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Oakland International Academy 28

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Oakland International Academy 28 ranks 483 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Oakland International Academy 28 is a large public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 1,034 students in grades 2 through 8, and it stands out as a rapidly improving option in its area.

This school has shown a remarkable turnaround in recent years. After a dip to a 1-star rating in 2022-2023, it has climbed to a 2-star rating and now ranks in the 46th percentile statewide—its best performance since 2017-2018. While proficiency rates are below the state average in most subjects, they are substantially higher than those of most nearby schools. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency was 29.7%, compared to just 19.2% at Lincoln Middle School and 8.57% at George Washington Carver Middle School. The school’s standout strength is mathematics, particularly in the upper grades. In 8th grade, students scored an impressive 42.2% proficiency on the PSAT math exam—nearly 10 points above the state average and more than double the rate of the next highest nearby school, Blackwell Institute (26.67%).

Attendance and support for English Language Learners are also major positives. Only 14.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, which is nearly half the state average (27.9%) and dramatically lower than neighboring schools like J E Clark Preparatory Academy (52.8%) and University Preparatory Middle School (58.1%). The school’s ELL students ranked in the 65th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating—a huge improvement from the 22nd percentile just two years earlier. This progress is especially notable given that 62% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school also operates efficiently, spending $10,008 per student—far less than Blackwell Institute ($34,014) or J E Clark Preparatory Academy ($29,115)—while still achieving better outcomes. Though it lags behind affluent schools like Pierce Middle School in Grosse Pointe, its recent trajectory and targeted successes make it a solid, improving choice for families in the Oakland International Academy district.

1,034

Students ?

78.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,008

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8228 Conant St
Detroit, MI 48211-1407

(313) 925-1000

District: Oakland International Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Asian:

7.1%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 23 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

925^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

483^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

417^th of 625Oakland International Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	483 of 896	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	546 of 890	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	586 of 897	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	709 of 883	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	461 of 776	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	579 of 675	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	553 of 792	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	327 of 838	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	313 of 821	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	24.2	675 of 894	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	768 of 919	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	762 of 921	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	821 of 919	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	821 of 900	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	723 of 858	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	780 of 851	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.5	76 of 106	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	69 of 88	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.3	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	515 of 789	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	524 of 789	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	562 of 771	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	604 of 770	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	256 of 657	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	298 of 521	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	424 of 658	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	358 of 794	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	392 of 834	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.6	578 of 832	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	604 of 836	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	602 of 825	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	250 of 691	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	376 of 523	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	344 of 672	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.8	150 of 815	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	400 of 813	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	524 of 798	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	545 of 786	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	678 of 776	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	418 of 639	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	270 of 797	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	469 of 687	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	553 of 696	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	597 of 701	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	662 of 688	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	449 of 638	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	496 of 577	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	514 of 624	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	330 of 678	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%+9 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Social Studies21%-18 vs state

Science17%-23 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/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 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
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%)	43.6	483^rd of 896 public middle schools	46.1%		36.9	546^th of 890 public middle schools	38.7%	63	62.5	42.2	28.4	38.0	31.1	25.8	29.7	43.7	38.4	24.4	35.9	33.6	16.2	17.9	16.8	27.4	$10,008	$914	$9,094
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%)	17.3	731^st of 896 public middle schools	18.4%		19.9	695^th of 890 public middle schools	21.9%	36	41.5	12.8					18.0					12.3		17.6		32.9	$00	$00	$00
Blackwell Institute	Public	4-8	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%)	40.4	514^th of 896 public middle schools	42.6%		49.4	417^th of 890 public middle schools	53.1%	97	46.7	26.7		1361.7	20.0	1573.8			25.0	1475.6	1567.9		40.0	40.0	20.0	40.0	$34,014	$2,363	$31,651
University Preparatory Middle School	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%)	12.9	787^th of 896 public middle schools	12.2%		7.8	847^th of 890 public middle schools	4.8%	60	39.3	4.9				20.9	17.4				11.0	8.7		11.3		25.0	$00	$00	$00
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 481-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.7	777^th of 896 public middle schools	13.3%					(n/a)	33.1	7.5				18.0	19.3				5.4	11.4		25.0		20.3
University Prep Science and Math 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%)	30.9	597^th of 896 public middle schools	33.4%		26.4	632^nd of 890 public middle schools	29.0%	35	47.5	16.0				33.9	23.5				20.1	20.1		27.6		41.1	$12,155	$903	$11,252
George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	14510 2nd Ave	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	George Washington Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 865-6024	155	12	12.8	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	153 (98.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	853^rd of 896 public middle schools	4.8%		14.9	756^th of 890 public middle schools	15.1%	97	35.5	332.6			11.8	1568.7	8.6			1459.9	1555.7	1657.4	1472.3	1773.7	1466.4	16.1	$00	$00	$00
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	Public	2-8	420 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-2999	185	15	12.1	91.4%	1 (0.5%)	175 (94.6%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	675^th of 896 public middle schools	24.7%		27	626^th of 890 public middle schools	29.7%	49	33.3	309.3	1261.4	1360.0	1469.2	15.4	1674.4	1268.6	1358.8	1453.0	1558.6	18.8	20.0	17.7	1470.2	47.1	$27,183	$2,892	$24,291
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	22500 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8320	408	25	16.1	92.9%	41 (10.0%)	299 (73.3%)	15 (3.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	12.7	788^th of 896 public middle schools	12.1%		13.2	776^th of 890 public middle schools	12.8%	12	42.4	5.3				13.2	19.2				4.2	10.2		10.7		29.8	$19,747	$3,682	$16,065
J E Clark Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	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%)								(n/a)				1363.3	1465.3	1576.9	38.9		1366.6	1464.7	1569.3	1667.9	1468.6		1466.7		$29,115	$2,488	$26,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland International Academy 28

How many students attend Oakland International Academy 28?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,034 students attended Oakland International Academy 28.

What is the racial makeup of Oakland International Academy 28?

Students at Oakland International Academy 28 are 85% White, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Oakland International Academy 28 a good school?

Oakland International Academy 28 ranks 483^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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