Detroit, MI elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1APembroke Academy (Charter)DetroitPembroke Academy65%8%Greatly Exceeds Expectations348
#2ABates AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District62%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations755
#3A-Keidan Special Education CenterDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District60%12%Greatly Exceeds Expectations98
#4B+Edmonson MontessoriDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District53%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations192
#5B+Detroit Prep (Charter)DetroitDetroit Achievement Academy50%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations376
#6B-Chrysler Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District45%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations136
#7B-Foreign Language Immersion And Cultural StudiesDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District45%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations652
#8B-Detroit Edison Public School Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Edison Public School Academy44%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations832
#9C+The James And Grace Lee Boggs School (Charter)DetroitThe James and Grace Lee Boggs School39%17%Greatly Exceeds Expectations154
#10C+Ann Arbor Trail Magnet SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District38%10%Greatly Exceeds Expectations150
#11C-Blackwell InstituteDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District32%9%Greatly Exceeds Expectations213
#12D+Detroit Achievement Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Achievement Academy26%7%Greatly Exceeds Expectations296
#13D+Detroit Enterprise Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Enterprise Academy24%7%Greatly Exceeds Expectations746
#14D+Golightly Education CenterDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District24%9%Greatly Exceeds Expectations351
#15D+J E Clark Preparatory AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District24%13%Exceeds Expectations260
#16DOakland International Academy Middle (Charter)DetroitOakland International Academy27%43%Underperforms Expectations216
#17DLegacy Charter Academy (Charter)DetroitLegacy Charter Academy23%7%Greatly Exceeds Expectations739
#18DRutherford Winans Academy (Charter)DetroitRutherford Winans Academy23%13%Exceeds Expectations154
#19DUniversity Preparatory Science And Math Elementary (Charter)DetroitUniversity Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)23%9%Greatly Exceeds Expectations469
#20DDavison Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District22%15%Meets Expectations739
#21DNew Paradigm Glazer Academy (Charter)DetroitNew Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy22%7%Greatly Exceeds Expectations183
#22DRegent Park Scholars Charter Academy (Charter)DetroitRegent Park Scholars Charter Academy22%8%Greatly Exceeds Expectations732
#23DUniversity Preparatory Academy Psad Elementary (Magnet, Charter)DetroitUniversity Preparatory Academy (PSAD)22%10%Exceeds Expectations461
#24DWarrendale Charter Academy (Charter)DetroitWarrendale Charter Academy22%6%Greatly Exceeds Expectations709
#25DDetroit Merit Charter Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Merit Charter Academy21%8%Greatly Exceeds Expectations703
#26DEdison Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District21%7%Exceeds Expectations309
#27DMunger Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District21%20%Meets Expectations968
#28DAcademy Of The Americas At LoganDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District20%17%Meets Expectations449
#29DFlagship Charter Academy (Charter)DetroitFlagship Charter Academy20%8%Exceeds Expectations643
#30DWeston Preparatory Academy (Charter)DetroitWeston Preparatory Academy20%8%Exceeds Expectations248
#31DMaybury Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District19%14%Meets Expectations255
#32D-Burton International AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District19%11%Exceeds Expectations501
#33D-Detroit Premier Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Premier Academy19%6%Exceeds Expectations715
#34D-Martin Luther King JR Education Center Academy (Magnet, Charter)DetroitMartin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy19%13%Meets Expectations380
#35D-Palmer Park Preparatory AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District19%18%Meets Expectations425
#36D-Spain Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District19%9%Exceeds Expectations368
#37D-University Preparatory Art Design Elementary (Charter)DetroitUniversity Preparatory Art & Design19%9%Exceeds Expectations394
#38D-Barton Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District18%8%Exceeds Expectations146
#39D-Edward Duke Ellington At BeckhamDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District18%6%Exceeds Expectations493
#40D-Neinas Dual Language Learning AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District18%13%Meets Expectations400
#41D-Roberto Clemente Learning AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District18%17%Meets Expectations500
#42D-Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate (Charter)DetroitCesar Chavez Academy17%12%Meets Expectations440
#43D-Charles Wright Academy Of Arts And ScienceDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District17%7%Exceeds Expectations618
#44D-Detroit Innovation Academy (Charter)DetroitDetroit Innovation Academy17%6%Exceeds Expectations379
#45D-Marion Law AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District17%7%Exceeds Expectations362
#46D-Mark Twain Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District17%8%Exceeds Expectations236
#47D-Pasteur Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District17%7%Exceeds Expectations312
#48D-Paul Robeson Malcolm X AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District17%12%Meets Expectations395
#49D-Al Holmes Academy Of Blended LearningDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%7%Exceeds Expectations391
#50D-Bagley Elementary School Of Journalism And TechnologyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%8%Exceeds Expectations368
#51D-Bunche Preparatory AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%7%Exceeds Expectations401
#52D-Garvey AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%7%Exceeds Expectations362
#53D-Greenfield Union Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%7%Exceeds Expectations261
#54D-John R King Academic And Performing Arts AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%7%Exceeds Expectations814
#55D-Nichols Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District16%9%Exceeds Expectations291
#56D-Bennett Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District15%16%Doesn't Meet Expectations398
#57D-Bow Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District15%7%Exceeds Expectations574
#58D-Cooke Stem AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District15%10%Meets Expectations334
#59D-Dossin Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District15%7%Exceeds Expectations319
#60D-George Crockett Academy (Charter)DetroitGeorge Crockett Academy15%8%Exceeds Expectations355
#61D-Sampsonwebber Leadership AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District15%7%Exceeds Expectations350
#62D-Trix Academy (Charter)DetroitMichigan Educational Choice Center15%7%Exceeds Expectations255
#63D-University Preparatory Academy Psad Elementary (Magnet, Charter)DetroitUniversity Preparatory Academy (PSAD)15%9%Meets Expectations415
#64D-Escuela Avancemos (Charter)DetroitEscuela Avancemos14%13%Meets Expectations393
#65D-Pulaski Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District14%7%Meets Expectations355
#66D-Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District14%7%Meets Expectations482
#67D-Vernor Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District14%8%Meets Expectations328
#68FPriest Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District14%23%Doesn't Meet Expectations702
#69FBrewer AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District13%6%Meets Expectations468
#70FCarstens Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District13%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations303
#71FDetroit Leadership Academy K8 (Charter)DetroitDetroit Leadership Academy13%7%Meets Expectations453
#72FHutchinson Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District13%8%Meets Expectations329
#73FMadisoncarver Academy (Charter)DetroitMadison-Carver Academy13%9%Meets Expectations421
#74FMary Mcleod Bethune Elementarymiddle School (Magnet)DetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District13%7%Meets Expectations706
#75FVoyageur Academy (Charter)DetroitVoyageur Academy13%9%Meets Expectations752
#76FBrenda Scott Academy For Theatre ArtsDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%8%Meets Expectations793
#77FCarleton Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%6%Meets Expectations392
#78FDove Academy Of Detroit (Charter)DetroitDove Academy of Detroit12%6%Meets Expectations477
#79FDurfee Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%8%Meets Expectations593
#80FMacdowell Preparatory Academy (Charter)DetroitMacDowell Preparatory Academy12%7%Meets Expectations368
#81FMann Learning CommunityDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%7%Meets Expectations335
#82FNoble Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%8%Meets Expectations555
#83FSchulze Academy For Technology And ArtsDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District12%10%Meets Expectations692
#84FBarack Obama Leadership Academy (Charter)DetroitBarack Obama Leadership Academy11%7%Meets Expectations333
#85FGardner Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District11%15%Doesn't Meet Expectations282
#86FHamilton AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District11%6%Meets Expectations293
#87FMackenzie Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District11%7%Meets Expectations909
#88FNolan Elementarymiddle School (Magnet)DetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District11%6%Meets Expectations449
#89FCarver Stem AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District10%8%Meets Expectations493
#90FDetroit Academy Of Arts And Sciences (Charter)DetroitDetroit Academy of Arts and Sciences10%9%Meets Expectations635
#91FHarms Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District10%10%Meets Expectations236
#92FHope Academy (Charter)DetroitHope Academy10%19%Underperforms Expectations414
#93FMason AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District10%7%Meets Expectations381
#94FThirkell Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District10%7%Meets Expectations501
#95FBurns Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%6%Meets Expectations382
#96FDixon Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%6%Meets Expectations509
#97FEarhart Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations910
#98FEmerson Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations519
#99FGompers Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%8%Meets Expectations838
#100FMarquette Elementarymiddle SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%7%Meets Expectations514
#101FWayne Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District9%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations237
#102FAdamsyoung Building (Charter)DetroitLincoln-King Adams-Young Academy8%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations447
#103FDetroit Community Schools Elementary (Charter)DetroitDetroit Community Schools8%7%Meets Expectations302
#104FDetroit Service Learning Academy Campus (Magnet, Charter)DetroitDetroit Service Learning Academy8%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations902
#105FHenderson AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District8%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations520
#106FOld Redford Academy Elementary (Magnet, Charter)DetroitOld Redford Academy8%6%Meets Expectations342
#107FColeman A Young Elementary SchoolDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District7%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations416
#108FRonald Brown AcademyDetroitDetroit Public Schools Community District6%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations703

