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Schools in Detroit · Detroit Public Schools Community District

Detroit’s public schools score below 83% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Detroit, 8% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Detroit, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#679of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 29 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 26 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▲ 30% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
MI 16.5
Schools in town
194
47,705 students on the public path
In brief

Detroit’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 245 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Detroit’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Charters enroll a large share of students

Charter schools located in Detroit enroll 33,172 students, against the district’s 48,448. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,406 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

69 elementary schools, then 23 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Detroit’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Michigan school districts, #679 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (245)Better than 9%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 23,214 test results and a graduating class of 3,722 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Detroit’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,242 in math, 23,186 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Detroit, with each school’s own grade.

69 schools teach K in Detroit’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
1,002 students22:1Rate it →
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
954 students19:1Rate it →
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
879 students18:1Rate it →
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
876 students21:1Rate it →
Ronald Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
834 students18:1Rate it →
Bates Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
773 students18:1Rate it →
Davison ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
765 students18:1Rate it →
Fisher Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
758 students15:1Rate it →
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
754 students19:1Rate it →
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
749 students17:1Rate it →
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
715 students16:1Rate it →
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
692 students19:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
692 students15:1Rate it →
Priest ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
673 students16:1Rate it →
Durfee ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
632 students20:1Rate it →
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
630 students19:1Rate it →
The School at Marygrove
Grades K–12
606 students16:1Rate it →
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
560 students19:1Rate it →
Henderson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
558 students17:1Rate it →
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
532 students15:1Rate it →
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
521 students19:1Rate it →
Noble ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
512 students15:1Rate it →
Bennett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
498 students19:1Rate it →
Academy of the Americas at Logan
Elementary · Grades K–3
C−
495 students19:1Rate it →
Dixon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
485 students17:1Rate it →
Burton International Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
482 students17:1Rate it →
Mason Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
476 students15:1Rate it →
Bow ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
459 students15:1Rate it →
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
457 students18:1Rate it →
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
455 students17:1Rate it →
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
453 students16:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
451 students13:1Rate it →
Brewer Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
441 students21:1Rate it →
Carver STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
435 students17:1Rate it →
Garvey Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
434 students13:1Rate it →
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
422 students15:1Rate it →
Golightly Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
412 students16:1Rate it →
Burns ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
411 students15:1Rate it →
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
405 students16:1Rate it →
Spain ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
403 students13:1Rate it →
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
401 students13:1Rate it →
Bunche Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
401 students13:1Rate it →
Marion Law Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
386 students15:1Rate it →
Coleman A Young Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
382 students14:1Rate it →
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
379 students14:1Rate it →
Carleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
379 students14:1Rate it →
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
374 students17:1Rate it →
Mann Learning Community
Elementary · Grades PK–5
359 students15:1Rate it →
Hamilton Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
358 students16:1Rate it →
Vernor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
340 students17:1Rate it →
SampsonWebber Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
330 students13:1Rate it →
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
311 students18:1Rate it →
Pasteur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
310 students12:1Rate it →
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
303 students16:1Rate it →
Cooke STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
296 students11:1Rate it →
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
296 students17:1Rate it →
Maybury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
284 students15:1Rate it →
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
283 students13:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
279 students13:1Rate it →
Harms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
279 students16:1Rate it →
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
266 students14:1Rate it →
Edmonson Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
262 students14:1Rate it →
Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
251 students15:1Rate it →
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Grades PK–12
C−
248 students12:1Rate it →
Gardner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
239 students17:1Rate it →
Wayne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
234 students15:1Rate it →
Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7
D−
221 students16:1Rate it →
Chrysler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
137 students17:1Rate it →
Keidan Special Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
105 students7:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–869 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1223 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Detroit’s public schools are run by Detroit Public Schools Community District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictGrades PK–12 · 103 schools · 48,448 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$21,406MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 45.4% · 23186 students tested
Math8%
State average 33.6% · 23242 students tested

Detroit vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Detroit’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DetroitC−Detroit Public Schools Community District
DearbornBDearborn City
River RougeDRiver Rouge
Grosse Pointe ParkAGrosse Pointe
Dearborn HeightsB+Crestwood
MelvindaleCMelvindale-North Allen Park
RedfordCRedford Union PK–12 · South Redford PK–12
Harper WoodsA−Harper Woods City Schools PK–12 · Grosse Pointe PK–12
Lincoln ParkC+Lincoln Park
WarrenBWarren Consolidated Schools
Grosse Pointe WoodsAGrosse Pointe
Grosse PointeAGrosse Pointe
EcorseDEcorse Public
Hazel ParkDHazel Park City
SouthfieldC+Southfield Public
EastpointeDEastpointe
FerndaleC−Hazel Park City PK–12 · Ferndale K–12

