Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Detroit, Michigan
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School in Detroit, Michigan enrolled 266 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5-20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
303 students in 2022-23, 274 students in 2023-24, 266 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 303 | 21.5 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 20.9 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 266 | 19.0 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 285 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carstens ElementaryMiddle School enrolled 285 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 44 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 285 of the 285 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions44
- Chronically absent77.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.9% of students were Black, 0.8% Hispanic, 0.4% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Black98.9%
- Hispanic0.8%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Carstens ElementaryMiddle School scored proficient or above: 5-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5‑20% | 15% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 8% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Detroit
24 public elementary schools in Detroit report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School | 1,002 | 21.7 | 81.5% |
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School | 954 | 19.1 | 83.1% |
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School | 876 | 20.8 | 90.3% |
| Voyageur Academy | 789 | 23.0 | 95.9% |
| Davison ElementaryMiddle School | 765 | 18.0 | 87.7% |
| Legacy Charter Academy | 738 | 18.2 | 94.7% |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy | 707 | 16.5 | 95.5% |
| Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham | 560 | 18.7 | 89.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
- Detroit Merit Charter AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 719 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Detroit Enterprise AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 686 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Carstens ElementaryMiddle School with Detroit Merit Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Detroit Public Schools Community District spends per student$22,002 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,002
- The largest public schools in MichiganCarstens ElementaryMiddle School is the number 1,204 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,204 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.14.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
How many students attend Carstens ElementaryMiddle School?
266 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 303 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Detroit, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carstens ElementaryMiddle School?
14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carstens ElementaryMiddle School a Title I school?
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carstens ElementaryMiddle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Carstens ElementaryMiddle School scored proficient or above: 5-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carstens ElementaryMiddle School in?
Detroit Public Schools Community District, NCES district ID 2601103. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260110304667 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.