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Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary

Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative Grades K-10

1365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is a public charter school in Detroit, MI (zip 48210) serving 430 students in grades K-10, with 91.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic proficiency at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is significantly below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. In the most recent testing, English Language Arts proficiency ranged from 9.4% (5th grade) to 19.4% (4th grade), compared to state averages of 38-44%. Math proficiency was 24.2% in 3rd grade and 17.5% in 4th grade, versus state averages of 42.9% and 39.4%. Science proficiency in 5th grade was just 6.3%, far below the state average of 40%. Performance has been volatile year-to-year, with large swings in both directions. For example, 4th grade ELA jumped from 7.4% to 27.9% in consecutive years, suggesting small class sizes or inconsistent instruction. There is also a pattern of declining performance in upper elementary grades, with 5th graders lagging behind 3rd and 4th graders. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern at 43.2%, well above the state average of 27.9%, though it has improved from a peak of 48.6% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary performs similarly to Universal Academy (1.5 miles away), but dramatically worse than New Paradigm College Prep (0.36 miles away), which achieved 68% proficiency in 3rd grade math and 75% in 4th grade math—more than triple Hope's rates. Notably, New Paradigm serves a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (65.6% vs. 91.4%). The school's per-pupil spending of $18,429 is relatively high compared to nearby alternatives like Advanced Technology Academy ($13,193) and Universal Academy ($12,277), yet outcomes remain low. The Hope of Detroit Academy district also operates a MiddleHigh campus just 0.1 miles away, which has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (33.1%) than the elementary school. While the school has made some progress on attendance, the combination of high absenteeism, inconsistent instruction, and resource allocation challenges suggests families should carefully consider whether this school meets their child's needs.

430

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

4443 N Campbell St
Detroit, MI 48210-2520

(313) 897-8720

District: Hope of Detroit Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

African American:

11.2%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg38%

1,365^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Hope of Detroit Academy

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	10.2	1365 of 1492	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1398 of 1488	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1461 of 1486	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1311 of 1470	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1220 of 1344	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	1149 of 1153	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1062 of 1408	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1192 of 1448	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1175 of 1466	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	1189 of 1548	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1121 of 1580	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1340 of 1533	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	1338 of 1563	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1358 of 1566	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	1378 of 1552	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1445 of 1552	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	1446 of 1589	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1519 of 1577	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1536 of 1565	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1471 of 1545	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	169 of 188	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	175 of 180	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	91 of 98	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	75 of 117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	190 of 270	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1308 of 1343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	1311 of 1338	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1265 of 1321	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1001 of 1171	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1210 of 1443	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	205 of 225	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	201 of 209	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	201 of 201	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	170 of 188	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	133 of 222	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1213 of 1352	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	1257 of 1346	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1352 of 1381	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1151 of 1350	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	966 of 1099	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	745 of 749	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	699 of 1134	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	978 of 1397	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	1223 of 1372	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	1287 of 1366	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1251 of 1334	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1105 of 1139	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	986 of 1196	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1129 of 1446	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	31.4	623 of 894	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	490 of 919	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.0	719 of 921	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	715 of 919	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	784 of 900	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	763 of 858	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	757 of 851	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	763 of 847	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	637 of 839	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	737 of 823	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	690 of 806	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math21%-17 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science6%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-10	4443 N Campbell St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 897-8720	430	24	17.9	91.4%	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.2%)	371 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)									12.7	19.4	9.4			24.2	17.5	1465.0			6.3			1470.4			$00	$00	$00
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 35th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 788-1122	582	30	19.6	86.6%	8 (1.4%)	55 (9.5%)	516 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	44.9	17.2	23.6	10.1	340.8	4.2	20.9	390.1				13.4	23.8				1565.2	16.5		14.6	11.9		27.3	28.4	$00	$00	$00
New Paradigm College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4001 29th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	New Paradigm College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1500	215	10	20.6	65.6%	1 (0.5%)	61 (28.4%)	153 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	29.2			12.5					16.0	33.3	34.6	26.3	23.5	68.0	75.0	34.6	1573.1	47.1	65.4	39.1		61.5	78.3		$15,378	$909	$14,469
Academy of The Americas High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5680 Konkel St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1310	874	46	18.9	86.0%	11 (1.3%)	14 (1.6%)	846 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)	34.0	9.1	7.5	10.9	301.4	302.2	7.5	339.1		22.9	17.5	9.4	23.3		21.1	7.9	7.1	16.7	8.7	12.2	2064.6	8.8	25.5	16.0	$18,709	$2,088	$16,621
Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	695	40	17.2	—	654 (94.1%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	35.7	21.0	10.3	356.2	4.8	334.0	17.0	358.9	15.2	13.3	16.1	1559.9	9.1	34.8	15.6	1466.9	1559.2	9.1	7.1	1770.4	5.7	1466.1	26.2	9.4	$12,277	$1,698	$10,579
Advanced Technology Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4801 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 625-4700	1,207	46	26.3	92.0%	24 (2.0%)	864 (71.6%)	310 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)								(n/a)	46.3	48.2	34.1	13.9	4.6	9.8	22.0	387.4	1269.6	12.7	8.2	15.6	13.8	11.5	10.1	1454.9	10.0	13.8	1470.3	20.2	18.7	1463.8	30.3	19.8	$13,193	$1,818	$11,375
DPSCD Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9026 Woodward Ave	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 873-6897	176	20	9.0	76.1%	6 (3.4%)	159 (90.3%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	60.0	31.8	50.0	15.0	347.3	364.2	37.0	355.2		1370.5	1465.9	16.7	14.3		1361.6	1449.5	1559.7	14.3	1469.4	23.5	2072.5	1461.6	41.2	19.1	$27,470	$1,336	$26,134
River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10577 W Jefferson Ave	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(586) 551-3385	841	1	725.0	79.2%	338 (40.2%)	453 (53.9%)	33 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	35.3	26.5	16.7	330.6	336.5	332.9	10.6	350.5	1265.6	1370.0	13.2	1569.1	10.3	1258.1	1350.4	1445.2	1548.4	1651.5	1462.3	1761.6	3.5	1460.4	11.8	6.0	$19,114	$919	$18,195
Joy Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15055 Dexter Ave	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Joy Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-0023	161	12	13.3	—	0 (0.0%)	159 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	61.5			390.0					21.4	18.2	25.0	31.3	38.9	1283.3	13.6	1461.1	1572.7	1669.7	1476.5	30.8		1470.8	53.9		$00	$00	$00
Infinity Institute of Learning Wayne County Juvenile Detenti	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	5301 Russell St	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Infinity Institute of Learning (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 218-4206	124	9	13.9	97.6%	10 (8.1%)	111 (89.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			20.0			326.0	360.6	296.7													2068.6			2080.1	$20,067	$2,705	$17,361

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Students at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary.

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