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Which teacher or staff member at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110307755
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
6501 W OUTER DR, DETROIT, MI 48235 · (313) 651-2400 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
475 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 80% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
3%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
49.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 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 Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies this school | 715 | 66.4% | 42.9% |
| Bates Academy DETROIT | 773 | 61.1% | 62.5% |
| Adlai Stevenson Elementary School SOUTHFIELD | 527 | 65.5% | 31.0% |
| Detroit Edison Public School Academy DETROIT | 901 | 74.0% | 44.7% |
| University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary DETROIT | 476 | 70.8% | 23.3% |
| Alice M Birney K8 School SOUTHFIELD | 452 | 62.8% | 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 Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #640 of 1,085 | #74 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #699 of 1,072 | #88 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #515 of 1,139 | #59 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #56 of 1,630 | #26 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #843 of 1,424 | #155 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #1,382 of 1,424 | #247 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #571 of 1,563 | #200 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #289 of 440 | #63 of 91 |
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
715
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 715 | 43.4 | 16.5:1 | 66% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 42.5 | 16.2:1 | 63% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 42.6 | 15.3:1 | 79% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 59% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 65% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (681 to 715); teachers up 21% (36 to 43.4).
About Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies is a high-enrollment elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan, administered by Detroit Public Schools Community District. The student body numbers 715 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Detroit Public Schools Community District is made up of 103 schools with 48,448 students in all.
Black students make up 98% of enrollment at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies. That is higher than the 37% Black share among all Wayne County residents. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.5 students per teacher. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
allk12 grades Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 36.9% for a school in Michigan with Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies's free or reduced-price lunch share. Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies posts 42.9%.
In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies is one of 573 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Randolph Career and Technical Center, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 more students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Nearby schools
- Randolph Career and Technical Center0.1 mi · 5
- Renaissance High School0.2 mi · 1,197
- Jerry L White Center0.2 mi · 120
- University Yes Academy0.2 mi · 388
- Detroit Achievement Academy0.5 mi · 352
- LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus0.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural StudiesWhat is the total enrollment at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies serve?
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies.
How diverse is Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies?
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies is overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.