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Brewer Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

18025 Brock St, Detroit, MI 48205 · (313) 866-0404 · Part of Detroit Public Schools Community District

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

Students
441
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Brewer Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Detroit kids: 23 high schools

On the path

Where Detroit kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Brewer AcademyYou are here
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts15%
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).

18025 Brock St, Detroit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten26
Grade 143
Grade 244
Grade 345
Grade 456
Grade 545
Grade 657
Grade 766
Grade 859
Enrollment over time
505’20
446’21
468’22
455’23
441’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%White 1%Asian <1%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brewer Academy from Detroit families.

Other schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

The district →

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.