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University Prep Science and Math High School

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades 9-12

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan high schools

Summary

University Prep Science and Math High School is a public charter high school in Detroit, MI, serving 452 students in grades 9 through 12 within the University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) district.

For parents, the most striking thing about this school is the contrast between its graduation rate and its test scores. On one hand, 94.8% of students graduate—a rate nearly 11 points higher than the state average and better than nearby schools like Southeastern High School (85.8%) and Detroit Public Safety Academy (89.2%). The dropout rate is also low at 4.1%. On the other hand, academic proficiency is very low: only 16.7% of students are proficient in SAT reading and writing, and just 4.76% are proficient in science. This suggests the school is effective at keeping students on track to earn a diploma, but may be struggling to ensure they are fully prepared for college-level work. It's worth noting that test scores dropped sharply from the previous year, which coincided with a jump in the student-teacher ratio from 13.9 to 22.6—meaning students now have less individual attention.

There are some genuine bright spots. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 70.5% two years ago to 29.0% now—a dramatic improvement that puts the school nearly on par with the state average and far better than many Detroit peers like Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School (64.5%) and Southeastern High School (74.2%). This suggests a strong school culture that keeps kids coming to class. Also, while overall rankings are low, the school performs relatively better for its African American students, ranking in the 38th percentile for that subgroup. For context, the nearby selective-admission Cass Technical High School ranks in the 86th percentile statewide—a reminder of the challenges facing a non-selective school serving a student body where 68% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. If you're weighing options, also consider University Preparatory High School, a separate school with a similar name that posts somewhat higher test scores and a 95.7% graduation rate.

452

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,612

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2664 Franklin St
Detroit, MI 48207

(313) 393-9166

District: University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

White:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg43%

733^rd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 8% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	733 of 800	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	642 of 739	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	663 of 743	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	684 of 735	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	647 of 666	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	691 of 824	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	617 of 835	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	629 of 852	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	635 of 832	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	552 of 799	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.5	587 of 805	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	119 of 192	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	125 of 188	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	123 of 147	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	171 of 254	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	649 of 686	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	591 of 629	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	564 of 619	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	590 of 611	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	629 of 710	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	671 of 719	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	521 of 635	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	607 of 654	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	592 of 614	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	514 of 532	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	607 of 755	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	644 of 693	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	532 of 628	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	599 of 633	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	578 of 611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	520 of 543	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	588 of 707	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	132 of 220	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	277 of 315	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-30 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing17%-35 vs state

Social Studies9%-35 vs state

Mathematics6%-27 vs state

Science5%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (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 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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
University Prep Science and Math High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	2664 Franklin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 393-9166	452	20	22.6	68.1%	4 (0.9%)	442 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.6	733^rd of 800 public high schools	8.4%		13	642^nd of 739 public high schools	13.1%	91		24.3	34.4		4.5	6.6	16.7	372.2						4.8		8.6	$14,612	$1,226	$13,386
Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7373	976	41	23.8	75.5%	1 (0.1%)	964 (98.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	13.3	673^rd of 800 public high schools	15.9%		12.6	644^th of 739 public high schools	12.9%	29		38.4	33.6		11.4	9.4	26.1	6.2						9.9		20.9	$18,960	$2,374	$16,586
WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	156	9	17.1	82.7%	79 (50.6%)	51 (32.7%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19	618^th of 800 public high schools	22.8%					(n/a)	40.0	17.9	38.5	326.7	334.6	363.8	410.9	354.5		1669.0		1654.6	1774.0	2085.3	1783.0	40.0	$12,072	$1,635	$10,438
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3403 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 475-0679	419	20	20.5	59.2%	2 (0.5%)	393 (93.8%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	19.3	615^th of 800 public high schools	23.1%		26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%	86		37.8	47.5		10.2	8.9	30.1	6.5						16.1		31.2	$12,006	$1,136	$10,870
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	191	13	14.6	81.2%	6 (3.1%)	170 (89.0%)	6 (3.1%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	583^rd of 800 public high schools	27.1%		5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%	130		35.6	31.6		6.7	14.0	29.4	17.6						28.6		48.6	$24,639	$2,657	$21,982
Cass Technical High School	Public	9-12	2501 2nd Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 263-2000	2,493	104	24.0	62.3%	52 (2.1%)	1,829 (73.4%)	353 (14.2%)	229 (9.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	81.2	108^th of 800 public high schools	86.5%		60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%	158		78.2	77.9		48.2	40.7	73.6	35.6						38.6		61.3	$17,670	$2,048	$15,622
Detroit School of Arts	Public	9-12	123 Selden St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-6000	523	36	14.6	70.9%	15 (2.9%)	488 (93.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	29	551^st of 800 public high schools	31.1%		11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%	96		53.1	50.0		13.8	10.1	45.9	9.8						25.2		26.7	$22,858	$3,007	$19,851
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	761^st of 800 public high schools	4.9%		6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%	65		330.4	15.6		321.1	337.8	397.8	356.7						2070.4		15.8	$00	$00	$00
Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	11340 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Pathways Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 209-3803	140	5	28.0	90.7%	1 (0.7%)	136 (97.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,840	$1,774	$18,066
University Preparatory High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	600 Antoinette St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-4340	559	39	14.3	66.7%	2 (0.4%)	548 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9.5	709^th of 800 public high schools	11.4%		17.8	594^th of 739 public high schools	19.6%	115		30.7	26.7		2.1	364.4	25.2	407.2						11.0		18.9	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about University Prep Science and Math High School

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

University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

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

Students at University Prep Science and Math High School are 98% African American.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended University Prep Science and Math High School.

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University Prep Science and Math High School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Michigan high schools.

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