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Detroit Public Safety Academy

Q: Is Detroit Public Safety Academy a good school?

Detroit Public Safety Academy ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Detroit Public Safety Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Detroit Public Safety Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Detroit Public Safety Academy?

Students at Detroit Public Safety Academy are 99% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Detroit Public Safety Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Detroit, Michigan, with 176 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Michigan high schools over the past several years, with a statewide rank between 696-815 out of around 800 high schools. It is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance.

Detroit Public Safety Academy significantly underperforms the state and local district averages on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 11.8% of 11th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, only 9.09% were proficient in social studies, compared to 42.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.7% and 92.6% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 8.1%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 71.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as Detroit School of Arts and Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine, also struggle with low performance, Detroit Public Safety Academy consistently ranks at the bottom compared to these peers. The school's persistent low performance compared to state and local averages, as well as its nearby peers, indicates a need for substantial changes to improve outcomes for its students.

156

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Rosa Parks Blvd
Detroit, MI 48216-1950

(313) 965-6916

District: Detroit Public Safety Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.4%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (70% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Michigan avg38%

696^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

596^th of 613Detroit Public Safety 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	6.7	830 of 838	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.9	776 of 919	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.1	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.2	790 of 815	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.8	772 of 797	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	696 of 739	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	722 of 743	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	783 of 835	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	815 of 852	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	780 of 832	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	153 of 192	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	171 of 188	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	2.5	697 of 710	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.5	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	646 of 654	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	748 of 755	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	571 of 628	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2018)7th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)3rd percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)2nd percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2018)<1st percentile

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-23 vs state

Social Studies9%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Detroit Public Safety Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%		4.8	722^nd of 743 public high schools	2.8%	26					11.8		9.1	$00	$00	$00
Covenant High School Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 25th St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-8720	164	6	27.5	97.0%	17 (10.4%)	80 (48.8%)	66 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								$11,908	$333	$11,575
Cass Technical High School	Public	9-12	2501 2nd Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 263-2000	2,493	104	24.0	62.3%	52 (2.1%)	1,829 (73.4%)	353 (14.2%)	229 (9.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%		68.8	185^th of 743 public high schools	75.1%	81		76.0	36.2		19.0		44.0	$17,670	$2,048	$15,622
Covenant High School Central	Public, Charter	9-12	2959 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 899-6900	240	8	30.3	94.6%	4 (1.7%)	230 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)								$12,925	$945	$11,981
Western International High School	Public	9-12	1500 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-4758	1,959	85	23.0	79.1%	96 (4.9%)	363 (18.5%)	1,489 (76.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5.4	711^th of 739 public high schools	3.8%		5.2	714^th of 743 public high schools	3.9%	3		17.0	5.4		5.5		12.0	$19,796	$2,161	$17,635
WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	156	9	17.1	82.7%	79 (50.6%)	51 (32.7%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								$12,072	$1,635	$10,438
Detroit School of Arts	Public	9-12	123 Selden St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-6000	523	36	14.6	70.9%	15 (2.9%)	488 (93.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%		23.2	573^rd of 743 public high schools	22.9%	74		34.2			8.0		16.1	$22,858	$3,007	$19,851
Detroit Lions Academy	Public	6-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-9677	400	34	11.7	91.3%	5 (1.3%)	384 (96.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	11.1			7.4		17.9		$27,046	$2,827	$24,220
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	191	13	14.6	81.2%	6 (3.1%)	170 (89.0%)	6 (3.1%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%		12.8	650^th of 743 public high schools	12.5%	63		11.8					14.3	$24,639	$2,657	$21,982
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3403 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 877-9381	419	20	20.5	59.2%	2 (0.5%)	393 (93.8%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%		31.7	497^th of 743 public high schools	33.1%	32		38.0	6.0		30.0		29.0	$12,006	$1,136	$10,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Public Safety Academy

How many students attend Detroit Public Safety Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Detroit Public Safety Academy.

Is Detroit Public Safety Academy a good school?

Detroit Public Safety Academy ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Detroit Public Safety Academy in?

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What is the racial makeup of Detroit Public Safety Academy?

Students at Detroit Public Safety Academy are 99% African American.

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