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Detroit Edison Public School Academy

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Detroit Edison Public School Academy ranks 449 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Edison Public School Academy is a public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 901 students in grades PK through 8, and it has become one of the most improved and highest-performing schools in the area. After struggling with a 0-star rating in 2020-2021, the school has climbed dramatically to a 4-star rating and now ranks in the 70th percentile statewide—a remarkable turnaround that makes it a standout option for families.

The school's biggest strength is its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) results. Proficiency rates in grades 3 through 7 are far above state averages—for example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency is 65.2% compared to the state average of 38.4%. This success extends across the student body: the school ranks in the 94th percentile statewide for its African American students and the 86th percentile for students from low-income households, earning 5-star and 4-star ratings respectively. When compared to nearby schools like Spain ElementaryMiddle School and Bunche Preparatory Academy, DEPSA's ELA proficiency rates are more than double theirs. The school also achieves these results efficiently, spending about $12,535 per student—far less than the $22,000+ spent by many lower-performing neighbors.

However, there is a significant concern: math proficiency drops sharply in middle school. While 3rd and 4th graders outperform state averages in math, by 6th and 7th grade proficiency falls to just 17.3% and 23.9%, well below state averages. Nearby The James and Grace Lee Boggs School shows that strong middle school math is possible in the area, with 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates exceeding 37%. Chronic absenteeism (30.5%) also remains above the state average, though it is much better than many local schools. For parents, DEPSA offers outstanding reading instruction and proven success with its core student population, but middle school math is an area to watch closely.

901

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,535

Per pupil spending ?

74.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1903 Wilkins St
Detroit, MI 48207-2112

(313) 833-1100

District: Detroit Edison Public School Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.9%

Asian:

2.6%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (45% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

449^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

380^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

309^th of 625Detroit Edison Public School 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	67.2	449 of 1492	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	530 of 1488	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	967 of 1486	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	864 of 1470	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1048 of 1344	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1066 of 1153	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	688 of 1408	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	503 of 1448	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	506 of 1466	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	593 of 1548	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	501 of 1580	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	689 of 1533	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	728 of 1563	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	768 of 1566	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	776 of 1552	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	781 of 1552	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	963 of 1589	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.6	653 of 1577	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	759 of 1565	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.6	1091 of 1545	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	22 of 388	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	17 of 369	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	64.7	76 of 348	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	58 of 321	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	41 of 51	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.5	23 of 212	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	97.2	8 of 475	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	388 of 1343	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	382 of 1338	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	31.8	907 of 1342	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	820 of 1321	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	886 of 1106	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	839 of 902	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	591 of 1171	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	479 of 1443	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	192 of 1352	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	236 of 1346	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	788 of 1381	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	668 of 1350	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	835 of 1099	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	662 of 749	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.8	389 of 1134	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	191 of 1397	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	494 of 1372	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	631 of 1366	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	912 of 1347	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	813 of 1334	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	907 of 1139	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	862 of 915	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	666 of 1196	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	548 of 1446	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	380 of 896	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	361 of 890	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	445 of 897	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	419 of 883	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	453 of 776	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	496 of 675	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	251 of 792	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	206 of 838	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	177 of 821	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.8	153 of 894	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	276 of 919	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	60.8	352 of 921	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.2	273 of 919	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	60.7	334 of 900	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	341 of 858	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	332 of 851	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	331 of 847	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.0	259 of 839	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.7	498 of 823	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	488 of 806	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	50 of 337	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	55 of 338	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	47 of 300	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	58 of 310	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	33 of 182	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	39 of 77	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.6	7 of 196	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	7 of 366	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	379 of 789	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	310 of 789	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	354 of 771	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	387 of 770	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	457 of 657	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	387 of 521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.0	141 of 658	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	129 of 794	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	247 of 834	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	231 of 832	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	333 of 836	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	327 of 825	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	382 of 691	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	291 of 523	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	88 of 672	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	65 of 815	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	333 of 813	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	378 of 798	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	409 of 786	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	429 of 776	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	344 of 658	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	305 of 540	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	346 of 639	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	304 of 797	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)85th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+19 vs state

Math39%+3 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Science38%~ state avg

Mathematics12%-22 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
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	67.2	449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.9%		62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%	81	62.8	11.7	55.2	57.5	62.0	54.1	65.2	64.4	49.4	44.3	17.3	23.9	38.0	38.3	24.1	50.0	$12,535	$1,728	$10,807
University Prep Science and Math Elementary Miller Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	2251 Antietam Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 782-4400	476	22	21.6	70.8%	1 (0.2%)	471 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.5	1184^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.3	1178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%	6			18.1	28.4	37.8			27.8	20.3	15.9			13.6		6.1		$14,368	$1,408	$12,960
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	19.4	1187^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.4%		12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%	119	46.2	13.5	16.0	27.7	17.8	24.5	29.3	36.0	24.4	11.1	13.2	7.7	13.3	8.2	15.6	25.0	$22,589	$1,765	$20,824
Bunche Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2715 Macomb St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8350	401	32	12.6	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	380 (94.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	5.3	1477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.0%		12.9	1301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%	176	42.9	341.4	11.4	8.3	8.6	6.8	31.6	1255.8	1356.9	1447.0	1555.9	18.4	1470.4	21.4	1458.8	25.0	$24,085	$1,814	$22,270
Chrysler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8440	137	8	16.5	62.8%	2 (1.5%)	126 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	66	472^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	68.4%		62.9	526^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%	54			54.5	38.1	60.9			54.5	33.3	47.8			39.1		39.1		$24,690	$1,759	$22,931
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	694	37	19.0	—	0 (0.0%)	689 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	9.2	1386^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.6	1435^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.6%	49			15.9	18.7	15.4			21.0	8.9	3.8			9.5		6.8		$15,171	$2,569	$12,603
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	339	21	16.5	—	0 (0.0%)	336 (99.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	30.8	12.5				13.6	28.2				11.3	9.4		16.7		26.5	$14,903	$2,730	$12,174
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences-Early Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3100 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 259-1744	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 870-1101	412	26	15.7	81.3%	2 (0.5%)	408 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	1067^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.5%		26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%	4	51.3	20.5	25.5	24.4	28.9	34.1	48.6	28.0	36.6	17.8	18.2	37.8	18.2	10.3	15.9	38.5	$21,146	$1,776	$19,370
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Public, Charter	K-8	7600 Goethe St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 923-2301	172	10	18.1	68.6%	46 (26.7%)	101 (58.7%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	52	670^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.1%		43.9	812^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%	142	496.4	45.5	37.5	52.4	50.0	47.8	43.8	31.3	14.3	29.2	43.5	37.5	37.5	45.5	25.0	72.7	$12,457	$00	$12,457

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In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Detroit Edison Public School Academy.

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Detroit Edison Public School Academy ranks 449^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy are 96% African American, 3% Asian.

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