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Legacy Charter Academy

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Legacy Charter Academy ranks 967 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Legacy Charter Academy is a K-8 school in Detroit, MI, serving 738 students in a community where over 96% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Legacy Charter Academy has shown remarkable improvement over the past five years, climbing from the 2nd percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 35th percentile today. The school's greatest strength is its exceptional work with African American students, who rank in the 77th percentile statewide—a 4-star rating that far exceeds the school's overall performance. Early elementary grades are also a bright spot: 3rd and 4th grade math scores meet or beat the state average. However, families should be aware of two significant challenges. First, there is a sharp academic drop-off in 6th grade, with math proficiency falling from 42.9% in 3rd grade to just 6.2% by 6th grade. Second, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism—52.9% of students miss too many days, nearly double the state average of 27.9%. This attendance issue likely hampers the school's ability to build on its successes, especially in the middle school years.

For context, nearby Hamtramck Academy serves a similarly high-poverty population (96% free/reduced lunch) but ranks in the 78th percentile with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 19.7%. This comparison shows that high poverty doesn't have to limit achievement and highlights attendance as the single most impactful area for Legacy to improve. On a positive note, Legacy spends $14,376 per student—significantly less than nearby Davison Elementary-Middle School and Marion Law Academy in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which spend over $21,000—yet still outperforms both in overall state ranking. There is also a notable gender gap, with female students earning 2 stars (38th percentile) compared to 1 star for male students (29th percentile), suggesting targeted support for boys could help close this divide.

738

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,376

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 E Hildale St
Detroit, MI 48234

(313) 368-2215

District: Legacy Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.7%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 28% Michigan)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

967^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

669^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

454^th of 625Legacy Charter 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	32.2	967 of 1492	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	1014 of 1488	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1004 of 1486	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1207 of 1470	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1194 of 1344	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1132 of 1153	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	994 of 1408	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1184 of 1448	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1357 of 1466	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1362 of 1548	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	1367 of 1580	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1355 of 1533	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	1477 of 1563	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	91 of 388	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	60.2	94 of 369	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	85 of 348	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.7	163 of 321	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	96 of 158	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	67 of 212	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	129 of 475	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	830 of 1343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	920 of 1338	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	850 of 1342	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1090 of 1321	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1030 of 1106	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	898 of 902	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	946 of 1171	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1226 of 1443	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	678 of 1352	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	733 of 1346	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	737 of 1381	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1042 of 1350	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	957 of 1099	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	735 of 749	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	666 of 1134	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	996 of 1397	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	976 of 1372	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	971 of 1366	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	963 of 1347	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1191 of 1334	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1072 of 1139	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	908 of 915	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	819 of 1196	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1103 of 1446	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.5	236 of 403	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	669 of 896	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	710 of 890	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	681 of 897	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	722 of 883	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	678 of 776	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	642 of 675	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	600 of 792	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	644 of 838	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	741 of 821	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	760 of 894	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	742 of 919	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	791 of 921	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	794 of 919	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	164 of 337	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	163 of 338	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	127 of 300	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	178 of 310	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	108 of 182	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	62 of 77	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	74 of 196	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	109 of 366	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	569 of 789	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	679 of 789	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	520 of 771	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	690 of 770	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	581 of 657	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	464 of 658	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	552 of 794	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	581 of 834	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	644 of 832	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	571 of 836	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	650 of 825	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	582 of 691	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	489 of 523	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	419 of 672	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	494 of 815	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	672 of 813	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	611 of 798	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	639 of 786	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	601 of 776	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	584 of 658	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	509 of 540	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	614 of 797	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2018)41st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)51st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Math29%-6 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

Social Studies15%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-25 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Legacy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 E Hildale St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Legacy Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-2215	738	41	18.2	96.7%	3 (0.4%)	662 (89.7%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.7%)	32.2	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	47	44.8	8.6	35.7	32.1	37.0	19.8	36.4	42.9	42.3	32.1	6.2	23.4	17.3	12.1	7.4	25.9	$14,376	$2,221	$12,154
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	13477 Eureka St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 366-9470	150	10	15.5	92.7%	4 (2.7%)	146 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	94			1263.1	21.1	21.4	23.1		1267.6	21.1	1466.1	1565.7		1474.5		1467.1		$14,064	$2,998	$11,066
Mason Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19955 Fenelon St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3600	476	31	15.2	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	466 (97.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15.3	1268^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.0%		5.6	1456^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.2%	188	37.0	316.5	35.7	6.3	20.8	5.7	8.5	36.6	6.4	1463.6	11.3	6.5	10.2	10.9	12.5	23.9	$21,853	$1,637	$20,216
Dove Academy of Detroit	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20001 Wexford St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Dove Academy of Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 366-9110	487	30	16.2	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	486 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11	1350^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.5%		9.7	1363^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	8.4%	13	36.0	10.0	1270.1	19.6	8.9	19.1	10.3	6.1	5.4	1458.5	17.0	10.3	1467.7	1773.0	1464.5	10.2	$13,553	$1,859	$11,695
Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	765	43	17.9	89.3%	18 (2.4%)	350 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	369 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	20.9	1161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%	63	44.2	22.1	16.3	16.5	23.9	23.5	23.7	25.8	30.9	16.5	19.8	29.1	21.1	21.3	19.6	48.8	$21,998	$1,777	$20,221
Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	386	26	15.1	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6	1461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		12.2	1316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.6%	145	22.9	316.3	1261.0	9.1	17.9	7.3	8.1	6.0	5.8	1448.4	7.3	1661.5	7.7	1767.5	1463.8	11.4	$23,001	$1,622	$21,379
Bridge Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 CARPENTER Ave	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6200	331	15	22.0	100.0%	265 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	1205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.2%					(n/a)	38.8	19.8			18.4	22.4	24.3			15.3	26.5	24.1	14.4	21.6	7.2	29.3	$15,620	$2,482	$13,138
Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	549	35	15.9	96.0%	74 (13.5%)	60 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	366 (66.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	75.9	324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.3%		61.9	537^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.9%	213	83.9	50.0	45.2	64.1	55.2	62.3	51.6	61.3	65.6	39.7	55.7	48.4	53.4	54.4	17.2	86.0	$15,328	$2,799	$12,529
Early Childhood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	11680 McDougall St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7410	146	14	10.1	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	79 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00	$00	$00
Mound Park Elementary School	Public	4-5	5356 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-7590	296	18	16.0	79.7%	55 (18.6%)	129 (43.6%)	20 (6.8%)	64 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	12.7	1316^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.8%		16	1245^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.3%	71				17.6	29.0				10.6	7.1			18.6		10.0		$16,996	$1,498	$15,498

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In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Legacy Charter Academy.

Is Legacy Charter Academy a good school?

Legacy Charter Academy ranks 967^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Legacy Charter Academy?

Students at Legacy Charter Academy are 90% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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