Every school in Detroit

198 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Detroitby address
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
1,002 students22:1Rate it →
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
954 students19:1Rate it →
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
879 students18:1Rate it →
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
876 students21:1Rate it →
Ronald Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
834 students18:1Rate it →
Bates Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
773 students18:1Rate it →
Davison ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
765 students18:1Rate it →
Fisher Magnet Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
758 students15:1Rate it →
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
754 students19:1Rate it →
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
749 students17:1Rate it →
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
715 students16:1Rate it →
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
692 students19:1Rate it →
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
692 students15:1Rate it →
Priest ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
673 students16:1Rate it →
Durfee ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
632 students20:1Rate it →
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
630 students19:1Rate it →
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
560 students19:1Rate it →
Henderson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
558 students17:1Rate it →
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
532 students15:1Rate it →
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
521 students19:1Rate it →
Noble ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
512 students15:1Rate it →
Bennett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
498 students19:1Rate it →
Dixon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
485 students17:1Rate it →
Burton International Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
482 students17:1Rate it →
Mason Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
476 students15:1Rate it →
Bow ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
459 students15:1Rate it →
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
457 students18:1Rate it →
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
455 students17:1Rate it →
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
453 students16:1Rate it →
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
451 students13:1Rate it →
Brewer Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
441 students21:1Rate it →
Carver STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
435 students17:1Rate it →
Garvey Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
434 students13:1Rate it →
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
422 students15:1Rate it →
Golightly Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
412 students16:1Rate it →
Burns ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
411 students15:1Rate it →
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
405 students16:1Rate it →
Spain ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
403 students13:1Rate it →
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
401 students13:1Rate it →
Bunche Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
401 students13:1Rate it →
Marion Law Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
386 students15:1Rate it →
Coleman A Young Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
382 students14:1Rate it →
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
379 students14:1Rate it →
Carleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
379 students14:1Rate it →
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
374 students17:1Rate it →
Mann Learning Community
Elementary · Grades PK–5
359 students15:1Rate it →
Hamilton Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
358 students16:1Rate it →
Vernor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
340 students17:1Rate it →
SampsonWebber Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
330 students13:1Rate it →
Nichols ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
311 students18:1Rate it →
Pasteur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
310 students12:1Rate it →
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
303 students16:1Rate it →
Cooke STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
296 students11:1Rate it →
Maybury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
284 students15:1Rate it →
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
283 students13:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
279 students13:1Rate it →
Harms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
279 students16:1Rate it →
Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
266 students14:1Rate it →
Edmonson Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
262 students14:1Rate it →
Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
251 students15:1Rate it →
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Grades PK–12
C−
248 students12:1Rate it →
Gardner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
239 students17:1Rate it →
Wayne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
234 students15:1Rate it →
Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7
D−
221 students16:1Rate it →
Chrysler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
137 students17:1Rate it →
Keidan Special Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
105 students7:1Rate it →
The School at Marygrove
Grades K–12
606 students16:1Rate it →
Academy of the Americas at Logan
Elementary · Grades K–3
C−
495 students19:1Rate it →
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
296 students17:1Rate it →
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades 1–8
185 students12:1Rate it →
J E Clark Preparatory Academy
Middle · Grades 3–8
D−
125 students11:1Rate it →
Blackwell Institute
Middle · Grades 3–8
C−
92 students9:1Rate it →
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
Middle · Grades 3–8
C−
68 students7:1Rate it →
Academy of The Americas High School
Grades 4–12
C−
874 students19:1Rate it →
Clippert Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8
424 students25:1Rate it →
Detroit Lions Academy
High · Grades 6–12
400 students12:1Rate it →
Cass Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
2,493 students24:1Rate it →
Western International High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,959 students23:1Rate it →
Renaissance High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,197 students20:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
976 students24:1Rate it →
Mumford High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
850 students18:1Rate it →
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney
High · Grades 9–12
D
639 students17:1Rate it →
Henry Ford High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
607 students18:1Rate it →
Southeastern High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
602 students18:1Rate it →
Cody High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
563 students16:1Rate it →
Detroit School of Arts
High · Grades 9–12
D
523 students15:1Rate it →
Denby High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
464 students18:1Rate it →
Pershing High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
415 students18:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
403 students18:1Rate it →
Osborn High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
403 students19:1Rate it →
Communication and Media Arts High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
349 students19:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
305 students13:1Rate it →
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine
High · Grades 9–12
D
191 students15:1Rate it →
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly
High · Grades 9–12
96 students10:1Rate it →
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
High · Grades 9–12
68 students6:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Moses Field Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Special Education
69 students6:1Rate it →
Diann BanksWilliamson Educational Center
Ungraded
Special Education
109 students16:1Rate it →
Jerry L White Center
High · Grades 9–12
Special Education
120 students8:1Rate it →
Charles R Drew Transition Center
Ungraded
Special Education
221 students5:1Rate it →
Turning Point Academy
Grades K–12
Special Education
42 students4:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Oakland International Academy 28
Middle · Grades 2–8
D
Charter
1,034 studentsRate it →
Detroit Edison Public School Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
Charter
901 students20:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh
High · Grades 6–12
D
Charter
855 students23:1Rate it →
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
