Spain Elementary School
3700 Beaubien St
Detroit MI, 48201, Wayne County
Phone: 313-494-2081
Ranking: 
(1,989 out of 2,530, bottom 21%)*
(1,989 out of 2,530, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Detroit City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 40 | 39 | |||
| Total Students: | 831 | 792 | 809 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 9.5% | 66 | 8.3% | 64 | 7.9% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 8.7% | 71 | 9.0% | 77 | 9.5% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 7.6% | 67 | 8.5% | 86 | 10.6% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 9.9% | 77 | 9.7% | 71 | 8.8% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 10.1% | 73 | 9.2% | 74 | 9.1% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 10.0% | 63 | 8.0% | 70 | 8.7% |
| Grade 6: | 106 | 12.8% | 120 | 15.2% | 119 | 14.7% |
| Grade 7: | 142 | 17.1% | 127 | 16.0% | 139 | 17.2% |
| Grade 8: | 120 | 14.4% | 128 | 16.2% | 109 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 386 | 46.5% | 331 | 41.8% | 343 | 42.4% |
| Female: | 437 | 52.6% | 453 | 57.2% | 462 | 57.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Black | 823 | 99.0% | 780 | 98.5% | 796 | 98.4% |
| White: | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 604 | 72.7% | 595 | 75.1% | 518 | 64.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.5% | 57 | 7.2% | 37 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.78 | 19.80 | 20.70 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 66.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 68.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 70% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.8% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.6% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 9.7% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 71.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 75.5% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 72.1% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 71.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 69.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 32.7% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 43.6% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 39% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 39.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 38.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 55.7% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 64.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 63.7% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 71.7% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.5% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 11.1% | 39.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 67.7% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 70.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 64.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 61.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 64.3% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 63.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 37.7% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 46.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 35.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 23.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 22.4% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 20.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 18.7% | 44.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 45.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 47.2% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 44.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 48.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 57% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 54.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 11.4% | 39.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 60.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 65.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 57.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 65.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 65.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 40.6% | 68.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 49.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 59.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 56.1% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 59.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 56.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 47.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 2.8% | 15.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 49.5% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 41.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 35.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 37.8% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 30.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 35.1% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 39.2% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 54% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 54.5% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 61.6% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 13.1% | 37.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 56.4% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 63.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 55.1% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 56.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 72.1% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 58.9% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 37.6% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 41.7% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 45.4% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 8.7% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 53.8% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 53.5% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 48.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 52.5% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 22.6% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 28.9% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 43.5% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 55.8% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 53.7% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 62.7% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 9.5% | 37.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 52.2% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 57% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 38.6% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 56.4% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 59.8% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 52.2% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 29.5% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 42.4% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 43.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 56.6% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 57.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 20.4% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 18.9% | 47.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 32.8% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 39.1% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 38.5% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 46.6% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 39.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 48.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 7.2% | 29.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 53.8% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 54.7% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 51.9% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53.9% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 61.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 34.6% | 60.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 49.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 43.4% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 49% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 48.9% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 45.7% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 51.7% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 2.1% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 46.3% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 43.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 47.1% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 52.9% | 74.2% |
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* Spain Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.