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Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

6501 W Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48235 · (313) 651-2400 · Part of Detroit Public Schools Community District

Detroit’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Michigan school districts

Students
715
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Detroit kids: 23 high schools

On the path

Where Detroit kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural StudiesYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

6501 W Outer Dr, Detroit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten92
Grade 1101
Grade 288
Grade 382
Grade 480
Grade 587
Grade 672
Grade 762
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
697’20
611’21
652’22
689’23
715’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic 1%White <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies from Detroit families.

Other schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Detroit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.