Charter
847 students17:1Rate it →
Voyageur Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D−
Charter
789 students23:1Rate it →
Legacy Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
738 students18:1Rate it →
Frontier International Academy
Grades K–12
D−
Charter
737 students16:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
Charter
730 students20:1Rate it →
Detroit Merit Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
719 students18:1Rate it →
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
707 students17:1Rate it →
Detroit Premier Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
706 students16:1Rate it →
Universal Academy
Grades K–12
D−
Charter
695 students17:1Rate it →
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
Charter
694 students19:1Rate it →
Detroit Enterprise Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
686 students18:1Rate it →
Warrendale Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
680 students16:1Rate it →
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
660 students35:1Rate it →
Flagship Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
655 students20:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
Charter
615 students14:1Rate it →
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh
Grades K–12
D
Charter
582 students20:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
Charter
559 students14:1Rate it →
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy
Grades K–12
D
Charter
541 studentsRate it →
Voyageur College Prep
High · Grades 9–12
D−
Charter
524 students19:1Rate it →
AdamsYoung Building
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
520 studentsRate it →
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
Charter
513 students19:1Rate it →
Dove Academy of Detroit
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
Charter
487 students16:1Rate it →
Detroit Leadership Academy K8
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
Charter
486 students17:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5
D−
Charter
484 students19:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
Charter
476 students22:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
Charter
467 students20:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2
Charter
465 students16:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
Charter
452 students23:1Rate it →
Old Redford Academy High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
Charter
451 students31:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
D−
Charter
438 students20:1Rate it →
Hope Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
Charter
430 students16:1Rate it →
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary
Grades K–10
D−
Charter
430 students18:1Rate it →
LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68
Middle · Grades 6–8
Charter
429 studentsRate it →
Escuela Avancemos
Elementary · Grades K–8
Charter
425 students21:1Rate it →
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
High · Grades 9–12
D
Charter
420 students21:1Rate it →
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
Charter
419 students21:1Rate it →
Detroit Prep
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
Charter
418 students18:1Rate it →
Pembroke Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
Charter
390 students15:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
Charter
389 students15:1Rate it →
University Yes Academy
Grades K–12
D−
Charter
388 students20:1Rate it →
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
Charter
384 students17:1Rate it →
Detroit Community Schools Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
Charter
366 students16:1Rate it →
MacDowell Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
Charter
362 students16:1Rate it →
Detroit Achievement Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
352 students17:1Rate it →
Oakland International Academy PreK1
Elementary · Grades PK–1
C
Charter
344 studentsRate it →
MadisonCarver Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C
Charter
343 students31:1Rate it →
George Crockett Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
Charter
341 students14:1Rate it →
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
Charter
339 students17:1Rate it →
Detroit Innovation Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
335 students15:1Rate it →
Bridge Academy West
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hamtramck
C−
Charter
331 students22:1Rate it →
Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D−
Charter
329 studentsRate it →
Trix Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
Charter
302 students17:1Rate it →
Detroit Community Schools High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
Charter
299 students15:1Rate it →
Detroit Leadership Academy High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
Charter
271 students17:1Rate it →
Old Redford Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D−
Charter
265 students19:1Rate it →
Weston Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
Charter
258 students22:1Rate it →
Old Redford Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D−
Charter
241 students22:1Rate it →
Covenant High School Central
High · Grades 9–12
CharterAlternative Education
240 students30:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
C
Charter
234 students23:1Rate it →
New Paradigm College Prep
Grades PK–12
D−
Charter
215 students21:1Rate it →
New Paradigm Glazer Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D−
Charter
211 students18:1Rate it →
David Ellis Academy
Grades PK–12
D
Charter
206 students14:1Rate it →
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Charter
172 students18:1Rate it →
Covenant High School East
High · Grades 9–12
C−
CharterAlternative Education
171 studentsRate it →
Covenant High School Southwest
High · Grades 9–12
CharterAlternative Education
164 students27:1Rate it →
Joy Preparatory Academy
Grades PK–12
D
Charter
161 students13:1Rate it →
Detroit Public Safety Academy
High · Grades 6–12
Charter
156 students19:1Rate it →
Rutherford Winans Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
Charter
152 students13:1Rate it →
Commonwealth Community Development Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hamtramck
D−
Charter
150 students16:1Rate it →
Pathways Academy
High · Grades 7–12
CharterAlternative Education
140 students28:1Rate it →
SER Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Dearborn
CharterAlternative Education
109 studentsRate it →
The SER Learning Academy East
High · Grades 9–12
CharterAlternative Education
107 studentsRate it →
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy
Elementary · Grades K–2
Charter
91 students15:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Detroitnot counted as local schools
WAY Academy Vernor Site
High · Grades 6–12
CharterOnlineAlternative Education
135 studentsRate it →
WAY Academy Chicago Site
High · Grades 6–12
C−
CharterOnlineAlternative Education
76 studentsRate it →
WAY Michigan
High · Grades 6–12
A−
CharterOnlineAlternative Education
156 students17:1Rate it →
DPSCD Virtual School
Grades K–12
Online
176 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy
High · Grades 7–12
Private · Catholic · All-boys
785 students14:1Rate it →
Detroit Cristo Rey High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
276 students15:1Rate it →
Detroit Waldorf School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
259 students8:1Rate it →
Gesu Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
244 students6:1Rate it →
International Islamic Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
225 students14:1Rate it →
Holy Redeemer Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
213 students17:1Rate it →
Loyola High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-boys
170 students12:1Rate it →
Al-Furqan Quran Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
149 students8:1Rate it →
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
114 students14:1Rate it →
Westside Christian Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
105 students8:1Rate it →
Christ the King School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
82 students14:1Rate it →
Charlotte Mason Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
71 students10:1Rate it →
Detroit Christian Schools of Excellence
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
30 students5:1Rate it →
International Child Care Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
30 students30:1Rate it →
Tot Town Child Development Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Religious
27 students27:1Rate it →
Muhammad University of Islam
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Religious
18 students5:1Rate it →
Evergreen Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades 2–7
Private · Religious · All-boys
4 students4:1Rate it →
Temple of Faith Day Care Kindergarten
Elementary · Grades K
Private · Nonsectarian
3 students2:1Rate it →

