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WashingtonParks Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

WashingtonParks Academy is a public K-8 school in Redford, MI, serving 591 students as a single-school district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

WashingtonParks Academy faces significant challenges that parents should understand. The school's academic performance ranks in the bottom 5th percentile statewide, with proficiency rates dramatically below Michigan averages. For example, only 12.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.2%, and math proficiency ranged from just 4.6% to 8.7% across grades 3-7. A critical issue is chronic absenteeism—65.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the state average of 27.9%. The school also reports an extremely high student-to-teacher ratio of 42.2:1, far exceeding nearby schools that range from 12:1 to 17:1, and spends less per student ($14,847) than most neighboring districts. This combination suggests potential resource and staffing constraints that could impact individualized attention.

There are some bright spots worth noting. In 8th-grade English Language Arts on the PSAT 8/9, 35.1% of students were proficient—still below the state average of 64.8% but stronger than several nearby K-8 schools like Dixon Elementary School (34%) and Gompers ElementaryMiddle School (31.6%). A compelling comparison emerges with Hillcrest Elementary School, just 1.9 miles away in the Crestwood School District, which serves a similarly high-poverty population yet achieves dramatically better results—53.7% proficiency in 3rd-grade ELA versus WashingtonParks' 12.9%. Hillcrest also has much lower chronic absenteeism (23.5%), highlighting a strong link between attendance and achievement. For parents considering WashingtonParks Academy, understanding these attendance patterns and resource challenges is essential, while the success of nearby Hillcrest demonstrates that higher outcomes are achievable even with similar student demographics.

591

Students ?

42.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,847

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

11685 Appleton
Redford, MI 48239-1445

(313) 592-6061

District: Washington-Parks Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.0%

Two or more races:

0.7%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,415^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

819^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

596^th of 625Washington-Parks 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
2026	7.8	1415 of 1492	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	1449 of 1488	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1402 of 1486	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1317 of 1470	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1320 of 1344	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1338 of 1408	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1294 of 1448	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	1310 of 1466	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	1280 of 1548	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1355 of 1580	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1299 of 1533	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	1264 of 1563	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1270 of 1566	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	342 of 388	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	346 of 369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	297 of 348	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	225 of 321	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	144 of 158	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	178 of 212	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	231 of 475	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1305 of 1343	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	1332 of 1338	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1238 of 1321	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1139 of 1171	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1251 of 1443	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	1283 of 1352	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	1310 of 1346	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1285 of 1381	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1179 of 1350	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1077 of 1099	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1093 of 1134	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1206 of 1397	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1320 of 1372	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1175 of 1196	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1288 of 1446	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	819 of 896	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	766 of 890	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	749 of 897	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	803 of 883	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	727 of 776	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	749 of 792	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	746 of 838	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	760 of 821	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	710 of 894	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	702 of 919	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	747 of 921	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	722 of 919	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	658 of 900	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	250 of 337	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	203 of 338	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	161 of 300	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	227 of 310	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	134 of 182	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	205 of 366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	719 of 789	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	742 of 789	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	680 of 771	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	726 of 770	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	615 of 657	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	604 of 658	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	683 of 794	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	751 of 834	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	698 of 832	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	654 of 836	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	726 of 825	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	636 of 691	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	634 of 672	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	687 of 815	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	780 of 813	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	676 of 798	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	696 of 786	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	680 of 776	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	610 of 658	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	681 of 797	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)26th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies15%-24 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Science11%-28 vs state

Math6%-30 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	591	14	42.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	585 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.8	1415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.8	1449^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%	34	35.1	337.2	12.9	8.3	15.8	16.0	15.4	8.7	6.9	5.3	5.3	4.6	8.8	14.0	8.8	21.1	$14,847	$1,514	$13,333
Detroit Leadership Academy K8	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13550 Virgil St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-1500	486	29	16.7	91.2%	2 (0.4%)	479 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	12.6	1320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		9.4	1368^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.1%	48	28.9	8.9	1266.3	8.2	13.0	30.8	10.0	1263.9	1361.9	1456.9	1566.9	1666.0	6.5	13.6	1461.0	18.2	$14,696	$2,576	$12,120
Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10000 Crosley	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-2455	341	22	15.4	78.9%	30 (8.8%)	268 (78.6%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	18.3	1210^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.9%		24.2	1092^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.6%	118			32.6	25.0	25.8			27.9	17.9	12.1			19.7		9.1		$17,444	$1,327	$16,117
Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24901 Cathedral	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-0300	280	22	12.9	81.8%	17 (6.1%)	240 (85.7%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	21.1	1155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.6%		16.8	1226^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.6%	71			21.3	25.0	42.9			19.1	17.3	11.9			26.2		14.3		$19,777	$1,683	$18,095
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	17	27.3	333.2	1270.5	13.3	9.7	16.7	1671.6	7.3	1365.5	9.7	1561.5	1660.5	9.7	1772.4	1463.4	13.6	$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
Detroit Community Schools Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	366	22	16.4	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	365 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	296.7	326.7	1259.0	1357.0	1461.6	7.7	6.1	9.1	1357.3	1454.1	1557.7	1656.6	1462.7	6.8	1460.6	1775.5	$10,663	$1,413	$9,251
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14025 Berwyn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-8064	297	18	16.3	66.3%	33 (11.1%)	220 (74.1%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	20.8	1164^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.0%		30.6	1003^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.6%	161			20.5	30.0	34.9			28.2	16.0	14.0			23.3		11.6		$18,550	$1,536	$17,013
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26555 Westfield	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-2330	248	20	12.2	71.8%	39 (15.7%)	176 (71.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	20.6	1167^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.8	1165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.7%	2			20.9	32.6	23.5			14.3	23.9	23.5			20.6		14.7		$23,075	$1,322	$21,753
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%	29	34.0	8.0	1262.6	1359.2	1458.2	8.5	8.7	11.4	8.7	1461.1	1553.3	10.9	1465.2	10.0	1459.4	18.4	$21,528	$1,644	$19,884
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153			53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4								$21,496	$1,630	$19,866

Frequently Asked Questions about WashingtonParks Academy

How many students attend WashingtonParks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended WashingtonParks Academy.

Is WashingtonParks Academy a good school?

WashingtonParks Academy ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of WashingtonParks Academy?

Students at WashingtonParks Academy are 99% African American.

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