Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110304675
Chrysler Elementary School
1445 E LAFAYETTE ST, DETROIT, MI 48207 · (313) 494-8440 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
86 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
137
-15 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
92%
was 93%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chrysler Elementary School
Chrysler Elementary School is one of the micro-enrollment primary schools in DETROIT, Michigan, part of Detroit Public Schools Community District, with 137 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Chrysler Elementary School sits 63% below that benchmark.
Detroit Public Schools Community District comprises 103 schools with combined enrollment of 48,448 students; Chrysler Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Chrysler Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Chrysler Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.5%; actual is 60.9%, +22.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) shows that median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Chrysler Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
WAY Michigan is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chrysler Elementary School.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chrysler Elementary School has fell 10%, going from 152 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Chrysler Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Munger ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 954 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- WAY Michigan0.6 mi · 156
- Bunche Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 401
- University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School0.7 mi · 452
- University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary0.7 mi · 476
- Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences0.8 mi · 694
- Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School0.8 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Chrysler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chrysler Elementary School?
Chrysler Elementary School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chrysler Elementary School serve?
Chrysler Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Chrysler Elementary School have?
Chrysler Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chrysler Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chrysler Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 92% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Chrysler Elementary School in?
Chrysler Elementary School is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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