High Schools in Detroit Public Safety Academy

Summary:

The Detroit Public Safety Academy is the only high school located in this data set, serving grades 6-12. As a public charter school, it faces significant challenges, ranking 596th out of 613 high schools in Michigan and receiving a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the Detroit Public Safety Academy struggles, with just 11.8% of 11th graders 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 11th grade SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency rate of 12.2% is also far below the Michigan average of 51.3%. With a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a dropout rate of 7.6%, the school has room for improvement in supporting student success.

Serving a highly economically disadvantaged population, with 97.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the Detroit Public Safety Academy faces significant challenges. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is quite high, indicating many students are missing substantial instructional time. Despite spending $13,748 per student, which is higher than the national average, the school's performance has declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 783 out of 835 in 2016-2017 to 722 out of 743 in 2023-2024.

District Detail

1250 Rosa Parks Blvd
Detroit, MI 48216-1950

(313) 965-6916

SchoolDigger Rank:
596^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: 6-12
Students: 156

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%		4.8	722^nd of 743 public high schools	2.8%	26	11.8	9.1	$13,748	$4,480	$9,269

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Detroit City School District	1.01 mi	92
Schools for the Future Detroit	1.32 mi	1

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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.

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