Detroit Elementary School
- Elementary school in Detroit ISD
- Detroit, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Detroit ISD: N/A
Total students
223
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Detroit ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Detroit ISD: 96%
Statewide: 90.3%
Detroit Elementary School is an elementary school in Detroit, TX, in the Detroit ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 223 students. 48% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,783, which is $15,691 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Christie Welch
- cwelch@detroiteagles.net
- (903) 674-3137
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Detroit Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
223
African American
8 (3.6%)
Detroit ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Detroit ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
16 (7.2%)
Detroit ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
180 (80.7%)
Detroit ISD: 81%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
18 (8.1%)
Detroit ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
48 %
Detroit ISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
72.6 %
Detroit ISD: 65.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
0.9 %
Detroit ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0.9 %
Detroit ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.5 %
Detroit ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.4 %
Detroit ISD: 18%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Detroit ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Detroit ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Detroit ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Detroit ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
10.6 %
Detroit ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
20 %
Detroit ISD: 5.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Detroit ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Detroit ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13.3 %
Detroit ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Detroit ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11 %
Detroit ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Detroit ISD: 4%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
20
African American
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
20 (100%)
Detroit ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
19 (95%)
Detroit ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (5%)
Detroit ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Detroit ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
11.1
Detroit ISD: 10.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.8 years
Detroit ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$46,783
Detroit ISD: $49,145
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$36,830
Detroit ISD: $43,820
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$45,567
Detroit ISD: $44,565
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$45,794
Detroit ISD: $46,003
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$49,350
Detroit ISD: $55,561
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$50,531
Detroit ISD: $55,900
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Detroit ISD: $61,520
Statewide: $74,014