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Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh

Q: Is Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh a good school?

Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Michigan alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh?

Students at Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh are 89% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% White.

Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

777^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh is an alternative public magnet charter school serving 653 students in grades K-12 in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85-90% over the past few years.

While the school has had graduation rates ranging from 80-86% over the past few years, this is lower than the state average of around 80%. Additionally, the school has had dropout rates ranging from 7.6-16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5-46%, significantly higher than the state average. On academic assessments, Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh consistently scores well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the M-Step, SAT, and PSAT.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like The School at Marygrove, Joy Preparatory Academy, and Advanced Technology Academy, Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh generally has lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school spends around $10,000-$11,000 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

582

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,217

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4444 35th St
Detroit, MI 48210-2526

(313) 788-1122

District: Hope of Detroit Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

African American:

9.5%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

777^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

717^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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
2024	14.2	1256 of 1486	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1326 of 1470	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1193 of 1344	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1118 of 1153	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1189 of 1408	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	135 of 184	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	154 of 270	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	1230 of 1342	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1241 of 1321	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1024 of 1106	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1170 of 1443	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	177 of 201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	178 of 188	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	78 of 86	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	155 of 222	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	1153 of 1381	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1186 of 1350	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	929 of 1099	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	706 of 749	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	918 of 1134	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	991 of 1397	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	1206 of 1347	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1249 of 1334	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1029 of 1196	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1104 of 1446	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	777 of 890	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	811 of 897	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	812 of 883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	724 of 776	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	665 of 675	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	703 of 792	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	728 of 789	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	712 of 771	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	748 of 770	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	592 of 657	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	590 of 658	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	699 of 794	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	241 of 265	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	248 of 257	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	241 of 246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	233 of 266	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	671 of 832	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	704 of 836	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	746 of 825	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	623 of 691	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	506 of 523	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	582 of 672	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	651 of 815	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	649 of 798	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	737 of 786	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	698 of 776	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	639 of 658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	527 of 540	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	563 of 639	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	628 of 797	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	717 of 739	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	697 of 743	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	699 of 735	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.4	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	624 of 629	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	583 of 619	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	596 of 710	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	202 of 203	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	191 of 195	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	188 of 190	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	187 of 201	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	608 of 635	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	604 of 654	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	590 of 614	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	416 of 417	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	651 of 755	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	607 of 628	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	612 of 633	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	633 of 707	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2018)28th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing14%-41 vs state

Math13%-20 vs state

Social Studies9%-36 vs state

Science4%-34 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 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh

How many students attend Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh.

What is the racial makeup of Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh?

Students at Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh are 89% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% White.

What district is Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh in?

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Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Michigan alternative schools.

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