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Jalen Rose Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12
649th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 739 Michigan High Schools
Better than 12% of Michigan high schools
Summary

Jalen Rose Leadership Academy is a public charter high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 421 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy District, which is ranked 568 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jalen Rose Leadership Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across various subjects and assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's performance on the SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing assessment is also low, with only 31% of 11th-grade students meeting proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 55.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 81.7% to 95.1%, and its dropout rate has varied from 2.3% to 8.1%. Additionally, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.5% to 40.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Renaissance High School and Oak Park High School, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy performs significantly worse in academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. For example, in 2024-2025, Renaissance High School had 80.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to Jalen Rose Leadership Academy's 31%. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $9,419 to $13,535 in recent years, the school's academic performance and other key metrics suggest that the resources are not being effectively utilized to improve student outcomes.

420
Students ?
21.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,217
Per pupil spending ?
92.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 15000 Trojan St
       Detroit, MI  48235

(313) 397-3333

District: Jalen Rose Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.8%
American Indian:
0.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg20%
Michigan avg44%
649th of 739
Michigan public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
568th of 613Jalen Rose Leadership 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.8649 of 73912.2%★☆☆☆☆
20248.0684 of 7437.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.1658 of 6661.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.3698 of 82415.3%★☆☆☆☆
20179.2670 of 83519.8%★☆☆☆☆
201611.1706 of 85217.1%★☆☆☆☆
201512.6736 of 83211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201410.5692 of 79913.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202536.0110 of 19242.7%★★☆☆☆
202425.8144 of 18823.4%★☆☆☆☆
201911.0138 of 1476.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.2168 of 25433.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20258.6579 of 6297.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.2567 of 6198.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.1631 of 71011.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202518.1532 of 63516.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.3600 of 6548.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.5528 of 5320.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.1619 of 75518.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20258.8574 of 6288.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.7607 of 6334.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.5629 of 70711.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)43rd percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing31%-24 vs state
Social Studies19%-23 vs state
Science9%-26 vs state

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Students at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy are 100% African American.

Jalen Rose Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Michigan high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Jalen Rose Leadership Academy.


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