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Trix Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Trix Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 259 students in grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, which is part of the Michigan Educational Choice Center district. Despite being located in Detroit, Trix Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trix Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 65.9% over the past few years, well above the state average and nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary and McKinley Elementary. Academically, only 10-20% of Trix Academy students are proficient in English Language Arts and Math, far below state averages and the performance of nearby schools. This is likely exacerbated by the fact that Trix Academy serves a student population that is 100% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty.

Despite its consistently low performance, Trix Academy has not shown meaningful improvement over the past several years, suggesting a need for more intensive interventions and support to address the complex challenges facing the school and its community. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors, such as high poverty and absenteeism, may be crucial for improving student success at Trix Academy and ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the area.

302

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,256

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20045 Joann St
Detroit, MI 48205-1136

(313) 426-1020

District: Michigan Educational Choice Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg46%

1,371^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

587^th of 613Michigan Educational Choice Center 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	9.1	1371 of 1488	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1365 of 1448	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1385 of 1466	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1408 of 1548	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	1497 of 1580	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	263 of 369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	311 of 475	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1202 of 1338	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1290 of 1443	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1224 of 1346	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1267 of 1397	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.0	1375 of 1446	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.1	780 of 838	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	795 of 821	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	796 of 894	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	805 of 919	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	27.9	265 of 366	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.5	708 of 794	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.8	727 of 815	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.2	737 of 797	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2018)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2018)28th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2018)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2018)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts12%-30 vs state

Science11%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Trix Academy

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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
Trix Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20045 Joann St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Michigan Educational Choice Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 426-1020	302	18	17.2	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	286 (94.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	9.1	1371^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%					(n/a)	17.9		14.0	10.0	10.7			20.5						10.7			$15,256	$3,846	$11,411
Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13943 E 8 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Academy of Warren	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 552-8010	817	47	17.4	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	802 (98.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	7.5	1411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.2%		3.8	1482^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.3%	71	25.7		16.8	9.7	9.5	13.2	18.6	14.0	5.4			5.7		6.9			$13,417	$4,672	$8,745
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	13840 Lappin St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7022	296	17	17.4	96.6%	4 (1.4%)	271 (91.6%)	11 (3.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.2	1390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.4	1404^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.5%	14	25.6	14.0		12.8	11.5	12.1	10.0		10.5			12.5		15.9	13.0	7.0	$20,155	$2,069	$18,086
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	327	22	14.8	95.4%	41 (12.5%)	210 (64.2%)	10 (3.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.2%)	29.4	1023^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		23.3	1114^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.0%	91			26.5	10.0	34.3			12.5		23.9			34.8		33.3		$00	$00	$00
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	18440 Hoover St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-6700	754	41	18.5	95.0%	5 (0.7%)	732 (97.1%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.7	1364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		6.6	1423^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	59	10.0		8.3	6.6	23.4	12.0	7.6						16.3	8.6	11.1	10.3	$17,403	$1,922	$15,480
Crescentwood Elementary School	Public	K-2	14500 Crescentwood Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3200	195	14	13.6	93.8%	21 (10.8%)	150 (76.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)								(n/a)																	$16,249	$5,527	$10,722
Macomb Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14057 E 9 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Macomb Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 359-2138	255	16	15.9	96.5%	8 (3.1%)	237 (92.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)						20.0		8.8									$13,177	$2,394	$10,784
Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	758	50	15.2	95.8%	2 (0.3%)	736 (97.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	5.6	1453^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.2	1477^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.6%	24	23.1	7.7		4.0	9.0	8.3				5.0	5.2	4.4	10.1	17.3	6.1	7.8	$21,084	$2,092	$18,992
Brewer Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18025 Brock St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0404	441	21	21.2	96.6%	6 (1.4%)	432 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	1407^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.4%		3.1	1486^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.0%	79	21.7				8.9	12.5	6.5				7.1	8.1		20.0		17.6	$19,920	$2,254	$17,667
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	22100 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8342	378	25	15.1	97.6%	46 (12.2%)	264 (69.8%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	10.6	1344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.4	1322^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	11.0%	22			13.4	26.8	22.5			11.9	12.5	8.5			9.9				$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Trix Academy

How many students attend Trix Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Trix Academy.

Is Trix Academy a good school?

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

What is the racial makeup of Trix Academy?

Students at Trix Academy are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Trix Academy in?

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