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University Preparatory Art Design Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is a K-5 public charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 389 students within the University Preparatory Art & Design district.

This school faces significant challenges, with nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 48%—well above the state average of 27.9%. Overall academic performance ranks in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools, earning a 1-star rating. However, there are notable bright spots. The school shows a clear strength in English Language Arts compared to Math; for example, 5th-grade reading proficiency reached 38.3% in the most recent year, approaching the state average of 43.8%, while 5th-grade math proficiency was just 13.3%. Additionally, the school demonstrates a consistent upward trend in 5th-grade reading scores over the past four years, suggesting a potential area of programmatic success. The school also performs comparatively better for its African American students, ranking in the 37th percentile for this group versus its overall 14th percentile ranking. A pronounced gender gap exists, with female students outperforming male students academically, indicating a need for targeted support for boys.

When compared to nearby options, this school is not the lowest-performing in its immediate area. Schools like George Washington Carver Elementary School (2nd percentile), Barber Elementary School (1st percentile), and Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School (2nd percentile) all rank significantly lower. Its chronic absenteeism rate is also far better than several neighbors, including Durfee ElementaryMiddle School (73.8%) and Barber (75.4%). Within its own network, University Preparatory Elementary Mark Murray Campus consistently outperforms Art Design, ranking in the 21st percentile with lower absenteeism and higher proficiency rates, suggesting that best practices from that campus could potentially be shared to drive improvement here.

389

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,825

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

79.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 15.3% (any vaccine)

10225 3rd St
Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 826-1159

District: University Preparatory Art & Design

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

White:

1.3%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Michigan avg38%

1,287^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

565^th of 625University Preparatory Art & Design 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	14.5	1287 of 1492	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1225 of 1488	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1271 of 1486	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1271 of 1470	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1265 of 1344	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1276 of 1408	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1298 of 1448	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1390 of 1466	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1386 of 1548	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1282 of 1580	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	246 of 388	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	179 of 369	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	187 of 348	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	191 of 321	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	120 of 158	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	138 of 212	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	234 of 475	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1196 of 1343	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1092 of 1338	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1175 of 1342	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1152 of 1321	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1074 of 1106	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1039 of 1171	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1208 of 1443	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1099 of 1352	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1056 of 1346	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1218 of 1381	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1130 of 1350	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	989 of 1099	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1025 of 1134	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1223 of 1397	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	1271 of 1372	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1256 of 1366	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1277 of 1347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1282 of 1334	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1148 of 1196	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1321 of 1446	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)37th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Math15%-23 vs state

Science13%-27 vs state

Social Studies8%-19 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 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
Durfee ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2425 Tuxedo St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3070	632	31	20.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	615 (97.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8.6	1398^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.3%		5.2	1465^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.5%	67	26.5	320.0	13.3	7.4	13.1	5.3	6.6	21.0	9.6	13.1	4.2	6.6	13.1	41.2	8.3	19.7	88.6%	6.8%	$20,981	$1,604	$19,377
Barber Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	45 E Buena Vista St	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	Highland Park Public School Academy System	Yes	No	No	Yes	(614) 623-5345	362	3	120.6	94.8%	1 (0.3%)	346 (95.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	5.1	1481^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)	13.6	308.6	7.0	9.8	1456.3	1558.6	1665.7	1260.4	7.1	1450.1	1554.9	1667.3	1466.7	1760.9	1464.5	1775.5	81.3%	8.3%	$17,202	$1,780	$15,423
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
New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2001 La Belle St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 833-1100	211	12	17.5	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	208 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	25.9	1072^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.2%		16.7	1228^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.5%	156	25.0	341.5	12.0	25.0	37.5	22.2	1683.5	24.0	1377.4	1468.1	1571.9	1674.8	43.8	15.0	18.8	20.0			$17,049	$1,837	$15,212
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	14510 2nd Ave	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	George Washington Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 865-6024	217	15	14.7	—	0 (0.0%)	212 (97.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	1466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%					(n/a)			8.9	7.7				13.3	1351.8								88.4%	2.3%	$29,562	$6,431	$23,131
Dickinson West Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7407	422	28	15.0	85.5%	199 (47.2%)	85 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	8.2	1403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.2	1354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.0%	49			15.2	12.5	14.5	7.4		15.9	1358.6	1455.2	8.6		11.7		1466.3		93.3%	0%	$22,032	$5,223	$16,809
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
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended University Preparatory Art Design Elementary.

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University Preparatory Art Design Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of University Preparatory Art Design Elementary?

Students at University Preparatory Art Design Elementary are 98% African American, 1% White.

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