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Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is an alternative public charter school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 529 students in grades K-12. The school has faced significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates and consistently low academic performance compared to state averages.

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy has struggled with student engagement, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 62.7% over the past few years. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments (M-Step) are significantly below 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 9.1% to 18.6%, compared to the state average of 38.6% to 44.4%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 6.1% to 13.6%, compared to the state average of 31.5% to 42.7%. The school's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 42.9 to 48.1, may be contributing to these academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Center Line Preparatory Academy, which is located just 3.7 miles away, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy stands out as an outlier in terms of academic performance. Center Line Preparatory Academy has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math, ranging from 17.4% to 38.8%, compared to Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy. Despite the fluctuations in per-student spending at Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy, ranging from $10,661 to $16,656 over the past few years, these resources have not translated into improved outcomes for the students.

541

Students ?

54.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,656

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6861 E Nevada St
Detroit, MI 48234-2968

(313) 522-7602

District: Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.3%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2019 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,416^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

728^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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	7.4	1416 of 1488	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1418 of 1486	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1365 of 1470	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1270 of 1344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1196 of 1408	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	323 of 369	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	314 of 348	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	262 of 321	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	112 of 212	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	179 of 475	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1222 of 1338	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1198 of 1342	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1242 of 1321	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1052 of 1106	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1057 of 1171	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1192 of 1443	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1268 of 1346	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1322 of 1381	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1242 of 1350	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1030 of 1099	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	958 of 1134	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1218 of 1397	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1357 of 1366	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1295 of 1334	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1052 of 1196	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1236 of 1446	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	728 of 890	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	769 of 897	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	708 of 883	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	696 of 776	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	687 of 792	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	177 of 338	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	171 of 300	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	181 of 310	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	105 of 182	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	110 of 196	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.9	81 of 366	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	590 of 789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	690 of 771	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	609 of 770	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	554 of 657	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	599 of 658	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	440 of 794	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	646 of 832	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	710 of 836	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	632 of 825	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	597 of 691	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	506 of 672	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	512 of 815	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	706 of 798	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	659 of 786	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	539 of 776	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	565 of 639	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	600 of 797	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Social Studies13%-25 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Math9%-26 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
Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6861 E Nevada St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	541	10	54.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	537 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								(n/a)	48.8				9.1	11.6	12.1	18.6	18.2	6.1			10.2	13.6	6.9	19.5		5.2	24.4		$16,656	$3,359	$13,297
Detroit International Academy for Young Women	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5161 Charles St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-3050	248	21	11.6	83.9%	76 (30.6%)	100 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)	33.3				29.4	23.5		22.2	53.3	41.2	17.7			20.0		29.2	50.0		37.5	70.0	$23,752	$2,889	$20,863
Frontier International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13200 Conant St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Frontier International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6300	737	45	16.4	100.0%	571 (77.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (19.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.7	9.6	11.1	33.3	31.0			40.7	23.3	41.4			13.8		13.3	10.3		25.0	$12,582	$2,382	$10,200
Turning Point Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	18501 Waltham St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 347-8900	42	11	3.8	85.7%	1 (2.4%)	37 (88.1%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)																					$93,013	$3,863	$89,150
Bridge Impact	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3105 Carpenter St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	392	10	39.2	99.2%	313 (79.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			15.1				15.8	31.6	23.1	19.1	14.3		10.5		15.8		6.9			5.6	$12,471	$61	$12,409
Caniff Liberty Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2650 Caniff St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Caniff Liberty Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	590	19	30.6	95.6%	362 (61.4%)	48 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)								(n/a)	49.3	26.9			21.1	28.0	38.9	21.2	30.6	38.7	37.5	27.6	25.5	37.9	25.9	27.9		22.4	32.4		$13,304	$2,898	$10,406
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
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 309-1600	3,199	163	19.6	76.4%	1,601 (50.0%)	923 (28.9%)	315 (9.8%)	44 (1.4%)	20 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	295 (9.2%)								(n/a)	45.2	4.5	45.3	9.8	8.0	12.9	18.7	17.0	20.9	10.1	6.1	4.3	4.8	7.7	13.0	23.4	27.1	8.2	29.0	33.6	$11,504	$2,764	$8,741
Advantage Alternative Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5280	150	6	25.0	84.0%	29 (19.3%)	109 (72.7%)	11 (7.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$00	$00	$00
Center Line Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8155 Ritter	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-5500	1,043	52	20.2	89.5%	39 (3.7%)	850 (81.5%)	26 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (11.9%)								(n/a)	28.6		19.1		36.3	38.0	36.4	18.7	17.4	38.8	31.5	16.4	18.7	10.0	21.8	8.6	6.7	14.5	17.1		$42,710	$30,761	$11,949

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

What is the racial makeup of Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy?

Students at Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy are 99% African American.

How many students attend Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy.

Is Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy a good school?

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Michigan alternative schools.

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