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Detroit Innovation Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Innovation Academy is an elementary public charter school serving 363 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Detroit Innovation Academy District, which is ranked 547 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detroit Innovation Academy faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 63.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Detroit Premier Academy (29.5%) and Detroit Community Schools Elementary (29.5%). The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates, is also significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 15.2% of 3rd-graders proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.9%.

Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 92.29% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Detroit Innovation Academy spends only $10,895 per student, lower than the spending of nearby schools like Warrendale Charter Academy ($14,939). This persistent low performance and funding challenge suggest that the school may need to implement a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional quality, increase student engagement, and provide targeted support for its most vulnerable students.

335

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,895

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18211 Plymouth Rd
Detroit, MI 48228

(313) 736-5537

District: Detroit Innovation Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

Hispanic:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,345^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

688^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

547^th of 613Detroit Innovation 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
2025	10.5	1345 of 1488	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1328 of 1470	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1201 of 1344	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1220 of 1408	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1303 of 1448	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	1382 of 1466	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1473 of 1548	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	1530 of 1580	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	1422 of 1533	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	270 of 369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	256 of 321	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	105 of 158	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	103 of 212	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	243 of 475	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1214 of 1338	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1000 of 1171	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1219 of 1443	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1183 of 1346	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1190 of 1350	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	938 of 1099	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	913 of 1134	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1194 of 1397	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1241 of 1366	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1324 of 1446	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	688 of 890	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	611 of 897	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	667 of 883	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	636 of 776	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	663 of 675	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	761 of 838	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	804 of 821	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	784 of 894	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	847 of 919	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.7	748 of 921	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	152 of 338	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	84 of 300	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	139 of 310	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	91 of 182	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	227 of 366	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	632 of 789	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	464 of 771	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	501 of 770	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	701 of 794	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	567 of 832	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	449 of 836	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	549 of 825	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	485 of 691	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	714 of 815	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	591 of 798	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	504 of 786	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	468 of 776	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.6	699 of 797	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)55th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies25%-22 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Math11%-24 vs state

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The kindergarten teacher seems like she is a new teacher and sometimes to me looks like she is scared. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Detroit Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18211 Plymouth Rd	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 736-5537	335	22	15.2	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	330 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	33.3		15.2	16.7	17.1	20.5	40.0	15.2		8.6	7.7	10.0	11.4	25.0		25.0	$10,895	$3,869	$7,027
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 808-6604	91	6	14.6	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	90 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,512	$1,141	$12,371
Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	558	32	17.2	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	534 (95.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1476^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	11	17.6			7.7				4.6	5.8			6.1	5.1	5.8			$19,680	$2,471	$17,209
Mann Learning Community	Public	PK, KG-5	19625 Elmira St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9580	359	24	14.9	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	342 (95.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%		6.2	1435^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	46			10.4	16.7	23.5			12.1	7.3				9.8		7.8		$20,420	$2,059	$18,361
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	283	21	13.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.1	1380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.1%	5	37.1	11.4	10.7		14.7	16.7		10.7					11.8	13.9	11.8	13.9	$23,353	$1,963	$21,389
Detroit Premier Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7781 Asbury Park	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Premier Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1472	706	44	16.1	90.8%	11 (1.6%)	603 (85.4%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.3%)	13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.9	1310^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.8%	32	49.1	9.1	19.5	14.1	30.6	13.4	31.3	13.4	7.7	18.3	17.1	17.2	19.7	18.2	9.9	14.5	$13,368	$2,187	$11,182
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)	8.5				8.3							8.0					$13,825	$3,209	$10,616
Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	680	43	15.9	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	585 (86.0%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%		9.8	1348^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.3%	113	50.0	20.0	23.2	22.2	27.3	24.0	40.4	22.0	16.0	11.8	16.2	14.5	18.2	24.0	9.1	30.4	$14,939	$3,449	$11,490
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	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%)	5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1415^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.8%	58	20.6	6.2			8.2	6.2	6.8	10.2		4.8		10.3	8.2	10.8		12.7	$20,907	$2,100	$18,807
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17045 Grand River Ave	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1066	279	22	12.9	87.8%	3 (1.1%)	263 (94.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%		23	1127^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.2%	78			18.8		27.6			30.6	8.1	24.1			17.9		57.1		$20,776	$2,705	$18,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Innovation Academy

How many students attend Detroit Innovation Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Detroit Innovation Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Detroit Innovation Academy?

Students at Detroit Innovation Academy are 99% African American.

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Detroit Innovation Academy ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

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