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Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies

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Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies ranks 541 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies (FLICS) is a public PK-8 school of choice in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, serving 715 students with a specialized language immersion curriculum. This school stands out as a remarkable success story in Detroit, showing consistent, dramatic academic improvement over the past five years—climbing from the 14th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 64th percentile by 2025-2026.

What makes FLICS truly exceptional is how it compares to nearby schools. While most surrounding Detroit public schools rank in the bottom 0-13th percentile statewide, FLICS performs in the top half. For example, in 3rd-grade ELA, FLICS achieves a 41.8% proficiency rate—nearly three times the district average and more than five times the rate at nearby John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy and Coleman A Young Elementary School. Even the highest-performing nearby charter, Detroit Achievement Academy, ranks 41 points lower statewide. FLICS also outperforms state averages in several areas, including 8th-grade Social Studies (67.2% vs. 50.3% statewide) and 8th-grade ELA (84.5% vs. 64.8% statewide).

Perhaps most impressive is FLICS's effectiveness with all students. The school ranks in the 96th percentile statewide for academic growth and achievement of its African American students and the 89th percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds—proving that high achievement is possible regardless of a student's circumstances. The school also boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 20.4%, dramatically lower than the district average of 60.9%, indicating strong family engagement. With its unique language immersion program, consistent year-over-year improvement, and reliable performance across all grade levels, FLICS offers a stable, high-quality educational option that stands as a true outlier in the Detroit educational landscape.

715

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,223

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235-2723

(313) 651-2400

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.3%

Hispanic:

1.1%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

541^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 40 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

140^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 43 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	60.9	541 of 1492	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	660 of 1488	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	852 of 1486	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1055 of 1470	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1156 of 1344	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1078 of 1408	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	16 of 388	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	25 of 369	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	41 of 348	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	102 of 321	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	71 of 158	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	80 of 212	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.1	32 of 475	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	575 of 1343	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	647 of 1338	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	933 of 1342	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	997 of 1321	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1007 of 1106	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	873 of 1171	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	847 of 1443	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	146 of 1352	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	353 of 1346	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	657 of 1381	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	816 of 1350	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	906 of 1099	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	680 of 1134	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	445 of 1397	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	475 of 1372	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	621 of 1366	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	768 of 1347	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	991 of 1334	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1045 of 1139	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	990 of 1196	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	901 of 1446	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	120 of 252	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	140 of 896	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	173 of 890	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	264 of 897	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.5	517 of 883	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	469 of 776	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	462 of 792	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	7 of 337	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	13 of 338	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	55 of 310	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	41 of 182	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	13 of 196	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	155 of 789	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	214 of 789	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	320 of 771	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	415 of 770	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	376 of 657	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	315 of 658	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	371 of 794	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	45 of 834	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	66 of 832	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	172 of 836	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	303 of 825	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	283 of 691	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	138 of 672	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	158 of 815	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	110 of 813	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	130 of 798	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	226 of 786	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	30.1	545 of 776	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	420 of 658	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	375 of 797	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)98th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%+15 vs state

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Math46%+10 vs state

Social Studies43%+4 vs state

Science36%-3 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
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%)	60.9	541^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%	119	84.5	48.3	41.8	39.2	52.5	50.6	59.7	65.4	43.0	36.3	40.7	45.2	33.8	39.7	25.0	67.2	$20,223	$1,671	$18,553
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%)	21.7	1146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%	55	48.1	22.2	12.8	15.2	40.8	25.0	52.0	25.5	13.0	14.6	29.2	44.0	25.0	18.5	16.7	23.1	$12,938	$1,259	$11,678
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	13.4	1305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		9.6	1365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%	60	35.5	12.4	13.5	9.1	20.2	10.7	17.5	23.3	18.6	21.7	9.8	15.7	23.8	9.9	8.3	22.3	$20,464	$1,583	$18,880
Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	1486^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.7	1478^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%	8			7.0	7.9	8.7			11.8	6.3	1453.7			1471.0		1464.3		$21,909	$1,713	$20,197
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.2	1478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%	34			1265.5	10.6	13.3			5.1	1362.3	1453.2			10.3		1466.7		$13,222	$1,635	$11,587
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	234	10	23.4	84.2%	49 (20.9%)	183 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)			1275.7	1375.2	1467.0	1574.1	1671.9	1269.2	21.7	1452.8	1556.1	1668.2	1469.5		1463.1		$21,216	$1,476	$19,739
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%)	6	1462^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	61	28.1	4.5	12.1	6.8	10.3	9.3	16.5	9.1	5.6	4.8	6.8	3.4	9.5	6.7	1462.5	18.9	$20,253	$1,577	$18,676
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%)	11	1352^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%	6	29.5	9.1	8.9	9.1	13.6	19.3	17.1	13.3	1364.1	1454.5	16.1	1658.8	13.6	17.8	6.8	17.8	$23,437	$1,695	$21,743
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%)	14.3	1293^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	13.3%		11.8	1319^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.4%	26	24.2	328.2	1262.5	21.6	22.0	14.3	12.0	19.5	17.1	1464.9	1564.7	1661.6	17.1	1770.7	14.6	1776.6	$20,201	$1,754	$18,447
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%)	90.8	119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.0%		88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%	38	489.0	70.0	56.5	76.0	92.1	1617.7	1718.4	68.1	56.0	52.6	70.0	82.1	68.4	1816.4	73.7	1826.0	$17,556	$1,759	$15,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies

What is the racial makeup of Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?

Students at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Is Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies a good school?

Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies ranks 541^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies.

What district is Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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