The top reported proficiency rate is 8% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Coleman a Young Elementary School
Coleman A. Young Elementary School sits on Hubbell Street in Detroit, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, drawing from the surrounding residential neighborhoods on the city's west side. The enrollment is moderate for a Detroit elementary, with students distributed fairly evenly across the early grades, thinning slightly by fifth grade.
The student body is almost entirely Black, reflecting the surrounding neighborhood, and nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The data does not include figures for English learners or students with individualized education programs, so those population shares are not visible here. A parent looking for detail on special education services or language supports would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, the most recent M-STEP results show proficiency rates that are low across every tested grade and subject. In math, only a small fraction of third, fourth, and fifth graders reached proficiency, with fourth grade the highest of the three. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, though fifth grade reached a somewhat higher share than the younger grades. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also low, and social studies showed essentially no students meeting the proficiency bar. When the school is placed against districts in Wayne County using a composite proficiency index, it falls in the bottom quartile. These results are stated as fact, and a parent may want to look into what supports the school has in place for reading and math intervention, and how the district's facilities improvement plan might affect the learning environment here.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether proficiency is improving or declining over time. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and that gap reflects the grade band rather than a missing measure. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available for this school.
The surrounding zip code has some of the most affordable housing in the metro area. Home values here sit well below both the state and national benchmarks, and rents are modest relative to income, with the estimated monthly rent absorbing a relatively small share of a typical household's earnings. The broader Wayne County housing market shows a moderate supply of active listings and a median listing price well below the state figure. Homes in this neighborhood tend to sit on the market for a moderate stretch before selling. For a family considering buying near the school, the price-to-income ratio is low, and the estimated mortgage payment is quite affordable by national standards, though current mortgage rates remain elevated relative to recent years.
Detroit itself is a major urban center with a built environment that ranges from a dense downtown core to expansive residential neighborhoods, many of which saw decades of disinvestment before recent revitalization efforts. The city has begun growing again in recent years after decades of population decline, with new housing concentrated in areas like Midtown, Corktown, and the East Riverfront, which are elsewhere in the city. Public schools are distributed across neighborhoods rather than clustered on a campus, and the district headquarters sits in the New Center area north of downtown. Major employers in the region include the automakers anchored in and around the city, along with health systems and financial services firms, though job concentration is heavier in downtown and the suburbs than in the residential west side where this school is located.
The district has announced a multi-year facilities improvement plan aimed at renovating and modernizing school buildings, which could affect the physical environment at Coleman A. Young, though the scope and timeline for this particular building are not specified in the available data. A parent may want to ask whether renovations are planned for the school and what temporary disruptions might accompany them.
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