Left off: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Oakland International Academy K1, David Ellis Academy PK, Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend, Breithaupt Career and Technical Center, Randolph Career and Technical Center and Golightly Career and Technical Center).

Questions about Detroit’s schools

Are Detroit’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Detroit children attend score below 83% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #679 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Detroit in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 48,448 students in 103 schools (2024–25).

Where do Detroit kids go to high school?

One of 23 high schools, depending on your address: Cass Technical High School, Western International High School, Renaissance High School, Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School, Academy of The Americas High School, Mumford High School, East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney, Henry Ford High School, The School at Marygrove, Southeastern High School, Cody High School, Detroit School of Arts, Denby High School, Pershing High School, Central High School, Osborn High School, Detroit Lions Academy, Communication and Media Arts High School, Northwestern High School, Detroit International Academy for Young Women, Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine, Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly and Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men.

What is Detroit’s graduation rate?

74% of the class of 2023 in Detroit Public Schools Community District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Detroit spend per student?

$21,406 in Detroit Public Schools Community District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Detroit?

Yes: University of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy (catholic · all-boys, grades 7–12, 785 students), Detroit Cristo Rey High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 276 students), Detroit Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 259 students), Gesu Catholic School (religious, grades PK–8, 244 students), International Islamic Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 225 students), Holy Redeemer Grade School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 213 students), Loyola High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 170 students), Al-Furqan Quran Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 149 students), Most Holy Trinity Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades K–8, 114 students), Westside Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 105 students), Christ the King School (Catholic, grades K–8, 82 students), Charlotte Mason Community School (religious, grades K–8, 71 students), Detroit Christian Schools of Excellence (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 30 students), International Child Care Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 30 students), Tot Town Child Development Center (religious, grades PK–K, 27 students), Muhammad University of Islam (religious, grades PK–5, 18 students), Evergreen Lutheran School (religious · all-boys, grades 2–7, 4 students) and Temple of Faith Day Care Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades K, 3 students). Detroit also has 76 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.