElementaryMiddle School.

What is the racial makeup of Priest ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Priest ElementaryMiddle School are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 20% African American.

Is Priest ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Priest ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Priest ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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