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Dove Academy of Detroit

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dove Academy of Detroit is a public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 487 students in grades PK through 8, where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dove Academy is currently performing in the 10th percentile statewide, which means most Michigan schools outperform it academically. However, there's a positive story here: the school has been steadily climbing from a low of the 2nd percentile in 2022-2023 to its current position. This upward trend stands out when compared to nearby schools like Mason Academy and Marion Law Academy, which have seen dramatic ups and downs in their rankings. Dove Academy also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (46.8%) than many local options—Marion Law Academy sits at 76.6% and Schofield Elementary School at 65.6%—suggesting better student attendance than several peers.

The most striking comparison is with Great Oaks Academy, a charter just 1.7 miles away serving a nearly identical student population. Great Oaks ranks in the 48th percentile, and the proficiency gap is dramatic—for example, in 7th-grade English, Great Oaks achieves 64.9% proficiency versus Dove Academy's 10.3%. This shows that similar schools can produce very different results. Dove Academy does show a relative strength in 8th-grade English (36% proficient) and has seen notable improvement among female and low-income students. Math remains a serious concern, with proficiency rates in the single digits across most grades. Interestingly, Dove Academy spends about $13,553 per student—roughly $8,000 less than nearby district schools like Davison ElementaryMiddle School—yet achieves similar results to United Oaks Elementary School, which spends significantly more per pupil.

487

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,553

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

20001 Wexford St
Detroit, MI 48234-1807

(313) 366-9110

District: Dove Academy of Detroit

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.8%

Hispanic:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,350^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

794^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

581^st of 625Dove Academy of Detroit 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1350 of 1492	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1363 of 1488	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1391 of 1486	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1442 of 1470	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1363 of 1408	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1367 of 1448	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1252 of 1466	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	1126 of 1548	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	1324 of 1580	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	1336 of 1533	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	1340 of 1563	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1342 of 1566	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	1176 of 1552	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	1177 of 1552	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.2	1224 of 1589	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	1310 of 1577	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1329 of 1565	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1310 of 1545	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	300 of 388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	292 of 369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	288 of 348	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	285 of 321	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	190 of 212	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	313 of 475	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1044 of 1343	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1215 of 1338	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1252 of 1342	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1307 of 1321	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1288 of 1443	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	1148 of 1352	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1218 of 1346	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1274 of 1381	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1327 of 1350	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1113 of 1134	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1301 of 1397	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	1265 of 1372	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	1238 of 1366	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1258 of 1347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1390 of 1446	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	794 of 896	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	775 of 890	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	777 of 897	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	714 of 792	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	726 of 838	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	607 of 821	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	775 of 894	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	772 of 919	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.6	732 of 921	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	731 of 919	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	666 of 900	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.8	478 of 858	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	599 of 851	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.6	508 of 847	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.0	722 of 839	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	693 of 823	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	722 of 806	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	229 of 337	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	219 of 338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	176 of 300	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	125 of 196	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	178 of 366	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	651 of 789	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	661 of 771	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	645 of 794	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	689 of 834	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	655 of 832	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	682 of 836	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	684 of 815	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	754 of 813	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	686 of 798	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	710 of 786	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	694 of 797	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 vs state

Math9%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
Dove Academy of Detroit	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20001 Wexford St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Dove Academy of Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 366-9110	487	30	16.2	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	486 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1350^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.7	1363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	36.0	10.0	1270.1	19.6	8.9	19.1	10.3	6.1	5.4	1458.5	17.0	10.3	1467.7	1773.0	1464.5	10.2	$13,553	$1,859	$11,695
Mason Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19955 Fenelon St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3600	476	31	15.2	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	466 (97.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.3	1268^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.6	1456^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.2%	188	37.0	316.5	35.7	6.3	20.8	5.7	8.5	36.6	6.4	1463.6	11.3	6.5	10.2	10.9	12.5	23.9	$21,853	$1,637	$20,216
Schofield Elementary School	Public	K	21555 Warner Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-5150	169	13	12.8	83.4%	20 (11.8%)	65 (38.5%)	10 (5.9%)	51 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,142	$2,745	$19,397
Legacy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 E Hildale St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Legacy Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-2215	738	41	18.2	96.7%	3 (0.4%)	662 (89.7%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.7%)	32.2	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	47	44.8	8.6	35.7	32.1	37.0	19.8	36.4	42.9	42.3	32.1	6.2	23.4	17.3	12.1	7.4	25.9	$14,376	$2,221	$12,154
Mound Park Elementary School	Public	4-5	5356 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7590	296	18	16.0	79.7%	55 (18.6%)	129 (43.6%)	20 (6.8%)	64 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	12.7	1316^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.8%		16	1245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%	71				17.6	29.0				10.6	7.1			18.6		10.0		$16,996	$1,498	$15,498
Nolan ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1150 E Lantz St	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-7730	453	28	16.1	94.7%	2 (0.4%)	431 (95.1%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12.4	1322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	11.4%		7.6	1409^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.3%	87	33.3	328.1	12.3	9.6	15.2	14.3	22.6	10.6	11.3	15.6	1553.4	9.7	26.7	8.1	19.6	21.6	$19,833	$1,896	$17,937
Great Oaks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4257 Bart Ave	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Great Oaks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 427-4540	768	37	20.5	90.8%	11 (1.4%)	623 (81.1%)	11 (1.4%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (10.5%)	45	778^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		37.3	904^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.2%	126	78.1	29.7	45.3	36.9	43.8	36.7	64.9	45.9	35.7	27.5	24.1	42.9	31.3	46.0	17.7	68.3	$13,407	$1,368	$12,038
United Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 E Harry Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2400	363	31	11.6	75.5%	150 (41.3%)	190 (52.3%)	14 (3.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1345^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.8	1320^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.3%	25			1269.0	15.3	24.6			7.3	18.1	10.5			17.9		7.0		$20,438	$1,503	$18,935
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	13477 Eureka St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 366-9470	150	10	15.5	92.7%	4 (2.7%)	146 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	94			1263.1	21.1	21.4	23.1		1267.6	21.1	1466.1	1565.7		1474.5		1467.1		$14,064	$2,998	$11,066
Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	386	26	15.1	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6	1461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		12.2	1316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.6%	145	22.9	316.3	1261.0	9.1	17.9	7.3	8.1	6.0	5.8	1448.4	7.3	1661.5	7.7	1767.5	1463.8	11.4	$23,001	$1,622	$21,379

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How many students attend Dove Academy of Detroit?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Dove Academy of Detroit.

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Dove Academy of Detroit ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

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Students at Dove Academy of Detroit are 100% African American.

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