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Spain ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Spain ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 376 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state.

Spain ElementaryMiddle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% statewide and 12.9% in the district. The school's 8th-grade PSAT scores are also significantly below state averages, with only 43.5% proficient in ELA and 6.52% proficient in Math, compared to 65.3% and 30.4% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Spain ElementaryMiddle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 49.8% to 66.1% over the past 3 years.

While the nearby schools, such as Bunche Preparatory Academy, Burton International Academy, and Golightly Education Center, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance, some local charter schools, like Edmonson Montessori and Chrysler Elementary School, have significantly higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates above the state and district averages in many subject areas.

403

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,835

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 Beaubien St
Detroit, MI 48201-2118

(313) 494-2081

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Spain ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Southeastern High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg15%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,306^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

721^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 13% (2023) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	12.7	1306 of 1488	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1340 of 1486	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1291 of 1470	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	245 of 369	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	230 of 348	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	180 of 321	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	267 of 475	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1161 of 1338	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1171 of 1342	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	994 of 1321	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1243 of 1443	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1158 of 1346	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1195 of 1381	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1172 of 1350	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1224 of 1397	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1285 of 1366	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1283 of 1347	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1260 of 1334	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1304 of 1446	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	721 of 890	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	812 of 897	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	770 of 883	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	189 of 338	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	216 of 300	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	200 of 310	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	222 of 366	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	729 of 789	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	702 of 771	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	688 of 770	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	692 of 794	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	650 of 832	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	712 of 836	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	702 of 825	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	597 of 672	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	732 of 815	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	571 of 798	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	598 of 776	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	679 of 797	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science17%-24 vs state

Social Studies17%-22 vs state

Math16%-21 vs state

Mathematics7%-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
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.3	1340^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	43.5	6.5	11.4	20.5	23.3		27.5	25.0	18.6	11.6		9.8	14.0	19.6	9.3	23.9	$20,835	$2,117	$18,718
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%		33.1	967^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	437	69.9	15.1	50.5	58.5	59.0	47.5	50.5	54.9	46.3	46.2	14.1	19.2	36.5	52.7	30.8	51.6	$13,494	$4,401	$9,094
Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2538	412	26	15.7	81.3%	2 (0.5%)	408 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%		18.4	1193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	130	48.4	22.6	22.2	20.5	22.0	51.3	16.3	31.1	20.9	16.0	33.3	16.3	18.0	25.8	14.0	41.9	$20,721	$2,136	$18,585
University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2251 Antietam Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 782-4400	476	22	21.6	70.8%	1 (0.2%)	471 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.3	1178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.9	1180^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.6%	2			15.5	29.3	36.9			20.2	19.5	16.7			23.8		10.7		$11,333	$2,627	$8,707
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%		50.6	687^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.8%	321			60.0	46.2	77.8	56.5		57.1	38.5	44.4	39.1		51.9		33.3		$20,897	$3,081	$17,816
Chrysler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8440	137	8	16.5	62.8%	2 (1.5%)	126 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	62.9	526^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.1	420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.7%	106			23.1	61.9	76.2			38.5	52.4	33.3			42.9		57.1		$24,341	$2,592	$21,749
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	435 Amsterdam St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 309-0552	467	23	20.3	74.3%	1 (0.2%)	461 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17.5	1209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%		16.9	1224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.6%	15			15.2	24.4	29.6			21.5	23.1	14.8			23.5		13.6		$13,088	$2,462	$10,626
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	957 Holden St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-9800	438	22	19.9	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		10.3	1338^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.0%	3			18.2	16.0	15.7			19.5	12.3	9.6			15.7		12.0		$11,520	$3,148	$8,372
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
Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	482	28	17.2	90.5%	1 (0.2%)	474 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.5	1255^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.1	1305^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.2%	50	30.4	14.3	18.5	29.5	19.6	13.6	14.5	18.5	20.9			13.0	20.0	19.6	16.4	32.1	$19,566	$2,229	$17,337

Frequently Asked Questions about Spain ElementaryMiddle School

What district is Spain ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Spain ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Spain ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Spain ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Spain ElementaryMiddle School.

What is the racial makeup of Spain ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Spain ElementaryMiddle School are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Spain ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Southeastern High School

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