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Schools in Detroit

Detroit’s public schools

School Administrative District 53 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Detroit. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
75%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 33% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
578 students on the public path
In brief

Detroit’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Detroit’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Warsaw Middle School places highest (better than 22%); Vickery School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Detroit, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KManson Park Schoolin PittsfieldNo scores
1–4Vickery Schoolin PittsfieldD
5–8Warsaw Middle Schoolin PittsfieldC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 53.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

School Administrative District 53Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 578 students · 10.0 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$13,819ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 84.1% · 371 students tested
Math75%
State average 81.5% · 372 students tested

Detroit vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Detroit’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Detroit—School Administrative District 53
PittsfieldCSchool Administrative District 53
PalmyraCRegional School Unit 19
PlymouthCRegional School Unit 19

Every school in Detroit

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Detroitin other towns
Manson Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Pittsfield
80 students13:1Rate it →
Vickery School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Pittsfield
D
239 students9:1Rate it →
Warsaw Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pittsfield
C−
259 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Detroit’s schools

Are Detroit’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Detroit. School Administrative District 53 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Detroit. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Detroit in?

School Administrative District 53.

Where do Detroit kids go to high school?

Warsaw Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.