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University Prep Science and Math Middle School

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University Prep Science and Math Middle School ranks 597 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades 6-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

University Prep Science and Math Middle School is a public charter school in Detroit's New Center area serving 513 students in grades 6-8, and it's showing real signs of a comeback after a tough stretch during the pandemic.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's steady upward climb. After dropping to the 19th percentile statewide in 2021-2022, the school has bounced back to the 33rd percentile—its best ranking since 2018-2019. This improvement shows up across the board: boys are performing better, students from lower-income families are improving, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from 51% to 38% over the past few years. One standout strength is how well the school serves its African American students, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide for this group—far above the school's overall ranking. That said, there's a noticeable gap between boys (35th percentile) and girls (21st percentile), which suggests girls may need extra support. Also, despite the "Science and Math" name, math scores remain the weakest subject, with only about 20% of 6th and 7th graders proficient, compared to stronger results in English Language Arts.

Compared to nearby options, this school is a solid choice. It clearly outperforms its sister school, University Preparatory Middle School, just a third of a mile away—for example, 34% of UPSMM 6th graders are proficient in ELA versus 21% at the other school. It also beats George Washington Carver Middle School and Kosciuszko School in overall rankings. While Oakland International Academy posts higher math scores, UPSMM offers a lower student-teacher ratio (19:1) and spends less per student ($12,155) than many peers like Blackwell Institute ($34,014) while achieving better results—a sign of efficient resource use. For families seeking a middle school that's improving, serves its community well, and delivers strong outcomes for African American students, UPSMM is worth a close look.

513

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,155

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5100 John R St
Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 832-8400

District: University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.1%

White:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg41%

597^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

530^th of 625University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	597 of 896	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	632 of 890	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	698 of 897	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	684 of 883	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	632 of 776	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	488 of 675	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	407 of 792	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	489 of 838	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	539 of 821	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	530 of 894	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	584 of 919	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.7	544 of 921	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	367 of 919	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.0	481 of 900	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	475 of 858	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	96 of 337	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	117 of 338	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	141 of 300	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	148 of 310	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	87 of 182	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	31 of 77	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	14 of 196	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	34 of 366	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	622 of 789	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	629 of 789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	632 of 771	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	664 of 770	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	583 of 657	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	451 of 521	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	353 of 658	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	395 of 794	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	535 of 834	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	574 of 832	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	635 of 836	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	643 of 825	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	548 of 691	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	347 of 523	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	278 of 672	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	418 of 815	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	530 of 813	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	588 of 798	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	646 of 786	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	633 of 776	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	577 of 658	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	338 of 540	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	394 of 639	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	526 of 797	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies41%-9 vs state

English Language Arts29%-9 vs state

Science28%-12 vs state

Math20%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
University Prep Science and Math Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5100 John R St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 832-8400	513	27	19.0	64.7%	7 (1.4%)	498 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	30.9	597^th of 896 public middle schools	33.4%		26.4	632^nd of 890 public middle schools	29.0%	35	47.5	16.0				33.9	23.5				20.1	20.1		27.6		41.1	$12,155	$903	$11,252
University Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5310 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 831-0010	384	22	17.4	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	380 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.9	787^th of 896 public middle schools	12.2%		7.8	847^th of 890 public middle schools	4.8%	60	39.3	4.9				20.9	17.4				11.0	8.7		11.3		25.0	$00	$00	$00
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 481-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.7	777^th of 896 public middle schools	13.3%					(n/a)	33.1	7.5				18.0	19.3				5.4	11.4		25.0		20.3
Oakland International Academy 28	Public, Charter	2-8	8228 Conant St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 925-1000	1,034	13	78.0	62.1%	875 (84.6%)	39 (3.8%)	28 (2.7%)	73 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	43.6	483^rd of 896 public middle schools	46.1%		36.9	546^th of 890 public middle schools	38.7%	63	62.5	42.2	28.4	38.0	31.1	25.8	29.7	43.7	38.4	24.4	35.9	33.6	16.2	17.9	16.8	27.4	$10,008	$914	$9,094
Kosciuszko School	Public	7-8	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7405	279	20	14.3	82.4%	134 (48.0%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	108 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	17.3	731^st of 896 public middle schools	18.4%		19.9	695^th of 890 public middle schools	21.9%	36	41.5	12.8					18.0					12.3		17.6		32.9	$00	$00	$00
Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	424	17	24.9	89.6%	17 (4.0%)	28 (6.6%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	553^rd of 896 public middle schools	38.3%		37.7	541^st of 890 public middle schools	39.2%	12	50.7	26.8				22.5	32.5				25.0	33.3		22.3		40.6	$19,836	$1,902	$17,935
Blackwell Institute	Public	4-8	9330 Shoemaker St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-4391	92	10	9.2	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	89 (96.7%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.4	514^th of 896 public middle schools	42.6%		49.4	417^th of 890 public middle schools	53.1%	97	46.7	26.7		1361.7	20.0	1573.8			25.0	1475.6	1567.9		40.0	40.0	20.0	40.0	$34,014	$2,363	$31,651
George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	14510 2nd Ave	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	George Washington Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 865-6024	155	12	12.8	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	153 (98.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	853^rd of 896 public middle schools	4.8%		14.9	756^th of 890 public middle schools	15.1%	97	35.5	332.6			11.8	1568.7	8.6			1459.9	1555.7	1657.4	1472.3	1773.7	1466.4	16.1	$00	$00	$00
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	615	44	14.0	94.5%	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.1%)	573 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	23.1	667^th of 896 public middle schools	25.6%		21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%	10	44.7	17.3				19.5	27.7				11.2	15.7		23.2		36.9	$13,096	$1,823	$11,273
Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School	Public	2-8	420 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48203	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-2999	185	15	12.1	91.4%	1 (0.5%)	175 (94.6%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	675^th of 896 public middle schools	24.7%		27	626^th of 890 public middle schools	29.7%	49	33.3	309.3	1261.4	1360.0	1469.2	15.4	1674.4	1268.6	1358.8	1453.0	1558.6	18.8	20.0	17.7	1470.2	47.1	$27,183	$2,892	$24,291

Frequently Asked Questions about University Prep Science and Math Middle School

How many students attend University Prep Science and Math Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended University Prep Science and Math Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of University Prep Science and Math Middle School?

Students at University Prep Science and Math Middle School are 97% African American, 1% White.

What district is University Prep Science and Math Middle School in?

University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

Is University Prep Science and Math Middle School a good school?

University Prep Science and Math Middle School ranks 597^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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