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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
15%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
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 →
Schools most like Chrysler Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Elementary School this school | 137 | 62.8% | 60.9% |
| McIntyre Elementary School SOUTHFIELD | 162 | 58.6% | N/A |
| Faxon Academy SOUTHFIELD | 150 | 77.3% | N/A |
| American Montessori Academy Elementary LIVONIA | 152 | 56.6% | N/A |
| The James and Grace Lee Boggs School DETROIT | 172 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School REDFORD | 248 | 71.8% | 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 Chrysler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #195 of 1,085 | #24 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #377 of 1,072 | #49 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #93 of 1,139 | #12 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #1,537 of 1,630 | #293 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #641 of 1,563 | #206 of 294 |
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
137
+13 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 137 | 8.3 | 16.5:1 | 63% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 10 | 13.0:1 | 69% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 9.5 | 14.3:1 | 78% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | 50% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 57% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chrysler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (152 to 137); teachers down 17% (10 to 8.3).
About Chrysler Elementary School
Chrysler Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan. It has an enrollment of 137 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Detroit Public Schools Community District serves 48,448 students across 103 schools.
Roughly 92% of students at Chrysler Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. County-wide, 37% of Wayne County residents are Black. The diversity index for Chrysler Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Chrysler Elementary School has 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. At Chrysler Elementary School, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Wayne County is similar, at 66%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Chrysler Elementary School outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chrysler Elementary School is +22.4 points, in the top 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.9%, and the predicted rate is 38.5%.
For the population of Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, WAY Michigan, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 137, compared with 124 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.5:1.
The allk12 page for Chrysler Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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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