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Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades K-8

1395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School is a K-8 public school in Detroit, MI, serving 296 students within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking thing about Pulaski is its attendance record. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.2% of students were chronically absent—a rate dramatically lower than the district average of 60.9% and far better than nearby schools like Brewer Academy (84.1%), Fisher Magnet Academy (73.3%), and Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts (80.9%). Even many charter schools nearby, such as Eaton Academy (41.6%) and Macomb Montessori Academy (49.6%), have higher absenteeism. This isn't a fluke—Pulaski's chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a staggering 80.3% in 2021-2022 to 29.2% today, a remarkable improvement that suggests school leaders have successfully built a culture where kids show up.

Academically, Pulaski is strongest in its middle school grades. In 8th grade, students scored 25% proficient in Science—double the district average—and 30% proficient in Social Studies, well above nearby schools like Brewer Academy (9.6%) and Fisher Magnet Academy (5.45%). Sixth and seventh graders also meet or beat district averages in English Language Arts. However, the elementary grades (K-5) lag significantly, with proficiency rates often in the single digits. The school spends a hefty $23,009 per student—more than nearby charters like Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy ($14,100)—yet overall test scores remain below state averages. Still, compared to its immediate neighbors, Pulaski ranks higher than Brewer Academy, Fisher Magnet Academy, and Academy of Warren, making it a relative island of stability in a challenging area—especially for families who value consistent attendance and a school that seems to click with older students.

296

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,009

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13840 Lappin St
Detroit, MI 48205-2328

(313) 866-7022

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Osborn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.6%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2024 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,395^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

710^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2023

From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	8.8	1395 of 1492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	1390 of 1488	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1404 of 1486	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	326 of 388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	312 of 369	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	290 of 348	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	456 of 475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	1160 of 1343	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1418 of 1443	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	1264 of 1352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1262 of 1346	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1317 of 1381	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1380 of 1397	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	5.9	1428 of 1446	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	710 of 896	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	819 of 890	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	796 of 897	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	819 of 883	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.7	274 of 338	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	214 of 300	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	274 of 310	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	304 of 366	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	573 of 789	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	719 of 789	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	730 of 771	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	700 of 770	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	762 of 794	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	627 of 834	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	757 of 832	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	718 of 836	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	761 of 825	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	764 of 815	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	701 of 813	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	675 of 798	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	679 of 786	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	752 of 797	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2018)1st percentile

Middle school

African American (2026)50th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies30%-9 vs state

Science16%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Math11%-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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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%)	8.8	1395^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.2	1390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.6%	5	35.0	15.0	8.8	7.1	11.8	24.1	17.2	14.7	7.1	8.0	14.3	17.2	9.8	25.0	1466.6	30.0	$23,009	$1,766	$21,243
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%)	9.9	1372^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.1	1371^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%	1	23.3	335.3	10.0	13.3	10.7	10.0	1668.9	27.5	11.4	1451.2	1564.1	1656.5	1466.7	1776.0	1465.7	10.0	$13,775	$2,695	$11,080
Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13943 E 8 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Academy of Warren	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 552-8010	817	47	17.4	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	802 (98.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5	1483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.5	1411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.2%	72	42.3	5.6	3.3	9.1	8.9	5.6	10.3	7.7	10.1	3.8	4.2	1665.8	7.6	8.6	1463.0	17.1	$14,345	$1,919	$12,427
Brewer Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18025 Brock St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0404	441	21	21.2	96.6%	6 (1.4%)	432 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1407^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.4%	53	15.1	350.5	1258.2	5.2	7.7	4.6	18.2	13.6	5.3	6.0	8.2	18.4	9.8	4.1	5.8	9.6	$20,705	$1,782	$18,923
Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	758	50	15.2	95.8%	2 (0.3%)	736 (97.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.5	1449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.6	1453^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	20.0	327.6	7.1	1365.2	1462.4	11.1	10.8	10.6	3.2	4.9	6.8	4.0	1466.0	5.5	1458.8	5.5	$22,419	$1,302	$21,117
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%)	9.8	1373^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.7	1364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%	9	18.4	313.4	12.3	9.1	17.1	26.0	12.2	15.1	7.6	1461.8	4.1	1661.2	5.7	3.9	1465.7	1773.5	$20,616	$1,652	$18,964
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15865 E 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 371-1300	707	43	16.5	98.7%	1 (0.1%)	654 (92.5%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	21.7	1145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.3%		14.1	1276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.2%	131	40.6	20.3	32.1	25.9	10.8	21.3	29.3	25.3	30.0	1462.3	21.3	18.7	9.3	17.1	1467.0	32.9	$14,100	$1,844	$12,257
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	327	22	14.8	95.4%	41 (12.5%)	210 (64.2%)	10 (3.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.2%)	11.4	1343^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.0%		29.4	1023^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	320			14.8	26.5	23.4			7.4	16.3	9.4			15.6		4.7		$19,629	$3,528	$16,100
Crescentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14500 Crescentwood Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3200	195	14	13.6	93.8%	21 (10.8%)	150 (76.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	5.3	1476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)			7.8	6.3	19.2			7.8	1358.2	1456.4			1471.4		1463.6		$20,815	$3,755	$17,061
Eaton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	21450 Universal Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eaton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 777-1519	332	23	14.4	80.4%	3 (0.9%)	329 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	1371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.6	1342^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.8%	29	54.2	12.5	18.4	17.1	8.5	15.0	16.3	26.3	7.3	1459.0	1562.8	6.1	6.5	12.5	1464.0	33.3	$13,470	$2,380	$11,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School

Is Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Osborn High School

What district is Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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