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Detroit Community Schools High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Detroit Community Schools High School is a small public high school in Detroit, MI, serving 299 students in grades 9-12, where the vast majority of families (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking thing about this school is the contrast between its graduation rate and its test scores. On one hand, 90.5% of students graduate—that's higher than the state average of 84% and far better than nearby schools like Cody High School (72.3%) or Dearborn Magnet High School (59.8%). The dropout rate of 8.1% is also about half that of several neighboring schools. On the other hand, academic proficiency is very low: only about 11% of 11th graders are proficient in reading and writing on the SAT, and just 9% are proficient in science. This means the school appears to be very effective at helping students stay on track to earn a diploma, but those diplomas may not reflect strong academic preparation for college or career.

Another major concern is attendance. A staggering 74.4% of students are chronically absent—meaning they miss significant amounts of school—compared to the state average of 27.9%. This is higher than Lee M. Thurston High School (46.9%) and Dearborn Magnet High School (35.0%), though lower than Old Redford Academy High (88.1%). On a positive note, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.7, which means students may get more individual attention than at larger schools. It's also worth noting that the school's performance has declined sharply over the past several years—it was rated in the 30th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 but now sits near the very bottom. For parents, this school offers strong support for graduating, but you'll want to ask tough questions about academic rigor and how the school plans to address its attendance crisis.

299

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,243

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12675 Burt Rd
Detroit, MI 48223-3314

(313) 537-3570

District: Detroit Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Michigan avg43%

789^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

623^rd of 625Detroit Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	789 of 800	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	726 of 739	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	463 of 666	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	548 of 824	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	572 of 835	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	4.6	794 of 852	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	711 of 832	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	767 of 799	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	688 of 805	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	711 of 773	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	753 of 784	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	707 of 765	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	717 of 754	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	704 of 750	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	624 of 767	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	613 of 705	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	181 of 192	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	64 of 147	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	680 of 686	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	423 of 554	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	507 of 710	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	712 of 719	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	593 of 635	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	303 of 532	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	482 of 755	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	648 of 693	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	490 of 707	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-47 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing11%-41 vs state

Science9%-26 vs state

Social Studies8%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 28, 2012

I rate the school as poor because of the lack of care for the children, this school is in a high risk area in the city of Detroit, which means the children need all the help they can get and need's the leadership over the school to care but they do not this school has a zero tolerance policy which means they can kick student out as they see fit with no one to over ride this which means that if your student makes one mistake at this school they will be kick out!! even if your child has never been in trouble before,trying to appeal to the board's and Saginaw Valley who holds the Charter for this school is also a waste of time because they will say nothing. So now you have a failing school with one of the lowest rank's in the state of michigan getting funding for students they kick out a will, which is not fair to DPS school who have to take this student and are getting in funding for and force to close their doors and over crowd there class rooms. DCH High School needs new leadership form the Top on Down with people who care about the community and the children and people who live here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
Detroit Community Schools High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	299	20	14.7	83.3%	1 (0.3%)	298 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.3	789^th of 800 public high schools	1.4%		4.1	726^th of 739 public high schools	1.8%	63		12.5	12.1		315.0	337.4	10.8	364.5						9.2		7.7	$14,243	$2,245	$11,998
WAY Academy Chicago Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-9398	76	0		94.7%	0 (0.0%)	74 (97.4%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		366.0			334.7		368.0	350.0						2067.4		2080.1	$15,424	$3,618	$11,807
Westfield Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	23750 Elmira	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 778-7990	834	49	17.0	81.7%	5 (0.6%)	721 (86.5%)	25 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.4%)	7.9	727^th of 800 public high schools	9.1%		11.4	653^rd of 739 public high schools	11.6%	74	47.1	28.7	22.6	17.6	6.7	7.0	18.4	399.3		18.9		10.9	25.0	8.7	36.7	17.6	$12,730	$683	$12,047
Cody High School	Public	9-12	18445 Cathedral St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9200	563	36	15.6	90.4%	17 (3.0%)	534 (94.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.7	747^th of 800 public high schools	6.6%		11.4	651^st of 739 public high schools	11.9%	96		12.3	13.0		4.8	6.5	7.7	349.4						6.9		27.5	$23,246	$3,062	$20,184
SOAR Academic Institute	Public	6-12	26141 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 535-4000	204	7	30.4	58.3%	41 (20.1%)	151 (74.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	7.2	739^th of 800 public high schools	7.6%		6.6	698^th of 739 public high schools	5.5%	41							13.6	351.2						15.3		10.2	$12,116	$908	$11,207
Clara B Ford Academy SDA	Public, Charter	5-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 436-0020	58	9	6.6	94.8%	17 (29.3%)	33 (56.9%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)																	$27,525	$5,310	$22,215
Lee M Thurston High School	Public	9-12	26255 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-0600	806	44	18.3	56.1%	71 (8.8%)	647 (80.3%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	15.8	646^th of 800 public high schools	19.3%		28.1	519^th of 739 public high schools	29.8%	127		31.5	35.4		11.8	8.0	33.3	399.8						13.1		27.2	$17,467	$1,541	$15,926
Dearborn Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 827-4800	113	2	51.3	77.9%	101 (89.4%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			353.3			296.0	352.0	304.6						2064.9		8.6	$28,447	$1,651	$26,795
Old Redford Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	8001 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 543-3080	451	15	31.1	80.5%	2 (0.4%)	444 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4.4	776^th of 800 public high schools	3.0%		3.1	734^th of 739 public high schools	0.7%	42		17.0	26.1		328.8	352.3	9.5	364.0						2068.4		4.9	$15,449	$2,213	$13,236
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	9300 Hubbell St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 866-9550	1	11	.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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Detroit Community Schools High School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Michigan high schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Detroit Community Schools High School?

Students at Detroit Community Schools High School are 100% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Detroit Community Schools High School.

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