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Voyageur College Prep

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

765^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Voyageur College Prep is a public charter high school in southwest Detroit serving 524 students in grades 9-12, where nearly 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is part of the Voyageur Academy district.

The most striking thing about Voyageur is the gap between its graduation rate and its test scores. The school graduates 93.4% of its students—9.4 percentage points higher than the state average and far above nearby schools like Covenant High School Central (10.3%) and WAY Academy Vernor Site (37.8%). This isn't a fluke; Voyageur has beaten the state graduation average for five straight years. However, academic proficiency is very low. Only 16.2% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT reading and writing section (state average: 52.1%), and just 5.6% of 9th graders were proficient in math on the PSAT. The school ranks in the bottom 7% of Michigan high schools overall. Chronic absenteeism is 49.4%—nearly double the state rate—but still better than most local peers, including Western International High School (80.4%) and Detroit Lions Academy (94.7%).

A useful comparison is Cesar Chavez Academy High School, just 1.45 miles away, which serves a nearly identical student population (97.1% low-income) but achieves significantly better results—29% SAT reading proficiency and 38.5% in social studies versus Voyageur's 16.2% and 9.5%. Voyageur also spends far less per student ($4,960) than nearby district schools like Northwestern High School ($26,459). The bottom line: Voyageur is effective at getting students to graduation, but families should carefully consider whether the school is preparing students for college-level work, given the very low test scores despite the "college prep" name.

524

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4366 Military St
Detroit, MI 48210-2452

(313) 361-4180

District: Voyageur Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg43%

765^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

610^th of 625Voyageur 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	765 of 800	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	738 of 739	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	725 of 743	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	680 of 735	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	636 of 666	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	645 of 824	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	691 of 835	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	721 of 852	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	802 of 832	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	696 of 799	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	714 of 805	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	657 of 773	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	649 of 784	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	667 of 765	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	647 of 754	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	623 of 750	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	589 of 767	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	565 of 705	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	215 of 252	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	192 of 192	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	177 of 188	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	145 of 254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	96 of 119	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	672 of 686	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.8	629 of 629	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	616 of 619	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	583 of 611	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	590 of 710	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	252 of 259	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	114 of 201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	690 of 719	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	632 of 635	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	638 of 654	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	572 of 614	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	502 of 532	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	582 of 755	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	667 of 693	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	625 of 628	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	627 of 633	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	593 of 611	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	564 of 707	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-38 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing16%-36 vs state

Social Studies10%-34 vs state

Science6%-29 vs state

Mathematics4%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 17, 2013

Do NOT send your children to this school. Incompetence is how I would describe this school. They say that they are an open-door school, that's a lie. They told me that the teachers have to have 24 hours notice to know if a parent is coming to the school. When I asked if I could speak to them right now. She went to check with the teachers and they refused to see me to discuss my child's academic work. So, if this school is open-door like they say it is, what happened? They told me I had to make an appointment to talk to a teacher. Really?? I have been to other schools and never have been treated like this. I cannot even go to the classroom to watch the teacher teach, as I have done in other schools in the same district.

Think very carefully before putting your children at this school. This is a charter school ran like a public school. I am still waiting for the secretary to call me with an appointment with the principle, it has been a month. 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
Voyageur College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4366 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	524	27	19.4	97.9%	7 (1.3%)	414 (79.0%)	93 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	5.1	765^th of 800 public high schools	4.4%		2.7	738^th of 739 public high schools	0.1%	27		20.8	21.2		5.6	2.3	16.2	369.6						6.0		9.5	$00	$00	$00
Cesar Chavez Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1761 Waterman St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 551-0611	730	37	19.7	97.1%	13 (1.8%)	13 (1.8%)	700 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	21	602^nd of 800 public high schools	24.8%		16.6	608^th of 739 public high schools	17.7%	6		38.3	39.4		18.4	11.0	29.0	9.3						14.3		38.5	$11,635	$1,502	$10,134
Covenant High School Central	Public, Charter	9-12	2959 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 899-6900	240	8	30.3	94.6%	4 (1.7%)	230 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)		317.1	353.3		306.4	311.7	379.3	337.1						2058.9		2075.5	$12,925	$945	$11,981
Western International High School	Public	9-12	1500 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-4758	1,959	85	23.0	79.1%	96 (4.9%)	363 (18.5%)	1,489 (76.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	7.6	732^nd of 800 public high schools	8.5%		5.4	711^th of 739 public high schools	3.8%	21		27.8	22.3		8.2	6.4	16.5	7.8						4.3		16.3	$19,796	$2,161	$17,635
WAY Academy Vernor Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	8701 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-8082	135	2	88.8	84.4%	8 (5.9%)	2 (1.5%)	125 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		30.0	349.5		332.5	325.3	341.8	347.6						2069.7		2078.2	$12,785	$2,547	$10,238
Services YouthBuild Learning Academy Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	9215 Michigan Ave	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Services YouthBuild Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 945-5200	109	3	36.3	69.7%	0 (0.0%)	83 (76.1%)	26 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		20.0			281.5												$11,891	$505	$11,386
Covenant High School Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 25th St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-8720	164	6	27.5	97.0%	17 (10.4%)	80 (48.8%)	66 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6.9	744^th of 800 public high schools	7.0%					(n/a)		22.6	336.8		285.8	304.7	25.0	348.8									$11,908	$333	$11,575
Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	2200 W Grand Blvd	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0700	305	23	13.2	87.9%	2 (0.7%)	299 (98.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.8	768^th of 800 public high schools	4.0%					(n/a)		15.8	16.5		4.0	5.1	14.9	361.4						2063.1		12.0	$26,459	$3,099	$23,360
Detroit Lions Academy	Public	6-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-9677	400	34	11.7	91.3%	5 (1.3%)	384 (96.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.4	736^th of 800 public high schools	8.0%					(n/a)	14.0	21.7	14.3	276.0	13.0	342.9	356.8	305.3	1553.2	10.0	1539.1	7.1	1760.7	2070.2	6.6	2079.2	$27,046	$2,827	$24,220
AchieveDetroit	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Achieve-Detroit	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(248) 867-4176	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.6	773^rd of 800 public high schools	3.4%					(n/a)		12.5	20.0		310.8	348.8	10.4	334.4						2073.2		14.9

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Voyageur College Prep ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Voyageur College Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Voyageur College Prep.

What district is Voyageur College Prep in?

Voyageur Academy

What is the racial makeup of Voyageur College Prep?

Students at Voyageur College Prep are 79% African American, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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