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Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School is a public charter school serving 360 students in grades 6-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences District, which is ranked 579 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 66.0% over the past few years, well above the state average. Academically, the school's test scores are consistently well below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.2% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.6%, and in math, only 13.5% of 6th graders and 11.1% of 7th graders met the standard. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.5% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School lags behind its peers. Kosciuszko School in Hamtramck and Pierce Middle School in Grosse Pointe Park both have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School. Other nearby charter schools, such as Bridge Academy West and Cesar Chavez Middle School, also outperform the school across various academic measures.

339

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,060

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2985 E Jefferson Ave
Detroit, MI 48207-4288

(313) 259-1744

District: Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.1%

Hispanic:

0.6%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg41%

759^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

579^th of 613Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences 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
2025	14.5	759 of 890	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	849 of 897	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	862 of 883	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	761 of 776	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	740 of 792	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	783 of 838	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	785 of 821	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	838 of 894	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	798 of 919	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	851 of 921	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	862 of 919	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	879 of 900	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	825 of 858	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	823 of 851	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	784 of 847	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	782 of 839	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	745 of 823	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	740 of 806	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	209 of 338	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	292 of 310	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	170 of 182	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	144 of 196	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	252 of 366	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	686 of 789	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	744 of 771	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	749 of 770	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	653 of 657	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	639 of 658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	721 of 794	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	691 of 832	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	797 of 836	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	806 of 825	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	676 of 691	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	623 of 672	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	720 of 815	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	709 of 798	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	752 of 786	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	770 of 776	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	650 of 658	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	597 of 639	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	724 of 797	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

Social Studies18%-29 vs state

Math12%-20 vs state

Mathematics3%-27 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, January 27, 2011

This school is awful, one of the worst in Detroit at least when I was there. There were no supplies, money was stolen by those in charge. The administrators let students do whatever they wanted and then blamed it all on the teachers. The school also had a habit of taking in the worst kids who had been thrown out of every other district. While there were a few very good and bright students, most were lazy with behavioral issues, cognitive impairment and undiagnosed emotional trauma. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	339	21	16.5	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	336 (99.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.5	759^th of 890 public middle schools	14.7%		8	849^th of 897 public middle schools	5.4%	90	29.4	2.9				25.2	21.3				13.5	11.1		19.2		18.4	$16,060	$5,585	$10,475
University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5310 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 831-0010	384	22	17.4	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	380 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.8	847^th of 890 public middle schools	4.8%		10.6	819^th of 897 public middle schools	8.7%	28	34.7	2.4				17.4	14.1				4.6	3.9		5.6		10.4	$14,716	$3,698	$11,018
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5100 John R St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 832-8400	513	27	19.0	64.7%	7 (1.4%)	498 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	26.4	632^nd of 890 public middle schools	29.0%		20.4	698^th of 897 public middle schools	22.2%	66	52.1	17.8				21.7	22.1				17.2	11.6		29.3		38.2	$12,174	$2,590	$9,583
Blackwell Institute	Public	3-8	9330 Shoemaker St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4391	92	10	9.2	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	89 (96.7%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	417^th of 890 public middle schools	53.1%		33.7	582^nd of 897 public middle schools	35.1%	165	50.0	35.7		23.5			46.2	18.8	23.5			38.5		28.6		35.7	$29,619	$2,439	$27,179
Oakland International Academy 28	Public, Charter	2-8	8228 Conant St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 925-1000	1,034	13	78.0	62.1%	875 (84.6%)	39 (3.8%)	28 (2.7%)	73 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	36.9	546^th of 890 public middle schools	38.7%		33.5	586^th of 897 public middle schools	34.7%	40	61.6	21.0	27.5	26.7	25.0	30.3	33.1	33.3	32.2	29.8	29.1	30.4	17.1	20.2	10.7	23.3	$11,082	$1,869	$9,213
Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	424	17	24.9	89.6%	17 (4.0%)	28 (6.6%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	541^st of 890 public middle schools	39.2%		30.3	612^th of 897 public middle schools	31.8%	71	57.8	23.7				32.6	26.4				22.5	25.7		29.9		39.6	$17,162	$2,698	$14,464
Kosciuszko School	Public	7-8	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7405	279	20	14.3	82.4%	134 (48.0%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	108 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.9	695^th of 890 public middle schools	21.9%		18.7	718^th of 897 public middle schools	20.0%	23	45.2	15.6					19.1					15.7		24.3		24.4	$00	$00	$00
Pierce Middle School	Public	5-8	15430 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4700	570	30	19.3	8.8%	445 (78.1%)	35 (6.1%)	35 (6.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	97.3	12^th of 890 public middle schools	98.7%		94.6	31^st of 897 public middle schools	96.5%	19	91.3	72.2			70.1	68.1	74.3			61.0	60.0	75.7	63.7	72.6	64.8	77.4	$19,176	$1,137	$18,038
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	615	44	14.0	94.5%	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.1%)	573 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%		21.1	695^th of 897 public middle schools	22.5%	18	49.5	8.1				22.6	24.0				12.4	12.7		25.2		32.9	$12,452	$4,010	$8,442
J E Clark Preparatory Academy	Public	3-8	15755 Bremen St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9340	125	11	11.3	92.8%	2 (1.6%)	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	684^th of 890 public middle schools	23.1%					(n/a)	40.9	13.6			17.7	30.0								27.3		13.6	$23,855	$2,254	$21,601

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In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School.

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Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Michigan middle schools.

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Students at Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School are 99% African American.

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