Summary:
The Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy is a small, three-school public school district in northwest Detroit, Michigan, serving roughly 1,609 students across grades K-12, with nearly all students facing economic disadvantage.
Within this district, the LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 middle school is the clear relative standout. It holds the district's best state ranking (8th percentile), is the only campus to have earned a star rating, and posts the strongest subject scores, including 25% proficiency in 8th grade Social Studies and 35.7% on the 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 53% is also far better than the district average of 74%. In contrast, the AdamsYoung Building elementary school is the most concerning, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide with a staggering 65:1 student-teacher ratio and 3rd grade math proficiency at just 5.1%. The LincolnKing AdamsYoung Academy High School Grove Campus struggles most with attendance, as 90.9% of its students are chronically absent, contributing to a 68.6% graduation rate and the district's lowest math scores.
Across the district, math proficiency is critically low and declines as students advance, falling from 5.1% in elementary to 3.97% by 10th grade. Chronic absenteeism is epidemic, especially at the high school, and the elementary school's staffing crisis makes individualized instruction nearly impossible. While per-pupil spending is comparable to state averages, outcomes remain in the bottom 2% of Michigan districts, indicating systemic challenges. The middle school's relative success, however, demonstrates that meaningful academic gains are achievable even under difficult circumstances, offering a potential model for improvement across the district.
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