Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110304643
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
8100 CURTIS ST, DETROIT, MI 48221 · (313) 494-7175 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
321 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
27.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology this school | 374 | 85.8% | N/A |
| Detroit Community Schools Elementary DETROIT | 366 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Detroit Achievement Academy DETROIT | 352 | 84.4% | N/A |
| MadisonCarver Academy DETROIT | 343 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Detroit Innovation Academy DETROIT | 335 | 86.9% | N/A |
| Spain ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 403 | 85.4% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #956 of 1,072 | #127 of 165 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #772 of 1,630 | #176 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,017 of 1,424 | #186 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #1,358 of 1,424 | #228 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #258 of 1,563 | #128 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #962 of 979 | #173 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 21.7 | 17.2:1 | 86% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 22.2 | 15.4:1 | 87% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 21.9 | 16.8:1 | 88% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 88% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 88% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (376 to 374); teachers up 8% (20 to 21.7).
About Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
As a medium-sized elementary school, Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology serves students in DETROIT, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 374 students covers pre-K through 6.
Detroit Public Schools Community District has 103 schools and 48,448 students, and Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology is one of those schools.
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology's enrollment is 97% Black. Census figures show Wayne County is about 37% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology, 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.2:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
Wayne County census figures show that the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Wayne County is home to 573 public schools and about 259,786 public school students.
The closest public school, Mumford High School, is about 0.7 miles from Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 20 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.1 in 2020-21.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
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- Mumford High School0.7 mi · 850
- The School at Marygrove0.7 mi · 606
- Palmer Park Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 405
- Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts0.9 mi · 630
- MacDowell Preparatory Academy1.0 mi · 362
- Pasteur Elementary School1.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and TechnologyHow many students attend Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology?
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology serve?
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology is approximately 17.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology?
Student demographics at Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology are roughly 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology public or private?
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology is a public K-12 school, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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