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Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary

Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative Grades K-10

1398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is an alternative public magnet charter school serving 349 students from kindergarten to 10th grade in Detroit, Michigan. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 46.0%, well above the state average. Academically, the school's performance is also significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.9% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and just 6.3% of 5th graders proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 32.9%, respectively.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $10,441 in 2020-2021 to $18,429 in 2023-2024, the academic outcomes remain poor. Compared to nearby schools, such as The School at Marygrove and other charter schools like Joy Preparatory Academy and Caniff Liberty Academy, Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary lags behind in academic proficiency. The high chronic absenteeism rates appear to be closely linked to the school's low academic performance, suggesting that addressing attendance issues could be a key lever for improving student outcomes.

Overall, Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary faces significant challenges that will require a comprehensive and sustained effort to address the complex needs of its student population and improve educational outcomes. This may involve collaboration between the school, the Hope of Detroit Academy district, and the broader community to implement evidence-based strategies and ensure the effective use of resources to support student success.

430

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,429

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Michigan avg39%

1,398^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-26 vs state

Math9%-29 vs state

Science9%-31 vs state

Social Studies5%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (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 ()	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 Mathematics 8th 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)					20.9	16.1	12.7			14.9	7.1	6.3			8.9			5.1			$18,429	$4,901	$13,528
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)	28.7		14.1					27.1	21.2				14.1	11.6		3.5	4.8		3.5	14.1	$10,217	$3,447	$6,770
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)	13.3				25.0	36.0	22.7	23.5	29.2	54.5	53.8		33.3	11.1	20.8	33.3		54.2	40.0		$17,424	$3,483	$13,941
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)	28.8	6.3				12.6	6.3	14.4	13.9		8.2	2.9	14.4	11.0	4.9	15.2		2.9	18.8	5.3	$16,731	$2,218	$14,513
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	99.3%	654 (94.1%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	25.4		15.9		9.3	5.6		7.3		16.3	14.8	6.1				6.8	4.8		18.6	14.3	$11,752	$2,325	$9,427
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)	63.6	8.2	40.2	8.7	8.0	6.7	11.3	17.4	18.7	14.3	5.3		6.5	17.8	10.0	23.6	12.0		34.5	22.8	$12,591	$2,307	$10,284
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)	62.5		26.3				28.6	30.0	29.6				15.0	15.4		31.3					$27,452	$1,539	$25,913
River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1460 Coolidge Hwy	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(800) 297-2119	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)	31.4		11.6			12.0		13.0	14.3								3.2			6.3	$21,740	$7,983	$13,757
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	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	159 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						33.3	26.7	27.8	64.3	14.3				42.9	33.3						$15,055	$3,683	$11,372
CapstoneWayne County Juvenile Detention Facility	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	3501 Hamtramck Dr	Hamtramck	48211	Wayne County	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-3510	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)																					$26,926	$10,034	$16,892

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

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Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

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

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