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Detroit Achievement Academy

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Detroit Achievement Academy ranks 1091 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Detroit Achievement Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 341 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Detroit Achievement Academy district, which is ranked 227 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating. However, over the past several years, Detroit Achievement Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in most years.

Academically, Detroit Achievement Academy struggles compared to the state and nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, only 6.52% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 33.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.66% to 93.55%, indicating the student population faces significant economic disadvantages.

While Detroit Achievement Academy struggles overall, its African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Michigan elementary schools serving this population. This suggests the school may be doing a better job supporting its African American students compared to other subgroups. Nearby schools, such as Cooke STEM Academy, Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, and Vernor Elementary, also have very low academic performance and high poverty levels, indicating the broader educational challenges facing the Detroit community. However, one notable exception is Pembroke Academy, a public charter school located about 1.3 miles from Detroit Achievement Academy, which consistently outperforms the state and other nearby schools, suggesting that high-quality charter schools can succeed in the Detroit area.

352

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,313

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7000 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235-3166

(313) 468-9518

District: Detroit Achievement Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.6%

White:

2.3%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2018 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Math scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg41%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,091^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 20 pts since 2018

From bottom 6% (2018) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

397^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2023

From bottom 28% (2023) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Detroit Achievement Academy

227^th of 613Detroit Achievement 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	24.2	1091 of 1488	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1018 of 1486	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1180 of 1470	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1113 of 1344	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1199 of 1408	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1354 of 1448	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	181 of 369	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	92 of 348	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	154 of 321	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	78 of 212	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	279 of 475	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	721 of 1338	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	833 of 1342	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1192 of 1321	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1130 of 1443	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	884 of 1346	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	964 of 1381	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1081 of 1350	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	917 of 1134	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1241 of 1397	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1108 of 1366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	922 of 1347	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1010 of 1334	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1393 of 1446	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	397 of 890	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	542 of 897	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	635 of 883	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	46 of 338	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	58 of 300	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	125 of 310	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	443 of 789	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	490 of 771	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	262 of 832	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	448 of 836	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	626 of 825	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	340 of 786	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	438 of 776	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)86th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies33%-14 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-10 vs state

Math19%-17 vs state

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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 Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.8	1018^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.5%	73	70.8	20.8	6.5	33.3	26.9	60.9	29.2	8.9	18.8	11.5	37.5	25.0	16.0	34.8		33.3	$13,313	$1,817	$11,496
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%		39.7	852^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	192	78.4	34.6	45.1	46.8	46.4	60.0	47.5	53.7	44.3	23.8	32.9	41.0	35.4	57.7	14.5	55.8	$19,592	$2,231	$17,361
Rutherford Winans Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16411 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Rutherford Winans Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0709	152	12	12.6	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	41.7			16.7				21.4									$16,802	$991	$15,811
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	9.6	1365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		8.1	1388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.6%	23	36.0	7.9	15.7	19.7	7.8	16.7	13.2	9.9	11.4	7.8	9.2	8.1	19.5	19.2	4.6	22.1	$19,490	$1,898	$17,592
Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1478^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.1	1438^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.2%	40			3.9	6.9	12.2			5.2	10.3	6.1			8.2				$19,790	$2,196	$17,594
Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	459	31	15.0	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%		5.4	1454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.2%	108	29.7		12.8	11.1	17.0	23.9	20.4	14.6	13.0	7.6		12.5	16.7	12.3	9.3	13.8	$20,981	$1,952	$19,029
Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	390	26	15.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	340 (87.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%		79.8	252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	95			56.1	59.4	80.0	82.1		58.5	62.5	60.0	53.6		68.0		48.0		$17,851	$2,081	$15,770
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1456^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	12			16.0	13.8	5.4			9.4	12.1				3.2				$00	$00	$00
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14771 Mansfield St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8100	303	19	15.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	301 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	1405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	1469^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.1%	64	33.3			17.1					11.4				8.6	18.4		23.7	$20,385	$2,414	$17,971
Cooke STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	18800 Puritan St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7458	296	26	11.3	86.5%	2 (0.7%)	288 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		9.7	1351^st of 1486 public elementary schools	9.1%	44			12.8	8.3	17.4	27.9		15.4			16.3		13.0		6.5		$21,533	$2,326	$19,207

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What is the racial makeup of Detroit Achievement Academy?

Students at Detroit Achievement Academy are 97% African American, 2% White.

Is Detroit Achievement Academy a good school?

Detroit Achievement Academy ranks 1091^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Detroit Achievement Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Detroit Achievement Academy.

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