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Weston Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Weston Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 251 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below the state average.

Weston Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 54.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. The school's test scores are also consistently well below state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 11.54% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school's student subgroups, such as African American students and low-socioeconomic status students, perform significantly worse than their peers statewide, ranking in the bottom 40% and 10% of Michigan elementary schools, respectively. Despite serving a high-poverty population, with 95-99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's spending per student, between $10,351 and $12,742, is on the lower end compared to nearby schools and the state average.

Weston Preparatory Academy's performance is worse than the nearby Redford Service Learning Academy Campus, Old Redford Academy Elementary, and Morris Adler Elementary School on most metrics, and the school's persistent low performance over the past decade suggests that significant interventions and support may be needed to improve student outcomes.

258

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,742

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 2012 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,292^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

590^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

497^th of 613Weston 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Social Studies29%-18 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

Math14%-20 vs state

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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
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%)	13.4	1292^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%		23.3	1118^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.8%	174	42.9		11.5	23.1	25.0	19.4	52.3					13.6	10.7	17.9		28.6	$12,742	$4,189	$8,553
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%)	8.8	1377^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.2	1342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.7%	35			13.8	15.0	17.7			17.2	7.5	8.1			11.3		9.7		$23,125	$6,052	$17,073
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%)	15.7	1251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.7	1097^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.2%	154	28.8	4.6	19.3	27.3	28.2	5.5	18.6	19.0	13.1	16.7		12.9	14.1	20.9	20.5	16.4	$19,798	$1,957	$17,841
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%)	5.2	1467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.5	1484^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.1%	17	29.3	4.4	7.0	14.1	9.4	11.8	8.8	4.4			2.9		3.1	9.9		9.9	$14,826	$1,920	$12,906
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%)	14.5	1268^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.8%		13.4	1275^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.2%	7			16.1	26.4	21.0	17.2		24.2	25.0	9.7	9.4		13.1		9.7		$32,748	$6,224	$26,524
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%)	11.1	1337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%		7.6	1397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.0%	60	37.8		21.7	6.3	8.7		9.1	26.1						6.7			$13,369	$1,646	$11,723
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%)	5.1	1472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.1	1413^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.9%	59			5.4	11.3				7.1	9.4								$19,423	$7,586	$11,837
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%)	11	1338^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%					(n/a)	27.8			13.6		17.4				11.5			15.4	27.8			$17,062	$1,883	$15,179
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%)	27.4	1050^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.4%		23.1	1122^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.5%	72	47.9	16.4	23.4	34.1	35.2	33.8	34.6	24.7	20.7	18.2	23.8	19.8	26.1	26.7	18.2	17.3	$12,292	$1,864	$10,428

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How many students attend Weston Preparatory Academy?

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

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Is Weston Preparatory Academy a good school?

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

What is the racial makeup of Weston Preparatory Academy?

Students at Weston Preparatory Academy are 100% African American.

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