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Best Alternative Schools in Wayne County, MI

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4460 18th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(734) 759-6400	153	29	5.2	69.3%	91 (59.5%)	29 (19.0%)	24 (15.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																					$62,812	$2,588	$60,224
Jo Brighton Skills Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4460 18th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(734) 759-6300	132	26	5.1	58.3%	83 (62.9%)	21 (15.9%)	21 (15.9%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)																					$47,171	$3,922	$43,249
The Lincoln Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	891 Goddard St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(734) 759-5900	140	32	4.3	63.6%	97 (69.3%)	20 (14.3%)	17 (12.1%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)																					$69,929	$705	$69,223
Special Education Building	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22650 Sibley Rd	Brownstown	48193	Wayne County	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 783-3322	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																					$4,907	$693	$4,215
Riverview Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	13249 Pennsylvania Rd	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 285-9660	110	2	52.3	67.3%	86 (78.2%)	11 (10.0%)	11 (10.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	44.4		35.0													25.0			25.0		$7,540	$418	$7,123
River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1460 Coolidge Hwy	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(800) 297-2119	841	1	725.0	79.2%	338 (40.2%)	453 (53.9%)	33 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	31.4		11.6			12.0		13.0	14.3								3.2			6.3	$19,114	$919	$18,195
Keeler School	Public, Alternative	K-12	17715 Brady	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-3900	99	16	6.1	55.6%	54 (54.5%)	39 (39.4%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)						27.3															$72,213	$3,277	$68,936
Beacon Day Treatment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	12601 McCann St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 551-2790	106	24	4.4	72.6%	67 (63.2%)	23 (21.7%)	12 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)																					$106,292	$1,226	$105,066
Lakeshore Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	30550 W Jefferson Ave	Gibraltar	48173	Wayne County	Gibraltar School District	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 379-7090	117	7	17.2	54.7%	86 (73.5%)	16 (13.7%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)								(n/a)			26.2													30.0			30.0	23.3	$14,084	$604	$13,480
Burger Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	28865 Carlysle St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 729-1830	108	42	2.5	37.0%	63 (58.3%)	34 (31.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																					$82,398	$3,967	$78,431
Downriver Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	27225 W Outer Dr	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(313) 294-4750	25	0	36.3	72.0%	7 (28.0%)	14 (56.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,642	$1,314	$7,328
Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18700 Audette St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 827-3023	515	18	29.0	78.4%	492 (95.5%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	37.5	7.1	37.0	9.6			27.8	16.7	25.0			16.7		10.3	16.7	15.8	6.5		10.7	9.1	$13,829	$936	$12,893
Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7000	247	29	8.4	74.9%	221 (89.5%)	15 (6.1%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					27.3	47.1	75.0			54.5	41.2	81.3			68.8			62.5			$45,313	$3,198	$42,115
Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	46250 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 785-8440	84	4	21.5	10.7%	71 (84.5%)	3 (3.6%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)																					$00	$00	$00
Ivywood Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	14356 Genoa Ct	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 207-1757	613	36	16.9	15.5%	520 (84.8%)	13 (2.1%)	27 (4.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)								(n/a)	83.7	46.5			57.8	50.0	64.8	70.4	67.3	65.1	59.5	68.5	61.1	67.3	64.8	66.7		61.1	73.8		$11,797	$309	$11,488
DPSCD Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9026 Woodward Ave	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 873-6897	176	20	9.0	76.1%	6 (3.4%)	159 (90.3%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	62.5		26.3				28.6	30.0	29.6				15.0	15.4		31.3					$27,470	$1,336	$26,134
The School at Marygrove	Public, Alternative	K-12	8425 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1331	606	38	15.9	68.3%	8 (1.3%)	597 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)			53.4	21.9	56.1	47.2				41.5	47.2						40.8			45.1	$21,554	$2,272	$19,282
Turning Point Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	18501 Waltham St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 347-8900	42	11	3.8	85.7%	1 (2.4%)	37 (88.1%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)																					$75,978	$2,697	$73,280
Academy of The Americas High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5680 Konkel St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1310	874	46	18.9	86.0%	11 (1.3%)	14 (1.6%)	846 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)	28.8	6.3				12.6	6.3	14.4	13.9		8.2	2.9	14.4	11.0	4.9	15.2		2.9	18.8	5.3	$18,709	$2,088	$16,621
Detroit International Academy for Young Women	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5161 Charles St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-3050	248	21	11.6	83.9%	76 (30.6%)	100 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)	33.3				29.4	23.5		22.2	53.3	41.2	17.7			20.0		29.2	50.0		37.5	70.0	$25,584	$2,518	$23,066
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6861 E Nevada St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	541	10	54.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	537 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								(n/a)	48.8				9.1	11.6	12.1	18.6	18.2	6.1			10.2	13.6	6.9	19.5		5.2	24.4		$15,101	$1,855	$13,246
New Paradigm College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4001 29th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	New Paradigm College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1500	215	10	20.6	65.6%	1 (0.5%)	61 (28.4%)	153 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.3				25.0	36.0	22.7	23.5	29.2	54.5	53.8		33.3	11.1	20.8	33.3		54.2	40.0		$15,378	$909	$14,469
