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Weston Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Weston Preparatory Academy is a K-8 school in Detroit, MI, serving 258 students as its own single-school district, where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Weston Preparatory Academy faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools with a 1-star rating. However, the school shows notable strengths in specific areas. Most impressively, its African American students perform relatively well compared to peers statewide, ranking in the 37th percentile and earning 2 stars—a much stronger showing than the school's overall ranking. The school also demonstrates pockets of academic success in upper grades: 8th grade social studies proficiency (48.8%) nearly matches the state average, and 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts reached 50%. In fact, 7th grade ELA proficiency actually exceeded the state average in a recent year, showing the potential for competitive outcomes. Math remains a critical weakness, with proficiency rates consistently 20-25 percentage points below state averages across all grade levels.

Compared to nearby options, Weston Preparatory Academy outperforms several immediate neighbors like MadisonCarver Academy (5th percentile) and Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus (1st percentile), though Laurus Academy in Southfield significantly outperforms it. The school spends less per student ($13,829) than many comparable schools—Emerson ElementaryMiddle School spends $22,631 and Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science spends $20,312—yet achieves similar or better results. The biggest systemic challenge is chronic absenteeism: 46.3% of students miss significant instructional time, nearly double the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1, addressing attendance and implementing targeted math interventions appear to be the most promising paths forward for this school.

258

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,829

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22930 Chippewa St
Detroit, MI 48219-1161

(313) 387-6038

District: Weston Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,295^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

628^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

522^nd of 625Weston Preparatory 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	1295 of 1492	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1292 of 1488	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1118 of 1486	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1230 of 1470	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1390 of 1448	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	1256 of 1466	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1448 of 1548	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1436 of 1580	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	1394 of 1533	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1470 of 1563	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1478 of 1566	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	1284 of 1552	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1309 of 1552	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	1445 of 1589	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1567 of 1577	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	1417 of 1565	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	244 of 388	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	212 of 369	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	149 of 348	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	172 of 321	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	353 of 475	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	1004 of 1321	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1352 of 1443	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	1234 of 1352	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1207 of 1346	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	989 of 1381	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1118 of 1350	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1305 of 1397	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	1135 of 1372	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	853 of 1347	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1343 of 1446	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	628 of 896	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	590 of 890	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	674 of 897	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	752 of 883	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	665 of 776	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	726 of 792	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	770 of 838	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	622 of 821	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	678 of 894	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	635 of 919	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.8	721 of 921	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	788 of 919	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	803 of 900	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	788 of 858	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	732 of 851	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	780 of 847	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	812 of 839	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	790 of 806	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	113 of 337	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	113 of 338	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	133 of 300	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	196 of 310	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	81 of 182	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	133 of 196	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	247 of 366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	535 of 789	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	313 of 789	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.8	691 of 794	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	525 of 834	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	516 of 832	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	570 of 836	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	692 of 825	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	551 of 691	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	631 of 672	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	698 of 815	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	532 of 813	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	537 of 798	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	458 of 786	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.0	741 of 797	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	32.8	549 of 765	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	621 of 754	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	636 of 750	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	625 of 767	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	618 of 705	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)37th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)66th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies49%+10 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Science20%-19 vs state

Mathematics10%-24 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/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
Weston Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22930 Chippewa St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Weston Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 387-6038	258	12	21.5	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	258 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	1295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.4	1292^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%	3	50.0	9.5	1267.8	14.8	19.2	25.0	24.2	1275.5	1371.9	1463.5	1562.9	9.1	11.5	25.6	1473.9	48.8	$13,829	$1,860	$11,970
MadisonCarver Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19900 Mcintyre St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Madison-Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	343	11	31.1	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.5	1423^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		8.8	1377^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%	46	40.0	340.0	10.6	14.0	12.5	17.3	20.0	12.1	5.3	1460.1	5.8	1663.6	8.9	20.0	1466.6	26.7	$16,296	$2,493	$13,803
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	692	37	18.9	92.5%	1 (0.1%)	676 (97.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19.4	1185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		15.7	1251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.9%	66	22.4	10.3	12.5	23.4	26.7	19.4	13.1	15.5	13.0	13.5	13.1	8.1	22.2	8.7	30.0	50.7	$20,312	$1,555	$18,757
David Ellis Academy PK	Public, Charter	PK-K	23500 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	David Ellis Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(313) 927-5395	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	21605 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	847	49	17.1	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	843 (99.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5.1	1482^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	1467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.4%	15	23.1	4.4	5.3	9.5	18.0	5.9	11.7	4.4	1353.0	1456.9	1557.1	3.4	7.0	7.7	1466.2	14.3	$16,803	$1,684	$15,119
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	457	34	13.6	84.0%	82 (17.9%)	304 (66.5%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	17.3	1230^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.6%		14.5	1268^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.8%	38			16.4	31.7	21.0	29.1		17.9	28.3	8.1	12.7		12.9		8.1		$30,855	$1,916	$28,939
Redford Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25490 Grand River Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	445	29	15.3	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.6	1283^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.0%		11.1	1337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%	54	26.5	332.7	18.8	21.2	1466.3	14.6	10.6	20.8	19.2	1450.3	1559.6	1656.0	1464.4	10.2	1463.7	16.3	$14,380	$1,878	$12,502
Old Redford Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-4	17195 Redford St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 532-7510	265	14	18.9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	256 (96.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4.6	1488^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.1	1472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%	16			5.8	1366.0				9.6	5.7								$16,755	$2,217	$14,538
Discovery Creative Pathways Redford	Public, Charter	K-8	17175 Olympia	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7490	208	15	13.8	91.8%	7 (3.4%)	192 (92.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)	19.1	336.7	1267.4	1364.2	1475.5	13.0	16.7	15.0	1365.6	1464.3	1559.4	1665.3	1479.6	1773.7	1466.8	14.3	$19,424	$2,109	$17,315
Laurus Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24590 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Laurus Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 799-8401	791	44	17.9	83.4%	2 (0.3%)	691 (87.4%)	26 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	33	953^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.1%		27.4	1050^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.4%	97	56.4	17.9	27.8	32.9	36.0	43.0	32.5	33.3	30.3	19.8	26.6	24.7	22.1	21.5	14.0	34.2	$12,771	$1,320	$11,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Weston Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Weston Preparatory Academy?

Students at Weston Preparatory Academy are 100% African American.

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Weston Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Weston Preparatory Academy.

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