Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Detroit

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Detroit Innovation Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

18211 Plymouth Rd, Detroit, MI 48228 · (313) 736-5537

Detroit’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
335
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Detroit Innovation Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

18211 Plymouth Rd, Detroit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten34
Grade 133
Grade 244
Grade 347
Grade 436
Grade 535
Grade 640
Grade 731
Grade 835
Enrollment over time
345’20
346’21
379’22
363’23
335’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 99%Hispanic <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Detroit Innovation Academy from Detroit families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Detroit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.