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Barton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Barton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 192 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Barton Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math were well below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Barton's proficiency rate was 18.52% compared to the state average of 38.9% and the district average of 12.9%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 73.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Barton Elementary School to nearby schools in the same district, such as Noble ElementaryMiddle School, Priest ElementaryMiddle School, and Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School, the academic performance and other key metrics at Barton are consistently lower. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,474 to $23,619 over the past few years, Barton Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past few years.

221

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,172

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8530 Joy Rd
Detroit, MI 48204-3263

(313) 873-7441

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Barton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cody High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg13%

Michigan avg37%

1,218^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1218 of 1488	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	935 of 1486	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1163 of 1470	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	198 of 369	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	119 of 348	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	157 of 321	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1095 of 1338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	601 of 1342	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1076 of 1346	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	757 of 1381	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1092 of 1366	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-10 vs state

Science19%-21 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Barton 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
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	221	14	15.6	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	1218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		35	935^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.1%	283			18.5		8.5					10.6	39.1	36.4	19.1				$21,172	$2,510	$18,662
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	10147 W Chicago	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-6400	876	42	20.7	90.8%	2 (0.2%)	841 (96.0%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	5.5	1459^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.1	1479^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.5%	20	34.4	12.9	6.2	10.3	5.9	10.3	8.2	5.2	6.0		10.3	5.2	6.0	15.2	3.7	14.3	$18,828	$2,074	$16,754
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	357	27	13.3	90.5%	352 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.6	793^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.6%	229			22.8	32.8	30.4			46.6	36.7	27.9			8.3		11.5		$20,532	$1,532	$19,000
Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%		10.5	1333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	10.3%				19.0	18.8	14.1			21.9	18.1	9.2			10.8				$15,527	$2,561	$12,966
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.5	335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	56			54.1	43.3	53.3			57.9	59.4	63.3			33.3		40.0		$23,294	$1,525	$21,769
Noble ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	8646 Fullerton St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0377	512	34	15.1	92.0%	6 (1.2%)	480 (93.8%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.1	1447^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.1	1384^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.9%	63	29.6	11.1	9.1	11.8	5.3	6.1	14.0	11.1	11.8		10.0	8.6	5.5	11.5		32.0	$22,064	$2,402	$19,662
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	847^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.0%	20			33.8	41.1	37.7			54.9	32.0	28.8			30.0		13.8		$20,576	$1,895	$18,680
Keidan Special Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4441 Collingwood St	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 873-9400	105	16	6.5	84.8%	9 (8.6%)	80 (76.2%)	16 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$36,255	$6,569	$29,686
Hope Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12121 Broadstreet Ave	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Hope Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 934-0054	430	27	16.2	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	427 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	12.8		17.0				7.1						7.7				$15,717	$4,222	$11,495
Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	673	43	15.5	81.7%	185 (27.5%)	136 (20.2%)	344 (51.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	1408^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.2%	62	30.2	19.7	5.1	9.0	7.4	5.2	27.9	10.1	8.3	7.0	3.7	16.4		18.2		18.2	$19,747	$2,134	$17,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Barton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Barton Elementary School?

Students at Barton Elementary School are 97% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Barton Elementary School a good school?

Barton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Barton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cody High School

How many students attend Barton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Barton Elementary School.

What district is Barton Elementary School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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