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Vernor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Vernor Elementary School is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 301 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.

Vernor Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in the most recent school year. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% statewide and 12.9% for the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Vernor Elementary School also faces challenges with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 70.3% over the past few years.

While Vernor Elementary School struggles academically, some nearby schools, such as Bates Academy and Pembroke Academy, perform significantly better. Bates Academy, for example, ranked in the top 10% of Michigan elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math. This highlights the potential for improved academic outcomes in the Vernor Elementary School community. Additionally, Vernor Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $18,735 to $22,033 over the past few years, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be more significant drivers of student success.

340

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,751

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13726 Pembroke Ave
Detroit, MI 48235-1519

(313) 494-7342

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Vernor Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mumford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Pacific Islander:

0.9%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2023 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,319^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 5% (2023) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

796^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	11.8	1319 of 1488	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1301 of 1486	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1398 of 1470	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	251 of 369	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	261 of 348	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	269 of 321	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	429 of 475	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1048 of 1338	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1295 of 1342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1335 of 1443	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1131 of 1346	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1202 of 1381	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1235 of 1350	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1356 of 1397	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	1263 of 1366	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1091 of 1347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1427 of 1446	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	796 of 890	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	815 of 897	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	224 of 338	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	215 of 300	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	639 of 789	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	704 of 832	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	686 of 836	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)34th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Math11%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Vernor Elementary School

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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
Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	340	20	17.4	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	333 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	1319^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.3	1301^st of 1486 public elementary schools	12.4%	18	17.9		19.5	8.9	23.9	10.7	17.1	15.0	10.9	6.4					20.0	28.6	$20,751	$2,457	$18,293
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4201 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8141	362	22	16.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	1443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%					(n/a)	39.4		9.3	18.5	8.3	12.8	26.8	5.6						12.1		12.1	$13,377	$153	$13,224
Einstein Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14001 Northend Ave	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7640	387	24	16.3	80.6%	10 (2.6%)	361 (93.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.8	1430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.9%		5	1462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.6%	32			7.9	11.1	19.7			4.8	6.9	4.9			14.8		8.2		$20,765	$2,328	$18,436
Bates Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19701 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7000	773	42	18.3	61.1%	0 (0.0%)	770 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90.5	114^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.5	193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	87.0%	79	80.0	41.1	51.8	68.9	82.7	73.2	71.6	71.4	62.2	56.8	56.1	58.9	72.8	43.8	46.9	62.9	$18,447	$1,840	$16,607
Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	459	31	15.0	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%		5.4	1454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.2%	108	29.7		12.8	11.1	17.0	23.9	20.4	14.6	13.0	7.6		12.5	16.7	12.3	9.3	13.8	$20,981	$1,952	$19,029
Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	390	26	15.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	340 (87.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%		79.8	252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	95			56.1	59.4	80.0	82.1		58.5	62.5	60.0	53.6		68.0		48.0		$17,851	$2,081	$15,770
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21700 Marlow St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 539-4115	212	14	15.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	212 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		14.8			8.8	17.4										$11,698	$535	$11,163
Lessenger Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	12901 Albany St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 336-7610	54	10	5.5	79.6%	0 (0.0%)	53 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$31,535	$2,089	$29,446
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%		39.7	852^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	192	78.4	34.6	45.1	46.8	46.4	60.0	47.5	53.7	44.3	23.8	32.9	41.0	35.4	57.7	14.5	55.8	$19,592	$2,231	$17,361
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	630	34	18.5	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	620 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	1419^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.7	6.8	8.1	12.8	12.8	20.0	13.4	9.5	5.1	10.3	7.5	6.1	9.0	17.3	6.4	13.3	$19,450	$1,961	$17,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Vernor Elementary School

Is Vernor Elementary School a good school?

Vernor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Vernor Elementary School?

Students at Vernor Elementary School are 98% African American.

How many students attend Vernor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Vernor Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Vernor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Vernor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Mumford High School

What district is Vernor Elementary School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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