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University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 485 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) district, which is ranked 511 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 56.4% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average of 15-20%. The school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 73.13% to 76.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Chrysler Elementary School, The James and Grace Lee Boggs School, and Detroit Edison Public School Academy generally outperform University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary in academic proficiency and overall school rankings. These schools have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. Within University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary, the performance of African American students is relatively stronger compared to the overall school performance, but the performance of female students, male students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds is still significantly below the state averages for these subgroups.

476

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,333

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2251 Antietam Ave
Detroit, MI 48207-3879

(313) 782-4400

District: University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.9%

Two or more races:

0.6%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg39%

1,178^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

511^th of 613University 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
2025	19.3	1178 of 1488	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1180 of 1486	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1068 of 1470	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1163 of 1344	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1075 of 1153	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	971 of 1408	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1022 of 1448	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1073 of 1466	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	1206 of 1548	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1255 of 1580	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	152 of 348	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	106 of 321	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	75 of 158	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	56 of 212	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	79 of 475	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1143 of 1338	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1207 of 1342	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1119 of 1321	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1050 of 1106	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	865 of 1171	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1034 of 1443	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1005 of 1346	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1085 of 1381	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	910 of 1350	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	812 of 1099	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	668 of 749	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	566 of 1134	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	946 of 1397	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1148 of 1366	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1054 of 1347	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	989 of 1334	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	986 of 1139	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	901 of 915	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	785 of 1196	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	938 of 1446	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-15 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Math19%-20 vs state

Social Studies11%-19 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
University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2251 Antietam Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 782-4400	476	22	21.6	70.8%	1 (0.2%)	471 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.3	1178^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.9	1180^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.6%	2			15.5	29.3	36.9			20.2	19.5	16.7			23.8		10.7		$11,333	$2,627	$8,707
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1903 Wilkins St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	901	45	20.1	74.0%	4 (0.4%)	864 (95.9%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	62.6	530^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.4%		33.1	967^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.9%	437	69.9	15.1	50.5	58.5	59.0	47.5	50.5	54.9	46.3	46.2	14.1	19.2	36.5	52.7	30.8	51.6	$13,494	$4,401	$9,094
Bunche Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2715 Macomb St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8350	401	32	12.6	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	380 (94.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	12.9	1301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%					(n/a)	31.3					20.0	18.8			6.5	11.1	9.7				13.3	$24,651	$2,659	$21,992
Chrysler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1445 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8440	137	8	16.5	62.8%	2 (1.5%)	126 (92.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	62.9	526^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.7%		69.1	420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	71.7%	106			23.1	61.9	76.2			38.5	52.4	33.3			42.9		57.1		$24,341	$2,592	$21,749
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2985 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 259-1744	694	37	19.0	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	689 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.6	1435^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.1	1386^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.7%	49			9.4	15.0	13.9			10.2	9.3	10.5			7.3		3.3		$14,515	$3,093	$11,422
Spain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3700 Beaubien St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2081	403	30	13.3	85.4%	6 (1.5%)	373 (92.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		10.3	1340^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	43.5	6.5	11.4	20.5	23.3		27.5	25.0	18.6	11.6		9.8	14.0	19.6	9.3	23.9	$20,835	$2,117	$18,718
Moses Field Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Sheridan St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 866-5790	69	12	5.7	87.0%	7 (10.1%)	55 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	$49,993	$11,697	$38,296
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Public, Charter	K-8	7600 Goethe St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 923-2301	172	10	18.1	68.6%	46 (26.7%)	101 (58.7%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	43.9	812^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.4%		54.1	647^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.5%	165			47.6	41.7	40.9	50.0	66.7	33.3	20.8	18.2	25.0	41.7	43.5		26.1		$13,300	$00	$13,300
Garvey Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 Van Dyke St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7400	434	33	13.1	90.1%	4 (0.9%)	421 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10.3	1352^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.8	1346^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	28.0			11.8	24.4	12.5	15.6	11.9	8.6	8.9		6.7	20.5		8.9	12.0	$21,694	$2,087	$19,606
Golightly Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5536 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-2538	412	26	15.7	81.3%	2 (0.5%)	408 (99.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%		18.4	1193^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	130	48.4	22.6	22.2	20.5	22.0	51.3	16.3	31.1	20.9	16.0	33.3	16.3	18.0	25.8	14.0	41.9	$20,721	$2,136	$18,585

Frequently Asked Questions about University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary

Is University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary a good school?

University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary?

Students at University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary are 99% African American.

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University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)

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