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Detroit Premier Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Premier Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 703 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Detroit Premier Academy District, which is ranked 531 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending $13,368 per student, which is higher than the state average, Detroit Premier Academy has consistently performed in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 67.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, Detroit Premier Academy students perform well below state averages on standardized assessments, with only 19.5% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 13.4% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby public schools, such as William Ford Elementary, Maples Elementary, and Oakman Elementary, all perform significantly better than Detroit Premier Academy on academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. This suggests that Detroit Premier Academy may be underperforming compared to its peers and that the school may need to implement targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its student subgroups, such as male students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

706

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,368

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7781 Asbury Park
Detroit, MI 48228-3685

(313) 945-1472

District: Detroit Premier Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,278^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

700^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

531^st of 613Detroit Premier 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1278 of 1488	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1310 of 1486	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1284 of 1470	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1208 of 1344	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1130 of 1153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1233 of 1408	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1213 of 1448	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	1299 of 1466	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	1264 of 1548	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	1444 of 1580	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1296 of 1533	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	1325 of 1563	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	1256 of 1566	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1271 of 1552	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1396 of 1552	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1514 of 1589	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1451 of 1577	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	199 of 369	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	223 of 348	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	213 of 321	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	101 of 158	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	49 of 51	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	125 of 212	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	172 of 475	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1193 of 1338	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1231 of 1342	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1096 of 1321	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1042 of 1106	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	881 of 902	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1011 of 1171	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1099 of 1443	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1137 of 1346	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1200 of 1381	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1156 of 1350	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	977 of 1099	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	727 of 749	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	963 of 1134	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1055 of 1397	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1211 of 1366	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1254 of 1347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1271 of 1334	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1054 of 1139	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1166 of 1196	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1271 of 1446	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	700 of 890	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	743 of 897	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	768 of 883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	650 of 776	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	656 of 675	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	607 of 792	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	540 of 838	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	543 of 821	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	563 of 894	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.9	723 of 919	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	681 of 921	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	636 of 919	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	667 of 900	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	681 of 858	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	706 of 851	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	751 of 847	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.5	668 of 839	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	173 of 338	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	150 of 300	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	204 of 310	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	101 of 182	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	78 of 196	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	41 of 366	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	674 of 789	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	622 of 771	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	660 of 770	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	474 of 657	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	451 of 658	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	463 of 794	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	641 of 832	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	687 of 836	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	722 of 825	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	541 of 691	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	486 of 523	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	432 of 672	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	296 of 815	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	628 of 798	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	705 of 786	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	720 of 776	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	536 of 639	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	533 of 797	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)46th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

Math15%-21 vs state

Social Studies12%-26 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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 (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	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
Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	706	44	16.1	90.8%	11 (1.6%)	603 (85.4%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.9	1310^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	32	49.1	9.1	19.5	14.1	30.6	13.4	31.3	13.4	7.7	18.3	17.1	17.2	19.7	18.2	9.9	14.5	$13,368	$2,187	$11,182
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6528 Mansfield St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-4615	239	14	16.7	80.3%	90 (37.7%)	113 (47.3%)	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	1385^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.9	1365^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.1%	20			6.7	8.3	20.6			8.2		19.4			8.3		8.6		$21,055	$2,989	$18,066
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%		41.8	820^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	180			43.9	39.1	54.3			52.0	34.4	45.2			36.9		26.2		$17,878	$1,618	$16,259
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	253	19	13.5	96.8%	252 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.5	774^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.9%	182			42.0	46.2	61.5			59.6	26.4	47.6			35.7		28.6		$19,513	$1,565	$17,948
Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	558	32	17.2	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	534 (95.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1476^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	11	17.6			7.7				4.6	5.8			6.1	5.1	5.8			$19,680	$2,471	$17,209
Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	680	43	15.9	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	585 (86.0%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%		9.8	1348^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.3%	113	50.0	20.0	23.2	22.2	27.3	24.0	40.4	22.0	16.0	11.8	16.2	14.5	18.2	24.0	9.1	30.4	$14,939	$3,449	$11,490
Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	435	25	17.4	91.3%	23 (5.3%)	374 (86.0%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.3	1441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.8	1368^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.9%	73	17.4	8.2	12.7	10.9	10.5	9.8	7.6	8.9			5.5	9.1	8.5	11.5	6.8	9.6	$19,047	$2,214	$16,833
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	847^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.0%	20			33.8	41.1	37.7			54.9	32.0	28.8			30.0		13.8		$20,576	$1,895	$18,680
Detroit Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18211 Plymouth Rd	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 736-5537	335	22	15.2	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	330 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	33.3		15.2	16.7	17.1	20.5	40.0	15.2		8.6	7.7	10.0	11.4	25.0		25.0	$10,895	$3,869	$7,027
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 808-6604	91	6	14.6	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	90 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,512	$1,141	$12,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Premier Academy

What is the racial makeup of Detroit Premier Academy?

Students at Detroit Premier Academy are 85% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% White.

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How many students attend Detroit Premier Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Detroit Premier Academy.

Is Detroit Premier Academy a good school?

Detroit Premier Academy ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

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