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Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus

Q: Is Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus a good school?

Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus?

Students at Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus are 100% African American.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus is an elementary school located in Detroit, Michigan that serves grades PK-8 with 919 students. The school has consistently ranked near the bottom of Michigan elementary schools, maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

The school struggles across a range of key metrics, particularly when it comes to student outcomes and equity. It has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 70.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Cooke STEM Academy and Beech Elementary. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments like the M-Step are also extremely low across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 7% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 4.42% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 35.5% respectively.

Despite the high per-student spending, ranging from $7,864 to $14,826 over the past few years, Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus has been a persistently low-performing school for many years, with no signs of significant improvement. The school's extremely low performance for African American, low-income, and special education students is particularly concerning and points to significant equity gaps that need to be addressed by the Detroit Service Learning Academy district and the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

847

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,826

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21605 W 7 Mile Rd
Detroit, MI 48219-1810

(313) 541-7619

District: Detroit Service Learning Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

Hispanic:

0.2%

Asian:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (9% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg10%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,467^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

861^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Detroit Service Learning Academy

592^nd of 613Detroit Service Learning 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	5.2	1467 of 1488	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1484 of 1486	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1466 of 1470	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1338 of 1344	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1392 of 1408	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1438 of 1448	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	1412 of 1466	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1467 of 1548	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	1518 of 1580	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1286 of 1533	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1103 of 1563	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	1095 of 1566	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.8	512 of 1552	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.4	745 of 1552	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.8	1041 of 1589	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	882 of 1577	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	1025 of 1565	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.6	1279 of 1545	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	357 of 369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	347 of 348	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	320 of 321	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	206 of 212	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	433 of 475	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1308 of 1338	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1341 of 1342	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1320 of 1321	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1404 of 1443	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1328 of 1346	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1380 of 1381	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1346 of 1350	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1096 of 1099	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1124 of 1134	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1364 of 1397	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1365 of 1366	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1182 of 1196	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1420 of 1446	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	25.2	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	861 of 890	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	869 of 897	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	856 of 883	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	766 of 776	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	777 of 838	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	783 of 821	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	783 of 894	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	754 of 919	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.2	699 of 921	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	689 of 919	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	649 of 900	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	66.7	315 of 858	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	269 of 851	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.5	211 of 847	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	215 of 839	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	255 of 823	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	374 of 806	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	314 of 338	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	276 of 300	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	285 of 310	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	172 of 182	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	245 of 366	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	765 of 789	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	699 of 771	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	747 of 770	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	712 of 794	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	809 of 832	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	809 of 836	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	796 of 825	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	682 of 691	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	711 of 815	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	791 of 798	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	780 of 786	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	772 of 776	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	655 of 658	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	726 of 797	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.8	329 of 377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2018)15th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)13th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Social Studies10%-37 vs state

Science6%-34 vs state

Mathematics4%-26 vs state

Math4%-33 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
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
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)
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
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
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%		4.6	1472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.9%	33	15.6		14.8	10.6	8.3	8.3	9.8	4.8			8.3	4.9		10.2		30.6	$20,584	$2,159	$18,425
Cooke STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	18800 Puritan St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7458	296	26	11.3	86.5%	2 (0.7%)	288 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		9.7	1351^st of 1486 public elementary schools	9.1%	44			12.8	8.3	17.4	27.9		15.4			16.3		13.0		6.5		$21,533	$2,326	$19,207
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus

Is Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus a good school?

Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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How many students attend Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus?

Students at Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus are 100% African American.

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