Summary:
The Michigan Educational Choice Center district contains just one elementary school, Trix Academy, a Pre-K through 8th grade school in Detroit, MI, serving 302 students in a highly economically disadvantaged urban community.
For parents considering Trix Academy, the most critical issue is a severe attendance crisis. The chronic absenteeism rate is 74.5%, meaning nearly three out of every four students miss significant amounts of school—a rate almost 2.7 times the state average. This directly impacts learning, as academic proficiency is drastically below state norms across all subjects. For example, only 10% of 3rd graders are proficient in English Language Arts (state: 43.8%), and 4th grade math proficiency sits at just 11.4% (state: 39.4%). The school ranks in the bottom 8th percentile statewide (1,372nd out of 1,492 schools), a position it has held consistently for three years. Every student (100%) qualifies for free or reduced lunch, underscoring the deep poverty affecting the entire student body.
Despite these challenges, there are a few points to note. Per-student spending is $13,775, which is not translating into academic gains, suggesting resources alone aren't solving the underlying barriers. The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1, which is relatively typical. One slight positive: 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency reaches 23.3%, the highest of any subject or grade at the school, though still far below the state's 64.8%. However, 3rd grade ELA scores have actually declined from 14% to 10% over the past year, indicating a downward trend. For parents, the data strongly suggests that any meaningful improvement at Trix Academy will require intensive focus on boosting attendance and addressing the socio-economic hurdles students face before academic achievement can realistically improve.
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