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Old Redford Academy High

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Old Redford Academy High is a public charter high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 425 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Old Redford Academy District, which is ranked 608 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old Redford Academy High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across subjects like M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, and SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 75-83%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 7.6% to 21.2%, much higher than the norm. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with rates ranging from 29.5% to 85.2%.

While the nearby schools, such as Southfield Regional Academic Campus, Mumford High School, and Communication and Media Arts High School, also struggle academically, some schools in the area, like Renaissance High School, perform significantly better, ranking in the top 25% of Michigan high schools. This suggests that with the right resources, leadership, and strategies, the performance of Old Redford Academy High and its peers could potentially improve.

451

Students ?

31.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,343

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235-3293

(313) 543-3080

District: Old Redford Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.4%

White:

0.4%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2011 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (8% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Michigan avg44%

734^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

608^th of 613Old 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
2025	3.1	734 of 739	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	651 of 666	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	721 of 824	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	709 of 835	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	775 of 852	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	692 of 832	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	694 of 799	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	711 of 805	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	687 of 773	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	661 of 784	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	628 of 765	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	656 of 754	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	674 of 750	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	689 of 767	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	128 of 147	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	1.2	551 of 554	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	682 of 710	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	630 of 635	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	507 of 532	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	665 of 755	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	620 of 628	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	532 of 543	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	622 of 707	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

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

Female (2019)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing11%-44 vs state

Social Studies7%-35 vs state

Science6%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, August 23, 2012

This is a terrible school. They worry more about their uniforms than the education that the student is getting. This school is just a mess. Very UN-ORGANIZED! I remember we had a different teacher almost every day! Then we had different principles almost every month until we got Mr. Robie, I hear he's gone now. We had crazy teachers, one of them threw crayons at a student. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE. The emphasis is NOT ON EDUCATION, but rather having your uniform correct. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Old Redford Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	8001 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 543-3080	451	15	31.1	80.5%	2 (0.4%)	444 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3.1	734^th of 739 public high schools	0.7%					(n/a)	11.0		5.6	6.7	$12,343	$3,466	$8,876
Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	6565 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-4600	1,197	60	20.0	64.4%	4 (0.3%)	1,156 (96.6%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.1%)	72.6	169^th of 739 public high schools	77.1%		46.9	362^nd of 743 public high schools	51.3%	193	80.6	39.8	25.2	58.7	$17,843	$2,036	$15,807
Jerry L White Center	Public	9-12	14804 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 416-4200	120	15	8.0	80.0%	13 (10.8%)	95 (79.2%)	10 (8.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$53,660	$6,349	$47,312
Randolph Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	17101 Hubbell St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 494-7100	5	11	.4		0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$197,002	$79,192	$117,810
Henry Ford High School	Public	9-12	20000 Evergreen Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7567	607	33	18.3	89.1%	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%		6.5	698^th of 743 public high schools	6.1%	34	10.3		2.9	10.9	$20,796	$3,376	$17,420
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15000 Trojan St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 397-3333	420	20	21.0	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%		8	684^th of 743 public high schools	7.9%	35	31.0		9.1	19.2	$13,217	$1,177	$12,040
LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	13436 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	660	19	34.7	84.7%	0 (0.0%)	655 (99.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4.1	727^th of 739 public high schools	1.6%		3.3	736^th of 743 public high schools	0.9%	9	16.7		5.8	8.3	$00	$00	$00
Mumford High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	17525 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 416-7064	850	48	17.7	85.9%	2 (0.2%)	823 (96.8%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	7.5	684^th of 739 public high schools	7.4%		3.6	735^th of 743 public high schools	1.1%	51	14.7		9.1	18.9	$19,187	$2,238	$16,949
Communication and Media Arts High School	Public	9-12	19501 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9300	349	18	19.3	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.9	677^th of 739 public high schools	8.4%		23.9	569^th of 743 public high schools	23.4%	108	29.3	5.3	6.7	12.0	$21,151	$2,124	$19,027
Detroit Community Schools High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	299	20	14.7	83.3%	1 (0.3%)	298 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.1	726^th of 739 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)	8.1		4.9	13.3	$16,316	$3,682	$12,634

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Old Redford Academy High ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Michigan high schools.

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Students at Old Redford Academy High are 98% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Old Redford Academy High.

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