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Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine

Public Grades 9-12
713th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 739 Michigan High Schools
Better than 4% of Michigan high schools
Summary

Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine is a small public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades 9-12. With only 152 students, 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.

Crockett Midtown consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 14.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to 26.5% for the district and 42.1% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 74.2% and 91.4% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, Crockett Midtown has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1%, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Despite its specialized focus on science and medicine, Crockett Midtown's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Cass Technical High School, which is a high-performing school within the same district. Cass Technical outperforms Crockett Midtown by a wide margin on standardized tests and has a much higher graduation rate. Interestingly, Crockett Midtown has a relatively high per-student spending of around $28,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10-12 students per teacher, but these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes.

191
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,224
Per pupil spending ?
81.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 571 Mack Ave
       Detroit, MI  48201

(313) 494-1805

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
89.0%
Asian:
3.7%
White:
3.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025
Strengths
91% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg31%
Michigan avg49%
713th of 739
Michigan public high schools ?
Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 17High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District
549th 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20255.3713 of 7393.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.8650 of 74312.5%★☆☆☆☆
20239.7673 of 7358.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.3641 of 6663.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202519.9163 of 19215.1%★☆☆☆☆
202437.5109 of 18842.0%★★☆☆☆
201918.1122 of 14717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201823.5183 of 25428.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201977.48 of 2770.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202416.3522 of 61915.7%★☆☆☆☆
20192.0545 of 5541.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.4623 of 71012.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20257.5604 of 6354.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.7489 of 65425.2%★☆☆☆☆
20195.4506 of 5324.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.4656 of 75513.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20194.0524 of 5433.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.3663 of 7076.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2019)70th percentile+67 vs school
Female (2024)16th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2019)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies14%-28 vs state
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing12%-44 vs state

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Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Michigan high schools.

Students at Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine are 89% African American, 4% Asian, 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine.


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