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New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy

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New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy ranks 1072 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy is a small K-8 charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 211 students in a highly economically disadvantaged community where over 93% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school presents an interesting mix of challenges and strengths. While its overall state ranking places it in the bottom quartile (28th percentile), the school shows a remarkable ability to serve its student body effectively. In fact, the school ranks in the 66th percentile statewide for African American students—a significant outperformance compared to its overall ranking, and a trend that has remained consistent over the past three years. This suggests that the school's approach is resonating well with its core student population, even as it struggles to meet general state benchmarks. Another notable bright spot is 5th-grade science, where proficiency reached 43.8% in 2025-2026—actually above the state average of 40%. However, academic performance varies widely by grade level; for example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency was 37.5% while 3rd-grade ELA was just 12%, indicating that success may depend heavily on specific teachers or cohorts.

When compared to nearby options, GlazerLoving stands out as a relative success story. Its state rank of 1072 is significantly better than nearby Detroit Public Schools like Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (rank 1260), Durfee ElementaryMiddle School (rank 1398), and Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School (rank 1404). The school also outperforms nearby charters like Hope Academy (rank 1487). Chronic absenteeism affects 50.6% of students—a serious concern—but this rate is dramatically lower than nearby DPS schools like Thurgood Marshall (78.3%) and Durfee (73.8%). Additionally, the school spends $17,049 per student, which is less than nearby DPS schools that spend over $20,000 yet achieve worse outcomes, suggesting GlazerLoving operates more efficiently with its resources.

211

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,049

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 La Belle St
Detroit, MI 48238-2941

(313) 833-1100

District: New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

American Indian:

0.5%

Pacific Islander:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Michigan)

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,072^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

809^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 21 pts since 2023

From bottom 31% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

540^th of 625New Paradigm Glazer-Loving 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	25.9	1072 of 1492	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	1228 of 1488	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1144 of 1486	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1112 of 1470	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1021 of 1344	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1076 of 1408	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	130 of 388	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	164 of 369	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	141 of 348	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	116 of 321	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	41 of 158	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	61 of 212	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	215 of 475	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	919 of 1342	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1218 of 1443	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	856 of 1352	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1049 of 1346	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1017 of 1381	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	869 of 1350	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	715 of 1099	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	695 of 1134	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1127 of 1397	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1116 of 1366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	809 of 896	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	637 of 897	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	611 of 883	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	226 of 337	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	73 of 300	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	101 of 310	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	115 of 366	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	692 of 834	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	512 of 825	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	521 of 815	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	642 of 813	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Social Studies19%-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)		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
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
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-8	15531 Linwood St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8820	451	34	13.4	89.1%	3 (0.7%)	438 (97.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1260^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		8.6	1381^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.2%	121	21.7	364.8	22.7	1372.3	20.0	20.0	17.7	18.2	1371.6	1467.4	12.0	1667.2	20.0	20.0	1471.5	29.2	$24,673	$2,085	$22,588
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	99.5%	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								$29,562	$6,431	$23,131
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	$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	$17,202	$1,780	$15,423
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		$14,825	$1,186	$13,639
Hope Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12121 Broadstreet Ave	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Hope Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 934-0054	430	27	16.2	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	427 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	37.1	357.1	6.7	8.3	1462.0	7.9	10.3	6.7	1352.2	1450.8	1556.3	7.7	1466.7	13.9	1460.7	19.4	$16,113	$1,731	$14,382
Keidan Special Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4441 Collingwood St	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 873-9400	105	16	6.5	84.8%	9 (8.6%)	80 (76.2%)	16 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$45,510	$5,027	$40,484
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	692	46	15.1	92.2%	1 (0.1%)	679 (98.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8.2	1404^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.7	1340^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%	64	15.4	3.9	20.3	13.4	20.3	6.7	10.6	12.7	3.8	1453.7	1548.2	18.5	7.5	6.6	1464.0	35.9	$22,558	$1,634	$20,924
Flagship Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13661 Wisconsin St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Flagship Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 933-7933	655	33	19.8	93.9%	3 (0.5%)	574 (87.6%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.6%)	14.7	1281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		12.8	1302^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	12.5%	21	37.3	5.8	8.0	19.5	29.1	21.2	21.8	9.3	24.7	12.7	9.1	9.1	23.6	15.8	9.1	24.6	$14,094	$2,171	$11,923

Frequently Asked Questions about New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy

How many students attend New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy.

What is the racial makeup of New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy?

Students at New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy are 99% African American.

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New Paradigm GlazerLoving Academy ranks 1072^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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