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University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-5

1180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus is a K-5 public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 467 students within the University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) district.

While the school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, there are several important bright spots for parents to consider. Most notably, Mark Murray is the highest-performing school in its immediate district, consistently outperforming its sister campus, University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus, in nearly every subject and grade level—despite the two schools being just a third of a mile apart. For example, in 3rd-grade math, Mark Murray's proficiency rate was 23.3% compared to Ellen Thompson's 8.7%. The school also shows relative strength in English Language Arts, with 4th-grade proficiency rates coming within about 10 points of the state average. When compared to nearby Detroit Public Schools Community District options like Burton International Academy or Spain ElementaryMiddle School, Mark Murray generally performs on par or better, making it a competitive local choice.

One of the school's most significant strengths is its effectiveness with its African American student population, where it ranks in the 57th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to its overall ranking. However, parents should be aware of a widening gender gap, with female students outperforming male students by a notable margin. Chronic absenteeism remains a critical challenge, affecting nearly 42% of students, though this rate has improved from a high of 54% two years ago. The school has shown resilience since the pandemic, stabilizing its performance after a dramatic dip in 2020-2021. For context, nearby Edmonson Montessori ranks in the 71st percentile statewide, but it serves a very different student population with far lower poverty and absenteeism rates, highlighting the challenges Mark Murray faces in serving its higher-needs community.

467

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,297

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

435 Amsterdam St
Detroit, MI 48202-3407

(313) 309-0552

District: University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.7%

Two or more races:

0.6%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg17%

Michigan avg38%

1,180^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)

570^th of 625University Preparatory Academy (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	19.6	1180 of 1492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	1209 of 1488	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1224 of 1486	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1227 of 1470	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1271 of 1344	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1125 of 1153	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1080 of 1408	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1091 of 1448	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1158 of 1466	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1227 of 1548	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	1163 of 1580	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1269 of 1533	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	1142 of 1563	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	1212 of 1566	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	1143 of 1552	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	167 of 388	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	152 of 369	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	176 of 348	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	170 of 321	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	133 of 158	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	46 of 51	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	74 of 212	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.5	84 of 475	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1064 of 1343	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1168 of 1338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1146 of 1342	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1178 of 1321	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1078 of 1106	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	897 of 902	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	920 of 1171	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1060 of 1443	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1157 of 1352	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1122 of 1346	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1196 of 1381	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1169 of 1350	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1046 of 1099	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	785 of 1134	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	846 of 1397	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1261 of 1372	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1186 of 1366	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1197 of 1347	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1109 of 1334	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1116 of 1139	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1067 of 1196	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1081 of 1446	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Math21%-17 vs state

Science15%-25 vs state

Social Studies11%-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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	435 Amsterdam St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 309-0552	467	23	20.3	74.3%	1 (0.2%)	461 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.6	1180^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.5	1209^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.8%	29			22.2	30.9	29.4			23.3	21.0	20.0			15.3		10.6				$13,297	$1,258	$12,039
University Preparatory Elementary Ellen Thompson Campus	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-5	957 Holden St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-9800	438	22	19.9	81.7%	0 (0.0%)	434 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9.3	1382^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	7.4%		10.7	1341^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%	41			10.1	20.7	19.5			8.7	17.1	7.8			7.8		1464.5				$11,699	$1,654	$10,045
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) 870-1101	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%)	26.2	1067^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.5%		26.1	1063^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.6%	4	51.3	20.5	25.5	24.4	28.9	34.1	48.6	28.0	36.6	17.8	18.2	37.8	18.2	10.3	15.9	38.5	94.9%	5.1%	$21,146	$1,777	$19,370
Edmonson Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 W Canfield St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 332-4646	262	19	14.1	38.5%	63 (24.0%)	181 (69.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	68.5	426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.4%		73.2	366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.4%	60			68.8	61.8	45.8	66.7	63.2	71.9	38.2	25.0	50.0	42.1	37.5		12.5		88.9%	5.6%	$25,084	$2,691	$22,394
Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7724 14th St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-0990	455	27	16.9	95.2%	1 (0.2%)	443 (97.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6.1	1456^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.4%		6.8	1428^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.0%	28	31.6	13.2	5.9	1364.5	7.3	1571.9	11.4	6.1	14.5	5.6	1561.6	9.3	1472.9	7.5	5.6	20.0	91.3%	4.3%	$21,280	$1,663	$19,618
George Crockett Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4851 14th St	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	George Crockett Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 896-6078	341	24	14.3	—	0 (0.0%)	338 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.9	1355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.4	1331^st of 1488 public elementary schools	10.6%	24	34.3	354.6	12.5	14.0	25.9	12.2	17.1	21.9	9.3	1471.3	1568.1	1669.4	14.8	22.9	11.1	20.0	84.2%	2.6%	$14,742	$2,428	$12,314
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%)	19.4	1187^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.4%		12.7	1306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%	119	46.2	13.5	16.0	27.7	17.8	24.5	29.3	36.0	24.4	11.1	13.2	7.7	13.3	8.2	15.6	25.0	92.9%	7.1%	$22,589	$1,765	$20,824
Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	667	42	15.7	96.1%	14 (2.1%)	77 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	571 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46.1	760^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.1%		36.9	910^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%	150	65.6	26.2	25.6	28.0	50.0	24.6	29.0	46.2	38.7	34.7	26.2	27.5	36.5	29.5	36.5	41.0	92%	1.3%	$13,899	$2,154	$11,745
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	10225 3rd St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 826-1159	389	26	14.9	79.4%	5 (1.3%)	381 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14.5	1287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.7%		16.8	1225^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.7%	62			10.1	20.9	38.3			13.0	17.9	13.3			13.3		8.3		79.7%	15.3%	$14,825	$1,186	$13,639
Holbrook School	Public	K-8	2361 Alice St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7408	186	17	10.9	88.7%	150 (80.6%)	17 (9.1%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	12.5	322.5	1253.2	1354.9	1467.8	1555.8	17.9	1256.6	1356.7	25.0	1554.1	14.3	1473.1	1759.9	1462.8	1780.0	85%	0%	$31,359	$5,275	$26,085

Frequently Asked Questions about University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus?

Students at University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus are 99% African American.

Is University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus a good school?

University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus in?

University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)

How many students attend University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus.

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