📍 8145 Puritan St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48238
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School enrolls 706 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 689 | 98% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
643 of the school's 706 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 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.
Mary McLeod Bethune 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 4, state house district 7.
Mary McLeod Bethune 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 706 students, Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is larger 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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