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Enrollment
876
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110308222
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
10147 W CHICAGO, DETROIT, MI 48204 · (313) 416-6400 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
795 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 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (96).
Student demographics
8%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
Schools most like Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School this school | 876 | 90.8% | N/A |
| Ronald Brown Academy DETROIT | 834 | 92.0% | N/A |
| John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy DETROIT | 879 | 94.8% | N/A |
| Chandler Park Academy Elementary HARPER WOODS | 817 | 93.8% | N/A |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 749 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts DETROIT | 754 | 95.0% | 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 Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #9 of 1,630 | #6 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,371 of 1,424 | #260 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,328 of 1,424 | #207 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #177 of 1,563 | #88 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #205 of 440 | #46 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
876
+77 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 876 | 42.2 | 20.8:1 | 91% (795) |
| 2023-24 | 879 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 89% (779) |
| 2022-23 | 909 | 44.6 | 20.4:1 | 88% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 91% (724) |
| 2017-18 | 804 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 89% (714) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (804 to 876); teachers down 16% (50 to 42.2).
About Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
Federal records list Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School as an elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan. The school has 876 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School is part of a district of 103 schools: Detroit Public Schools Community District, with 48,448 students.
Black students are 96% of those enrolled at Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Wayne County's population at about 37%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School, giving a ratio of 20.8:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 4.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 795 students, or 91%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
The county, Wayne County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,539 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School, Wayne County has 573 public schools.
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School's nearest public school is Charles R Drew Transition Center (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 876, from 799 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 20.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.8 in 2020-21.
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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
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
- Charles R Drew Transition Center0.2 mi · 221
- Barton Elementary School0.5 mi · 221
- Noble ElementaryMiddle School1.1 mi · 512
- McDonald Elementary School1.2 mi · 357
- Breithaupt Career and Technical Center1.4 mi · 1
- McCollough Elementary School1.5 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle SchoolHow large is Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School?
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School enrolls approximately 876 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School serve?
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School.
How diverse is Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School?
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School reports a student body of 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School in?
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.