Tipton Academy 48	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	29205 Florence St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 731-5300	255	11	23.1	71.4%	99 (38.8%)	131 (51.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)								(n/a)	59.4	18.8				26.4	28.8	18.0	30.0		17.0	15.2	6.0	17.9	22.7	34.4		19.7	40.6		$00	$00	$00
Caniff Liberty Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2650 Caniff St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Caniff Liberty Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	590	19	30.6	95.6%	362 (61.4%)	48 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)	49.3	26.9			21.1	28.0	38.9	21.2	30.6	38.7	37.5	27.6	25.5	37.9	25.9	27.9		22.4	32.4		$13,116	$1,877	$11,239
Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	13330 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 831-3510	12	0	120.0	75.0%	6 (50.0%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																					$123,512	$21,319	$102,194
CapstoneWayne County Juvenile Detention Facility	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	3501 Hamtramck Dr	Hamtramck	48211	Wayne County	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-3510	124	9	13.9	97.6%	10 (8.1%)	111 (89.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$20,067	$2,705	$17,361
University Yes Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14717 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	University Yes Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 270-2556	388	19	20.4	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	385 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)	26.1				20.4	15.8	19.5	18.2	10.2	26.5	18.4	9.8	5.5		14.6	10.6			10.6		$17,279	$2,425	$14,854
Hawthorn Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	18471 Haggerty Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Michigan Department of Community Health	No	No	No	No	(248) 349-3000	12	0		58.3%	9 (75.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Vista Meadows Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Vista Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4347	86	5	16.5	100.0%	3 (3.5%)	80 (93.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,486	$2,863	$12,623
David Ellis Academy West	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19800 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	David Ellis Academy West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 450-0300	725	44	16.6	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	721 (99.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	54.5	6.1			16.0	42.3	21.8	29.2	23.9	14.8	21.1	6.9	7.9	10.2	16.1	24.2		6.9	25.8		$13,987	$1,934	$12,053
Bridge Impact	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3105 Carpenter St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	392	10	39.2	99.2%	313 (79.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			15.1				15.8	31.6	23.1	19.1	14.3		10.5		15.8		6.9			5.6	$9,986	$41	$9,945
Frontier International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13200 Conant St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6300	737	45	16.4	100.0%	571 (77.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (19.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.7	9.6	11.1	33.3	31.0			40.7	23.3	41.4			13.8		13.3	10.3		25.0	$12,358	$1,847	$10,510
Universal Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28015 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Universal Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 402-5900	761	47	16.3	90.9%	692 (90.9%)	49 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)	38.3	16.7	43.8	14.6	18.3	23.0	19.0	20.0	34.9	21.7	26.7	10.3	12.3	27.0	15.5	13.3	14.6	6.9	18.3	27.1	$12,734	$1,649	$11,085
Trillium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15740 Racho Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Trillium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-8222	641	45	14.1	68.8%	259 (40.4%)	270 (42.1%)	54 (8.4%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)								(n/a)	55.6		47.5	12.5	42.1	32.6	40.0	45.7	43.4	42.1	37.0	28.9	19.6	30.2	31.1	19.4	25.0	20.0	19.4	45.0	$00	$00	$00
Advanced Technology Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4801 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 625-4700	1,207	46	26.3	92.0%	24 (2.0%)	864 (71.6%)	310 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)								(n/a)	63.6	8.2	40.2	8.7	8.0	6.7	11.3	17.4	18.7	14.3	5.3		6.5	17.8	10.0	23.6	12.0		34.5	22.8	$13,193	$1,818	$11,375
Joy Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15055 Dexter Ave	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Joy Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-0023	161	12	13.3	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	159 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						33.3	26.7	27.8	64.3	14.3				42.9	33.3						$00	$00	$00
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 35th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 788-1122	582	30	19.6	86.6%	8 (1.4%)	55 (9.5%)	516 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	28.7		14.1					27.1	21.2				14.1	11.6		3.5	4.8		3.5	14.1	$00	$00	$00
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-10	4443 N Campbell St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 897-8720	430	24	17.9	91.4%	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.2%)	371 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)					20.9	16.1	12.7			14.9	7.1	6.3			8.9			5.1			$00	$00	$00
Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	695	40	17.2	99.3%	654 (94.1%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	25.4		15.9		9.3	5.6		7.3		16.3	14.8	6.1				6.8	4.8		18.6	14.3	$12,277	$1,698	$10,579
David Ellis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18977 Schaefer Hwy	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	David Ellis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 450-0642	206	15	14.2	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	205 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	75.0	25.0			14.3	36.8	29.2	56.5	17.7	17.9	26.3		13.0		12.5	35.0			50.0		$15,930	$2,079	$13,851
Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,728	98	17.6	93.1%	1,623 (93.9%)	46 (2.7%)	24 (1.4%)	23 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)								(n/a)	68.4	23.1	59.2	28.6	25.5	33.8	36.7	36.7	31.0	29.2	35.8	34.5	26.6	26.9	37.4	36.8	25.5	23.0	43.6	37.8	$13,046	$1,642	$11,404
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public, Alternative	6-11	33555 Annapolis St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2402	619	36	17.1	67.9%	231 (37.3%)	278 (44.9%)	51 (8.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)								(n/a)	51.6	9.0						10.3	21.3				4.1	8.7		28.4			31.6		$18,067	$2,417	$15,650

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.