Detroit Public Safety Academy

Detroit Public Safety Academy is the sole public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Detroit, Michigan. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor overall performance. Academic proficiency rates are significantly below state averages, with only 11.8% of 11th-grade students proficient in M-Step/Science and 9.09% proficient in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 42.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is also below the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher than the state average.

Detroit Public Safety Academy faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 97.73% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school's per-student spending of $13,748 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is slightly higher than the state average. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Detroit Public Safety Academy is in need of significant intervention and support to improve student outcomes. Targeted strategies to address the school's challenges, such as improving instructional quality, providing additional resources and support for students, and addressing attendance and engagement issues, may be necessary to help the school improve its performance and better serve its students.