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Earhart ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 910 students in grades PK-8. The school has a diverse student population, with 62.31% Hispanic, 27.8% African American, and 9.23% White students. However, Earhart ElementaryMiddle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations.
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School's academic performance is significantly below state and district levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in M-Step/English Language Arts ranged from 5.1% to 10.9% across different grade levels, compared to the state average of 37.5% to 44%. Similarly, in M-Step/Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 3.03% to 6.5%, while the state average was 31% to 43.4%. Additionally, Earhart ElementaryMiddle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.8% to 71.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students (82.42% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
While the nearby schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District also struggle academically, Earhart ElementaryMiddle School consistently performs worse than these schools across various metrics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Earhart's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math were significantly lower than those of Burton International Academy, Harms Elementary School, and Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy, which are also located in the same district. The school's performance has remained consistently poor over the years, with little to no improvement in academic proficiency or other key metrics, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of its poor academic performance.
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