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Enrollment
606
Combined
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110308932
The School at Marygrove
8425 W MCNICHOLS RD, DETROIT, MI 48221 · (313) 335-1331 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- B-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
414 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 36% larger than its 4th grade class (36).
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
51.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 The School at Marygrove
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The School at Marygrove this school | 606 | 68.3% | 48.0% |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy BENTON HARBOR | 418 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Tipton Academy 48 GARDEN CITY | 255 | 71.4% | 30.7% |
| Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School BENTON HARBOR | 386 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Detroit International Academy for Young Women DETROIT | 248 | 83.9% | N/A |
| Childrens Village School PONTIAC | 56 | 51.8% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 The School at Marygrove ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #16 of 30 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #13 of 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #16 of 32 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #5 of 200 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #44 of 61 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #60 of 61 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #45 of 102 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
606
+398 (+191%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 606 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 68% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 30.5 | 17.5:1 | 67% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 67% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | 60% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The School at Marygrove.
About The School at Marygrove
The School at Marygrove is a large school serving multiple grade levels found in DETROIT, Michigan. Its enrollment is 606 students, spread over kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in Michigan enroll around 281, and this school is 116% larger than that mark.
Detroit Public Schools Community District has 48,448 students spread across 103 schools.
Black students are 99% of those enrolled at The School at Marygrove. That compares with about 37% Black among all Wayne County residents. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at The School at Marygrove are from different groups.
Its staff includes 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.9 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in Michigan, 17.3:1, is higher. The School at Marygrove has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 68%. Public schools in Wayne County average a similar 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, The School at Marygrove lands at B, ahead of 63% of Michigan public K-12 schools.
In Michigan, The School at Marygrove is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.0% actual against a predicted 36.0%.
The school's county is Wayne County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The School at Marygrove shares Wayne County with 572 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. The School at Marygrove is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 208 (2020-21) and 606 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.9:1 in 2020-21, and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for The School at Marygrove is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
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- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School0.4 mi · 692
- Mumford High School0.7 mi · 850
- Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology0.7 mi · 374
- Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts0.8 mi · 630
- Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy0.9 mi · 234
- AdamsYoung Building1.0 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About The School at MarygroveHow large is The School at Marygrove?
The School at Marygrove enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-12.
Is The School at Marygrove an elementary, middle, or high school?
The School at Marygrove is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at The School at Marygrove?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at The School at Marygrove.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The School at Marygrove?
At The School at Marygrove, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is The School at Marygrove in?
The School at Marygrove is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District.
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