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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110300085
Golightly Education Center
5536 SAINT ANTOINE ST, DETROIT, MI 48202 · (313) 494-2538 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
335 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 122% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
2%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
51.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Golightly Education Center
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golightly Education Center this school | 412 | 81.3% | 42.3% |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary DETROIT | 438 | 81.7% | N/A |
| University Preparatory Art Design Elementary DETROIT | 389 | 79.4% | 25.1% |
| Einstein Elementary School OAK PARK | 387 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Pepper Elementary School OAK PARK | 416 | 78.6% | 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 Golightly Education Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #654 of 1,085 | #77 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #841 of 1,072 | #107 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #453 of 1,139 | #51 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #594 of 1,630 | #140 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #668 of 1,424 | #120 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,403 of 1,424 | #265 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #343 of 1,563 | #156 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #204 of 440 | #45 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
412
+98 (+31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 412 | 26.1 | 15.8:1 | 81% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25.6 | 13.8:1 | 76% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 27.2 | 12.9:1 | 81% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 80% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 85% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golightly Education Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (378 to 412); teachers up 31% (20 to 26.1).
About Golightly Education Center
Golightly Education Center is a medium-sized elementary school based in DETROIT, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 412 students covers pre-K through 8.
Detroit Public Schools Community District runs Golightly Education Center along with 102 other schools, enrolling 48,448 students in total.
Golightly Education Center enrolls a student body that is 99% Black. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 37% Black. Golightly Education Center has a diversity index of 2%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Golightly Education Center was 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Golightly Education Center's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Golightly Education Center is B. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Golightly Education Center falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 42.3% actual against 30.3% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Golightly Education Center is among the 573 public schools in Wayne County.
The closest other public school is University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 412, 31% above the 314 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.6 to 15.8 over 4 years.
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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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle0.2 mi · 384
- University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School0.4 mi · 513
- University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary0.7 mi · 467
- Plymouth Educational Center0.7 mi · 399
- University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School0.8 mi · 559
- University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh0.8 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Golightly Education CenterHow large is Golightly Education Center?
Golightly Education Center enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Golightly Education Center serve?
Golightly Education Center serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Golightly Education Center?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Golightly Education Center.
What is the student diversity at Golightly Education Center?
Student demographics at Golightly Education Center are roughly 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 99% Black.
What district is Golightly Education Center in?
Golightly Education Center is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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