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Old Redford Academy Elementary

Q: Is Old Redford Academy Elementary a good school?

Old Redford Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Old Redford Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Old Redford Academy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Old Redford Academy Elementary?

Students at Old Redford Academy Elementary are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

1488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Old Redford Academy Elementary is a small public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 265 students in grades PK through 4 within the Old Redford Academy district.

This school is facing serious academic challenges. Test scores are critically low, with only 5.77% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and 9.62% in Math, compared to state averages of 38.2% and 42.9%. The school's state ranking has fallen dramatically over the past decade, from the 12th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 0th percentile for 2025-2026, placing it among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Michigan. A major factor is chronic absenteeism: 62.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, more than double the state average of 27.9%. While nearby schools like Gompers ElementaryMiddle School (70.8%) and Emerson ElementaryMiddle School (74.0%) have even higher rates, the better-performing schools in the area have notably lower absenteeism—Cooke STEM Academy sits at 44.4% and Weston Preparatory Academy at 46.3%.

The good news is that nearby options demonstrate stronger outcomes. Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science, just 1.19 miles away, ranks in the 21st percentile statewide and achieves 23.4% proficiency in 4th-grade ELA versus Old Redford's 14.3%. Cooke STEM Academy reaches 26.8% proficiency in 3rd-grade math compared to Old Redford's 9.62%. The student-teacher ratio has improved from an unsustainable 38:1 in 2022-2023 to 18.9:1, and per-student spending ($16,755) is actually higher than some better-performing charters like Weston Preparatory Academy ($13,829), raising questions about how resources are being used. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand that while the school has shown some relative strengths in the past, current trends indicate significant challenges that will require substantial intervention to reverse.

265

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,755

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17195 Redford St
Detroit, MI 48219-3259

(313) 532-7510

District: Old Redford Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (7% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

Michigan avg40%

1,488^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

612^th of 625Old Redford 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
2026	4.6	1488 of 1492	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1472 of 1488	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1413 of 1486	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1434 of 1470	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1322 of 1344	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1370 of 1408	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1366 of 1448	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1295 of 1466	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1361 of 1548	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	1430 of 1580	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	1456 of 1533	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1465 of 1563	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	1436 of 1566	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	1292 of 1552	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	1358 of 1552	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	1362 of 1589	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	1489 of 1577	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	55.4	877 of 1565	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	1240 of 1545	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	388 of 388	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	276 of 348	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	147 of 158	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	192 of 212	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	301 of 475	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	5.9	1282 of 1321	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1166 of 1171	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1314 of 1443	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1317 of 1346	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1294 of 1381	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1311 of 1350	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1085 of 1099	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1100 of 1134	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1268 of 1397	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	3.4	1191 of 1196	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1351 of 1446	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2019)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math8%-34 vs state

English Language Arts6%-34 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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%)	7	1436^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%	3	26.4	6.9	15.5	14.3	11.9	7.0	18.2	14.5	6.3	1453.3	1560.6	9.1	9.2	11.4	1464.8	14.3	$22,631	$1,780	$20,851
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
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14450 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7495	749	43	17.3	91.3%	3 (0.4%)	730 (97.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	5.4	1474^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.9	1476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.8%	2	31.6	8.8	4.3	10.4	6.3	6.0	21.0	10.8	11.7	1452.9	3.0	17.9	4.8	12.7	4.7	23.2	$20,971	$2,163	$18,809
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
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%)	12.6	1318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%	11			12.2	16.7	25.0	7.7		26.8	13.9	1459.6	1557.7		1473.1		1465.2		$25,290	$1,988	$23,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Redford Academy Elementary

How many students attend Old Redford Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Old Redford Academy Elementary.

Is Old Redford Academy Elementary a good school?

Old Redford Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Old Redford Academy Elementary?

Students at Old Redford Academy Elementary are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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