Detroit Merit Charter Academy
Charter · Grades K–8 · 719 students
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
13000 Essex Ave, Detroit, MI 48215
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
266
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Wayne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 266 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 266 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260110304667
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.