How Detroit, MI's elementary schools compare

A: 3B: 5C: 3D: 56F: 41

7% of the 108 ranked elementary schools in Detroit, MI earn an A or B (3 A grades, 5 B, 3 C, 56 D, 41 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 94 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (87% here, 70% nationally), and 49 exceed it. On average 19% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 10% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Pembroke Academy (65% against 8%, A), Bates Academy (62% against 14%, A), Keidan Special Education Center (60% against 12%, A-), Foreign Language Immersion And Cultural Studies (45% against 13%, B-), Detroit Edison Public School Academy (44% against 13%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 27): Detroit Public Schools Community District (12).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Munger Elementarymiddle School (968 students, D, #27), Earhart Elementarymiddle School (910 students, F, #97), Mackenzie Elementarymiddle School (909 students, F, #87).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 15 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Detroit, MI that are not ranked

9 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (9)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Detroit, MI, as grouped on its schools page; the Michigan ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Detroit, MI

What is the best elementary school in Detroit, MI?

Pembroke Academy in Detroit ranks first among the 108 ranked elementary schools in Detroit, MI with a SchoolGrade of A, 65% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 8%.

How are elementary schools in Detroit, MI ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Detroit, MI have?

SchoolGrade grades 117 public elementary schools in Detroit, MI; 108 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.