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Best kept secret at Munger ElementaryMiddle School?
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Enrollment
954
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110308262
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
5525 MARTIN ST, DETROIT, MI 48210 · (313) 873-0655 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL954 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
19.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
826 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 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (117).
Student demographics
35%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
23.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Munger ElementaryMiddle School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School this school | 954 | 86.6% | 21.7% |
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 1,002 | 84.8% | N/A |
| Roberto Clemente Learning Academy DETROIT | 521 | 87.1% | 21.1% |
| Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue GRAND RAPIDS | 661 | 68.1% | 18.1% |
| Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy DETROIT | 457 | 82.5% | N/A |
| Walton Charter Academy PONTIAC | 763 | 91.7% | 28.2% |
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 Munger ElementaryMiddle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,056 of 1,085 | #149 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,034 of 1,072 | #147 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,077 of 1,139 | #151 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 954 | #4 of 1,630 | #2 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,287 of 1,424 | #244 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #711 of 1,424 | #123 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #247 of 1,563 | #123 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #772 of 979 | #134 of 177 |
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
954
+58 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 954 | 50 | 19.1:1 | 87% (826) |
| 2023-24 | 933 | 47.5 | 19.6:1 | 78% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 968 | 48.4 | 20.0:1 | 81% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 79% (705) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 50 | 20.1:1 | 80% (810) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munger ElementaryMiddle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,007 to 954); teachers unchanged (50 to 50).
About Munger ElementaryMiddle School
A large elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan, Munger ElementaryMiddle School is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. Federal data show 954 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District system has 103 schools and 48,448 students.
Hispanic students are 79% of those enrolled at Munger ElementaryMiddle School. The next largest groups are 14% Black and 7% White. In Wayne County overall, about 7% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Munger ElementaryMiddle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Munger ElementaryMiddle School comes to 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Munger ElementaryMiddle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The model predicts 27.9% for a school in Michigan with Munger ElementaryMiddle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Munger ElementaryMiddle School posts 21.7%.
In the surrounding county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 573 public schools and about 259,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Munger ElementaryMiddle School is closest to Priest ElementaryMiddle School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Munger ElementaryMiddle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- John R King Academic and Performing Arts AcademyElementary · 879 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
- Priest ElementaryMiddle School0.6 mi · 673
- Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate0.7 mi · 484
- Voyageur Academy0.7 mi · 789
- Voyageur College Prep0.8 mi · 524
- Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary0.8 mi · 430
- Academy of the Americas at Logan0.8 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Munger ElementaryMiddle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Munger ElementaryMiddle School?
Munger ElementaryMiddle School enrolls approximately 954 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Munger ElementaryMiddle School serve?
Munger ElementaryMiddle School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Munger ElementaryMiddle School have?
Munger ElementaryMiddle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Munger ElementaryMiddle School?
At Munger ElementaryMiddle School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Munger ElementaryMiddle School?
Munger ElementaryMiddle School 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.