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Bow ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bow ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 514 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. Bow ElementaryMiddle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 0-star rating.

Bow ElementaryMiddle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 77.5% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates, is consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 12.8%, compared to 12.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also significantly lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

When comparing Bow ElementaryMiddle School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Emerson ElementaryMiddle School and Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts, the performance metrics are generally similar, with all three schools ranking in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools. This suggests that the challenges facing Bow ElementaryMiddle School may be part of a broader, systemic issue within the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

459

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,981

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19801 Prevost St
Detroit, MI 48235-2356

(313) 852-0500

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Bow ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Henry Ford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.1%

Hispanic:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (75% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,346^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

789^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 7% (2023) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	10.4	1346 of 1488	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1454 of 1486	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1367 of 1470	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	266 of 369	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	327 of 348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	257 of 321	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	419 of 475	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1268 of 1338	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1256 of 1321	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1409 of 1443	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1202 of 1346	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1343 of 1381	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1239 of 1350	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1353 of 1397	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1246 of 1366	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1304 of 1347	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1267 of 1334	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1402 of 1446	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	789 of 890	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	826 of 897	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	824 of 883	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	221 of 338	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	237 of 300	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	252 of 310	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	317 of 366	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	761 of 789	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	709 of 771	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	741 of 770	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	770 of 794	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	744 of 832	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	758 of 836	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	741 of 825	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	774 of 815	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	690 of 798	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	734 of 786	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	692 of 776	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	754 of 797	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)35th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

Math12%-25 vs state

Social Studies12%-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
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
Rutherford Winans Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16411 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Rutherford Winans Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0709	152	12	12.6	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	41.7			16.7				21.4									$16,802	$991	$15,811
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
Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.8	1018^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.5%	73	70.8	20.8	6.5	33.3	26.9	60.9	29.2	8.9	18.8	11.5	37.5	25.0	16.0	34.8		33.3	$13,313	$1,817	$11,496
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
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
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
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%		4.6	1472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.9%	33	15.6		14.8	10.6	8.3	8.3	9.8	4.8			8.3	4.9		10.2		30.6	$20,584	$2,159	$18,425
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bow ElementaryMiddle School

What schools do graduates of Bow ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Henry Ford High School

Is Bow ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Bow ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Bow ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Bow ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Bow ElementaryMiddle School are 99% African American.

How many students attend Bow ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Bow ElementaryMiddle School.

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