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Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School

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Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School ranks 529 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School is a public charter high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 423 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Detroit Edison Public School Academy district, which is ranked 298 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school performs relatively well for its African American student population, it struggles overall, ranking in the bottom half of Michigan high schools. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the state averages across all subject areas, including science, social studies, English language arts, and mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 30% in science, 29% in social studies, 38% in evidence-based reading and writing, and only 6% in mathematics, compared to state averages of 34.9%, 42.1%, 55.4%, and 27.5%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.7% and 98.1% in recent years, with the most recent rate being 82.8%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.8% to 8.1%, with the most recent rate being 7.6%.

Nearby schools, such as University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School, University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh, and Detroit Public Safety Academy, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, with low statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates. However, Cass Technical High School, also located in Detroit, stands out as a higher-performing school, with stronger academic achievement, graduation rates, and statewide rankings.

419

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,655

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3403 Saint Aubin St
Detroit, MI 48207-2118

(313) 877-9381

District: Detroit Edison Public School Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.8%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg40%

529^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2018

From bottom 40% (2018) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

298^th of 613Detroit 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	529 of 739	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	497 of 743	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	529 of 735	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	493 of 531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	502 of 561	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	510 of 666	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	492 of 824	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	59 of 192	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	50 of 188	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	69 of 170	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	58 of 147	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	545 of 629	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	386 of 619	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	436 of 611	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	413 of 462	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	460 of 554	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	445 of 710	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	405 of 635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	368 of 654	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	389 of 614	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	299 of 417	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	368 of 532	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	408 of 755	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	449 of 628	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	472 of 633	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	494 of 611	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	434 of 472	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	409 of 543	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	361 of 707	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)69th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing38%-17 vs state

Science30%-5 vs state

Social Studies29%-13 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	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
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3403 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 877-9381	419	20	20.5	59.2%	2 (0.5%)	393 (93.8%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%		31.7	497^th of 743 public high schools	33.1%	32		38.0	6.0						30.0		29.0	$11,655	$2,727	$8,928
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	191	13	14.6	81.2%	6 (3.1%)	170 (89.0%)	6 (3.1%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%		12.8	650^th of 743 public high schools	12.5%	63		11.8									14.3	$28,224	$2,084	$26,141
Detroit School of Arts	Public	9-12	123 Selden St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-6000	523	36	14.6	70.9%	15 (2.9%)	488 (93.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%		23.2	573^rd of 743 public high schools	22.9%	74		34.2							8.0		16.1	$23,415	$3,080	$20,335
Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7373	976	41	23.8	75.5%	1 (0.1%)	964 (98.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	12.6	644^th of 739 public high schools	12.9%		7.8	688^th of 743 public high schools	7.4%	44		30.7							12.0		19.2	$18,961	$2,508	$16,453
WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	156	9	17.1	82.7%	79 (50.6%)	51 (32.7%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)												$13,948	$2,856	$11,092
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	2664 Franklin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 393-9166	452	20	22.6	68.1%	4 (0.9%)	442 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13	642^nd of 739 public high schools	13.1%		10.6	663^rd of 743 public high schools	10.8%	21		33.3	8.3						15.0		17.0	$14,645	$3,217	$11,428
Cass Technical High School	Public	9-12	2501 2nd Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 263-2000	2,493	104	24.0	62.3%	52 (2.1%)	1,829 (73.4%)	353 (14.2%)	229 (9.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%		68.8	185^th of 743 public high schools	75.1%	81		76.0	36.2						19.0		44.0	$16,103	$1,646	$14,456
University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	600 Antoinette St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-4340	559	39	14.3	66.7%	2 (0.4%)	548 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	17.8	594^th of 739 public high schools	19.6%		14.4	634^th of 743 public high schools	14.7%	40		38.7	11.7						14.8		22.1	$16,012	$3,441	$12,571
University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 481-4000	855	37	23.1	73.3%	3 (0.4%)	847 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7	692^nd of 739 public high schools	6.4%		11.9	655^th of 743 public high schools	11.8%	37	48.1	22.1		16.8	15.3	6.5	6.5	30.2	9.3	22.8	13.3	$11,952	$3,252	$8,700
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%)								(n/a)	11.1							7.4		17.9		$25,343	$1,973	$23,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School

Is Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School a good school?

Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School ranks 529^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School?

Students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School.

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