📍 7840 Wagner St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48210
Priest ElementaryMiddle School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Priest ElementaryMiddle School enrolls 702 students across grades Pre-K–9. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 46% |
| White | 234 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 20% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
602 of the school's 702 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 597 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Priest 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 5.
Priest 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 702 students, Priest 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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