For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 382 students in Ecorse School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Ecorse School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,146 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ecorse School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65-69% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#829 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
38%
Graduation Rate
65-69%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
12%
9%
% Black
77%
23%
% White
9%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,690 is higher than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,650 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,690
$18,510
Spending / Student
$16,650
$17,693
Best Ecorse School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Downriver Digital Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
27225 W Outer Dr
Ecorse, MI 48229
(313) 294-4750
Ecorse, MI 48229
(313) 294-4750
Grades: K-12
| 24 students
Rank: #22.
Grandport Elementary Academy
(Math: 4% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4536 6th St
Ecorse, MI 48229
(313) 294-4720
Ecorse, MI 48229
(313) 294-4720
Grades: 4-8
| 358 students
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