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Edmonson Montessori

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Edmonson Montessori ranks 366 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Edmonson Montessori is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 215 students enrolled. Despite being part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state, Edmonson Montessori stands out as a relatively high-performing school, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edmonson Montessori significantly outperforms the district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 60% of 3rd graders at Edmonson Montessori were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 12.9% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school is ranked 366 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools, and it excels in serving certain student subgroups, ranking 14th out of 369 Michigan elementary schools for African American students and 250th out of 1,346 for low socioeconomic status students.

While Edmonson Montessori's performance is impressive, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.0% to 66.1% over the past few years. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has fluctuated, ranging from $20,330 to $27,292 over the past few years. Compared to nearby schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, such as Thirkell Elementary/Middle School and Burton International Academy, Edmonson Montessori outperforms them in academic proficiency. However, some charter schools in the area, like Detroit Edison Public School Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance.

262

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,897

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 W Canfield St
Detroit, MI 48201-1006

(313) 873-7441

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.1%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2023 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg13%

Michigan avg38%

366^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2023

From top 41% (2023) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	73.2	366 of 1488	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	687 of 1486	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	598 of 1470	59.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	14 of 369	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	30 of 348	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	44 of 321	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	378 of 1338	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	390 of 1342	70.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	250 of 1346	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	677 of 1381	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	157 of 1350	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	492 of 1366	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	764 of 1347	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	709 of 1334	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+19 vs state

Science52%+12 vs state

Math46%+9 vs state

Social Studies33%+4 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
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%		50.6	687^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.8%	321			60.0	46.2	77.8	56.5		57.1	38.5	44.4	39.1		51.9		33.3		$20,897	$3,081	$17,816
George Crockett Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4851 14th St	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	George Crockett Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 896-6078	341	24	14.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11.4	1331^st of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%		10.4	1336^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.1%	5	45.9		11.9	12.9	29.3	21.4	14.3	11.9		7.3			12.2	13.5	7.5	16.2	$15,193	$4,893	$10,300
Burton International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3800	482	28	17.2	90.5%	1 (0.2%)	474 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.5	1255^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.1	1305^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.2%	50	30.4	14.3	18.5	29.5	19.6	13.6	14.5	18.5	20.9			13.0	20.0	19.6	16.4	32.1	$19,566	$2,229	$17,337
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	957 Holden St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-9800	438	22	19.9	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		10.3	1338^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.0%	3			18.2	16.0	15.7			19.5	12.3	9.6			15.7		12.0		$11,520	$3,148	$8,372
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.3	1340^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	43.5	6.5	11.4	20.5	23.3		27.5	25.0	18.6	11.6		9.8	14.0	19.6	9.3	23.9	$20,835	$2,117	$18,718
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	435 Amsterdam St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 309-0552	467	23	20.3	74.3%	1 (0.2%)	461 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17.5	1209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%		16.9	1224^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.6%	15			15.2	24.4	29.6			21.5	23.1	14.8			23.5		13.6		$13,088	$2,462	$10,626
Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2538	412	26	15.7	81.3%	2 (0.5%)	408 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%		18.4	1193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	130	48.4	22.6	22.2	20.5	22.0	51.3	16.3	31.1	20.9	16.0	33.3	16.3	18.0	25.8	14.0	41.9	$20,721	$2,136	$18,585
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7724 14th St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0990	455	27	16.9	95.2%	1 (0.2%)	443 (97.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6.8	1428^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.9	1481^st of 1486 public elementary schools	0.3%	53	36.4				7.0	13.5	7.8	7.1	12.1		5.8		8.9			21.7	$19,460	$2,065	$17,394
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%		33.1	967^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	437	69.9	15.1	50.5	58.5	59.0	47.5	50.5	54.9	46.3	46.2	14.1	19.2	36.5	52.7	30.8	51.6	$13,494	$4,401	$9,094
Escuela Avancemos	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Howard St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Escuela Avancemos	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0079	425	20	21.2	99.8%	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	411 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1429^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.0%		8.3	1377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.3%	52	39.0	9.8		10.9	10.7	15.2	16.7	10.2	8.7		8.9	8.3	5.4	29.3		27.5	$14,971	$3,004	$11,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmonson Montessori

What district is Edmonson Montessori in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Edmonson Montessori a good school?

Edmonson Montessori ranks 366^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Edmonson Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Edmonson Montessori.

What is the racial makeup of Edmonson Montessori?

Students at Edmonson Montessori are 69% African American, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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