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Schools in Detroit

Detroit’s public schools

Detroit Independent School District 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?2/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 70% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
488 students on the public path
In brief

Detroit’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Detroit’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Detroit H S places highest (better than 95%); Detroit El lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; 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–5Detroit ElDetroit Independent School DistrictB−
6–8Detroit J HDetroit Independent School DistrictB+
9–12Detroit H SDetroit Independent School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Detroit Independent School District.

The district

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

Detroit Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 488 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$21,761TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 291 students tested
Math45%
State average 40.9% · 293 students tested

Detroit vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Detroit—Detroit Independent

Every school in Detroit

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

District schools in Detroitby address
Detroit El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
222 students13:1Rate it →
Detroit J H
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
112 students12:1Rate it →
Detroit H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
154 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Detroit’s schools

Are Detroit’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Detroit. Detroit Independent School District 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, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Detroit in?

Detroit Independent School District.

Where do Detroit kids go to high school?

Detroit H S.

Parents talk

What Detroit families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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.