Bow ElementaryMiddle School

Bow ElementaryMiddle School is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District, enrolling 459 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 103 schools in total, collectively educating 48,448 students. Bow ElementaryMiddle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bow ElementaryMiddle School reports that nearly all students (99%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bow ElementaryMiddle School logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Bow ElementaryMiddle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Bow ElementaryMiddle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bow ElementaryMiddle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pembroke Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bow ElementaryMiddle School has edged down 13%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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