📍 13000 Essex Ave, Detroit, Wayne County, 48215
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School enrolls 303 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 301 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 303 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School is one of 107 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 48,828 students district-wide and employs 3,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Carstens ElementaryMiddle School is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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