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Communication and Media Arts High School

Public Grades 9-12

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Communication and Media Arts High School is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 303 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $15,422 to $22,861 in recent years, Communication and Media Arts High School consistently performs below state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 6.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to 12.4% for the district and 34.9% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 74.2% and 93.5%, generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 5.1% to 16.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Communication and Media Arts High School performs significantly worse than Henry Ford High School, another school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Additionally, Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a public charter school located about 4 miles away, and SOAR Academic Institute, a public high school in the South Redford School District, both outperform Communication and Media Arts High School on several academic measures.

349

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,151

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19501 Berg Rd
Detroit, MI 48219-1714

(313) 866-9300

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

677^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit Public Schools Community District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	677 of 739	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	569 of 743	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	666 of 735	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	587 of 666	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	155 of 192	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	61 of 188	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	105 of 170	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	87 of 147	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	113 of 254	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	520 of 619	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	573 of 611	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	503 of 554	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	562 of 710	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	564 of 635	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	448 of 654	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	542 of 614	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	469 of 532	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	532 of 755	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	566 of 628	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	480 of 633	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	547 of 611	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	504 of 543	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	535 of 707	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing29%-26 vs state

Social Studies12%-30 vs state

Science7%-28 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

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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 (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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
Communication and Media Arts High School	Public	9-12	19501 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9300	349	18	19.3	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.9	677^th of 739 public high schools	8.4%		23.9	569^th of 743 public high schools	23.4%	108		29.3	5.3	6.7		12.0	$21,151	$2,124	$19,027
Henry Ford High School	Public	9-12	20000 Evergreen Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7567	607	33	18.3	89.1%	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%		6.5	698^th of 743 public high schools	6.1%	34		10.3		2.9		10.9	$20,796	$3,376	$17,420
Veritas	Public	9-12	18255 Kinloch	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-3250	56	2	23.3	91.1%	2 (3.6%)	48 (85.7%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)								(n/a)							$17,909	$1,529	$16,380
Redford Union Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	6-12	18255 Kinloch	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 242-3700	67	0		73.1%	9 (13.4%)	48 (71.6%)	4 (6.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)								(n/a)							$15,211	$2,808	$12,404
Redford Union High School	Public	10-12	26365 Curtis	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-4200	510	29	17.7	62.7%	66 (12.9%)	387 (75.9%)	26 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	19.8	584^th of 739 public high schools	21.0%		10.7	662^nd of 743 public high schools	10.9%	78		24.8	6.8	13.2		40.2	$27,066	$6,162	$20,904
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	24675 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-8606	1,049	65	16.2	57.6%	16 (1.5%)	970 (92.5%)	34 (3.2%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	6.6	699^th of 739 public high schools	5.4%		6.3	701^st of 743 public high schools	5.7%	2		22.0		5.7		14.8	$19,944	$1,989	$17,955
Old Redford Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	8001 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 543-3080	451	15	31.1	80.5%	2 (0.4%)	444 (98.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3.1	734^th of 739 public high schools	0.7%					(n/a)		11.0		5.6		6.7	$12,343	$3,466	$8,876
Clarenceville High School	Public	9-12	20155 Middlebelt Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 919-0408	562	36	15.6	56.9%	215 (38.3%)	258 (45.9%)	29 (5.2%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	14.4	629^th of 739 public high schools	14.9%		21.4	592^nd of 743 public high schools	20.3%	37		34.8	8.9	15.4		19.1	$00	$00	$00
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15000 Trojan St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 397-3333	420	20	21.0	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%		8	684^th of 743 public high schools	7.9%	35		31.0		9.1		19.2	$13,217	$1,177	$12,040
SOAR Academic Institute	Public	6-12	26141 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 535-4000	204	7	30.4	58.3%	41 (20.1%)	151 (74.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	6.6	698^th of 739 public high schools	5.5%		5.2	713^th of 743 public high schools	4.0%	15	42.9	17.0		7.4	21.4	16.7	$13,049	$1,184	$11,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Communication and Media Arts High School

What is the racial makeup of Communication and Media Arts High School?

Students at Communication and Media Arts High School are 98% African American.

Is Communication and Media Arts High School a good school?

Communication and Media Arts High School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Communication and Media Arts High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Communication and Media Arts High School.

What district is Communication and Media Arts High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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