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New Paradigm College Prep

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New Paradigm College Prep ranks 758 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

New Paradigm College Prep is a small public charter school serving grades PK-12 in Detroit, Michigan, with 182 students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending, it faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates and lower-than-average academic performance compared to the state and nearby schools.

New Paradigm College Prep's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 29.5% to 44.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 20%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 22.7% to 36%, compared to the state averages of 38.6% to 44.4%, and its math proficiency rates ranged from 11.11% to 54.5%, compared to the state averages of 31.5% to 42.7%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Frontier International Academy, Joy Preparatory Academy, and Caniff Liberty Academy, New Paradigm College Prep's academic performance is generally lower. The school's proximity to other educational options in the area may present both challenges and opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing. To address these issues, the school could focus on improving student attendance, evaluating instructional practices, and exploring partnerships with nearby schools.

215

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,424

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 29th St
Detroit, MI 48210-2601

(313) 852-1500

District: New Paradigm College Prep

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

African American:

28.4%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2023 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

758^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 42 pts since 2017

From top 9% (2017) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

607^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2024

From bottom 19% (2024) to bottom 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	47.2	758 of 1488	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1091 of 1486	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1234 of 1470	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	971 of 1448	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	85.6	132 of 1466	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	71.1	85 of 475	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	411 of 1338	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	790 of 1342	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	58 of 209	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	39.5	105 of 201	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	361 of 1346	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	28.7	982 of 1350	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	753 of 1397	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	749 of 1366	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	607 of 890	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	724 of 897	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	31 of 106	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	477 of 789	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	517 of 771	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	172 of 265	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	216 of 257	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	259 of 832	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	544 of 836	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	553 of 798	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)82nd percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

Math38%~ state avg

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
New Paradigm College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4001 29th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	New Paradigm College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1500	215	10	20.6	65.6%	1 (0.5%)	61 (28.4%)	153 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.3				25.0	36.0	22.7	23.5	29.2	54.5	53.8		33.3	11.1	20.8	33.3		54.2	40.0		$17,424	$3,483	$13,941
Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4444 35th St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 788-1122	582	30	19.6	86.6%	8 (1.4%)	55 (9.5%)	516 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	28.7		14.1					27.1	21.2				14.1	11.6		3.5	4.8		3.5	14.1	$10,217	$3,447	$6,770
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-10	4443 N Campbell St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Hope of Detroit Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 897-8720	430	24	17.9	91.4%	9 (2.1%)	48 (11.2%)	371 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)					20.9	16.1	12.7			14.9	7.1	6.3			8.9			5.1			$18,429	$4,901	$13,528
Academy of The Americas High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5680 Konkel St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 335-1310	874	46	18.9	86.0%	11 (1.3%)	14 (1.6%)	846 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)	28.8	6.3				12.6	6.3	14.4	13.9		8.2	2.9	14.4	11.0	4.9	15.2		2.9	18.8	5.3	$16,731	$2,218	$14,513
Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4833 Ogden St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-5006	695	40	17.2	99.3%	654 (94.1%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	25.4		15.9		9.3	5.6		7.3		16.3	14.8	6.1				6.8	4.8		18.6	14.3	$11,752	$2,325	$9,427
Advanced Technology Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4801 Oakman Blvd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Advanced Technology Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 625-4700	1,207	46	26.3	92.0%	24 (2.0%)	864 (71.6%)	310 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)								(n/a)	63.6	8.2	40.2	8.7	8.0	6.7	11.3	17.4	18.7	14.3	5.3		6.5	17.8	10.0	23.6	12.0		34.5	22.8	$12,591	$2,307	$10,284
DPSCD Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9026 Woodward Ave	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 873-6897	176	20	9.0	76.1%	6 (3.4%)	159 (90.3%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	62.5		26.3				28.6	30.0	29.6				15.0	15.4		31.3					$27,452	$1,539	$25,913
River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1460 Coolidge Hwy	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(800) 297-2119	841	1	725.0	79.2%	338 (40.2%)	453 (53.9%)	33 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	31.4		11.6			12.0		13.0	14.3								3.2			6.3	$21,740	$7,983	$13,757
Joy Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15055 Dexter Ave	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Joy Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-0023	161	12	13.3	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	159 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						33.3	26.7	27.8	64.3	14.3				42.9	33.3						$15,055	$3,683	$11,372
CapstoneWayne County Juvenile Detention Facility	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	3501 Hamtramck Dr	Hamtramck	48211	Wayne County	Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-3510	124	9	13.9	97.6%	10 (8.1%)	111 (89.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$26,926	$10,034	$16,892

Frequently Asked Questions about New Paradigm College Prep

How many students attend New Paradigm College Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended New Paradigm College Prep.

Is New Paradigm College Prep a good school?

New Paradigm College Prep ranks 758^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of New Paradigm College Prep?

Students at New Paradigm College Prep are 71% Hispanic, 28% African American.

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