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Detroit Innovation Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Innovation Academy is a K-8 charter school in Detroit, MI, serving 335 students in a predominantly low-income community where over 86% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom 10th percentile—a trend that has remained consistent for a decade—a closer look reveals some notable bright spots that set it apart from nearby schools.

One standout achievement is in 8th-grade Social Studies, where 53.3% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026. This not only beats the state average of 50.3% but far exceeds every neighboring school, most of which scored below 30%. This suggests a particularly effective teacher or program at that grade level. The school also shows relative strength for its African American students, ranking in the 22nd percentile for this group compared to its overall 8th percentile—a sign of more equitable support. In 7th-grade English Language Arts, scores have climbed from 29.3% in 2023-2024 to 40% in 2024-2025, remaining above the school's own averages in other subjects. However, the picture is mixed: 8th-grade Science (36.7%) and Math (23.3%) lag significantly, and chronic absenteeism is a major hurdle at 59.2%—more than double the state average of 27.9%.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Detroit Premier Academy, Detroit Innovation Academy outperforms in 7th-grade ELA (30.2% vs. 20%) and 8th-grade Social Studies (53.3% vs. 29.3%), though it trails in 6th-grade ELA and 7th-grade Math. Interestingly, the school spends $12,215 per student—far less than Detroit Public Schools Community District schools like Dixon Elementary ($21,528) or Dossin ElementaryMiddle School ($25,030)—yet achieves a higher district ranking (17th percentile vs. 3rd for both). This suggests efficient resource use, even as the school continues to grapple with the deep-seated challenges of poverty and absenteeism.

335

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,215

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 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,374^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

563^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

519^th of 625Detroit 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
2026	9.7	1374 of 1492	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.5	303 of 388	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.8	1271 of 1343	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	1254 of 1352	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.9	1264 of 1372	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.3	563 of 896	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.1	98 of 337	70.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	41.0	451 of 789	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.8	385 of 834	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.4	383 of 813	52.9%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)71st percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies32%-7 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Math12%-25 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 (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
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%)	9.7	1374^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.9%		10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%	29	63.3	23.3	13.5	13.5	15.2	9.5	30.2	15.8		9.1		9.5	18.2	36.7	12.1	53.3	$12,215	$2,063	$10,152
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	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)			37.0					29.6									$12,316	$1,318	$10,998
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%)								(n/a)	14.6	7.3					15.4	5.5			6.8						$21,236	$1,672	$19,564
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%)	11.9	1333^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.3	1389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%	56			13.5	21.3	22.5				14.9				13.2				$22,607	$1,804	$20,803
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%)	6.5	1446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%	71	10.0			12.5	14.3		17.1		7.5								$25,030	$1,793	$23,237
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%)	10.7	1357^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.0%		13.9	1278^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	53.1	28.4	15.7	16.7	17.9	24.1	20.0	15.7	7.1	8.3	11.5	17.6	9.6	21.0	3.6	29.3	$14,134	$1,886	$12,247
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)						7.7	6.1	9.1						6.8			$10,663	$1,413	$9,251
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%)	22.7	1128^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.4%		16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%	107	51.9	9.6	30.6	25.0	31.5	32.4	30.3	34.7	20.2	16.7	13.2	18.2	11.1	19.2	5.5	26.9	$14,735	$2,534	$12,201
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1330	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%)	6.7	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%	29	34.0	8.0				8.5	8.7	11.4	8.7			10.9		10.0		18.4	$21,528	$1,644	$19,884
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%)	20.8	1163^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%	114			19.2	20.0				23.1	12.5	10.3			10.3		46.7		$24,024	$2,291	$21,732

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Detroit Innovation Academy ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

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Students at Detroit Innovation Academy are 99% African American.

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

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