Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Detroit, Michigan·48238
Score
12.3/100
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#211
Among 240 Michigan K-8 schools
#41
In Detroit Public Schools Community District
#63
In Detroit
Top 88%
In Michigan

Score 12.3/100: better than 12% of Michigan K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in Michigan, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Michigan schools.

English language arts
15%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 34%, better than 21% of them
449 students tested
Math
≈7%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 26%, better than 11% of them
445 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
7%
Similar Michigan schools ≈ 28%, better than 10% of them
143 students tested
All Michigan schools (ELA / math)
48% / 35%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (MI School Data). "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3M-STEP20.379
English language artsGrade 4M-STEP13.482
English language artsGrade 5M-STEP20.369
English language artsGrade 6M-STEP6.775
English language artsGrade 7M-STEP10.666
English language artsGrade 8PSAT15.478
MathGrade 3M-STEP12.779
MathGrade 4M-STEP≤580
MathGrade 5M-STEP≤568
MathGrade 6M-STEP≤575
MathGrade 7M-STEP18.565
MathGrade 8PSAT≤578
ScienceGrade 5M-STEP7.567
ScienceGrade 8M-STEP6.676
Social studiesGrade 5M-STEP≤568
Social studiesGrade 8M-STEP35.978

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
690
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
690
Typical K-8 school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
93%
Typical K-8 school: 81%

District and location

Contact

Address
8145 PURITAN ST
Detroit, MI 48238
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Michigan. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School at a glance

Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is a public K-8 school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. It has about 690 students (a typical Michigan K-8 school has 359). About 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 81% at a typical Michigan K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 15% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 7% in math (similar schools: 26%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Michigan K-8 schools, it scores 12.3 out of 100: better than 12% of them, ranking #211 of 240. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.