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Detroit School of Arts

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Detroit School of Arts ranks 551 st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Detroit School of Arts (DSA) is a public high school in Detroit's Midtown/Cultural Center, serving 523 students in grades 9-12 within the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

If you're looking for a school where your child is highly likely to graduate, DSA is a standout choice. Its graduation rate is an exceptional 97.3%, far surpassing both the district (83.1%) and state (84.0%) averages, and it has stayed above 91% for five straight years. The school also shines in literacy, with 45.9% of 11th graders proficient in SAT reading—well above the district's 35.1%—and 9th and 10th grade English scores approaching state averages. Perhaps most notably, DSA ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for supporting special education students and the 68th percentile for African American students, showing a real commitment to helping all learners succeed. The student-to-teacher ratio is a favorable 14.6:1, allowing for more personalized attention.

However, there are important challenges to weigh. Math proficiency is a significant weakness, with only 9.8% of 11th graders scoring proficient on the SAT math section, well below the state average of 26.5%. Chronic absenteeism, at 45%, is also a concern, though it's much better than the district's 60.9% rate. When compared to nearby Cass Technical High School, DSA has a similar graduation rate but trails significantly in academic test scores. However, DSA is the stronger option when compared to University Preparatory Art Design High School, with a higher graduation rate and nearly double the reading proficiency. DSA is an arts-focused school that excels at keeping students on track and providing strong support, but families should be aware of the math challenges and consider whether the arts-rich environment is the right fit for their child's academic goals.

523

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,858

Per pupil spending ?

70.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Selden St
Detroit, MI 48201-2003

(313) 494-6000

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

White:

2.9%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Michigan avg43%

551^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 25 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	551 of 800	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.9	647 of 739	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	573 of 743	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	616 of 735	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	626 of 666	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	81 of 252	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	118 of 192	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	82 of 188	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	71 of 170	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	109 of 147	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	141 of 254	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	526 of 686	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	542 of 629	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	513 of 619	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	542 of 611	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	541 of 554	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	578 of 710	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	454 of 719	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.4	572 of 635	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	494 of 654	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	487 of 614	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	495 of 532	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	563 of 755	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	478 of 693	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	488 of 633	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	459 of 611	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	471 of 543	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	653 of 707	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	25 of 220	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-8 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing46%-6 vs state

Social Studies27%-16 vs state

Science25%-10 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th 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 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%)	29	551^st of 800 public high schools	31.1%		11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%	96		53.1	50.0		13.8	10.1	45.9	9.8						25.2		26.7	$22,858	$3,007	$19,851
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%)	23.7	583^rd of 800 public high schools	27.1%		5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%	130		35.6	31.6		6.7	14.0	29.4	17.6						28.6		48.6	$24,639	$2,657	$21,982
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%)	81.2	108^th of 800 public high schools	86.5%		60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%	158		78.2	77.9		48.2	40.7	73.6	35.6						38.6		61.3	$17,670	$2,048	$15,622
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%)	7.4	736^th of 800 public high schools	8.0%					(n/a)	14.0	21.7	14.3	276.0	13.0	342.9	356.8	305.3	1553.2	10.0	1539.1	7.1	1760.7	2070.2	6.6	2079.2	$27,046	$2,827	$24,220
AchieveDetroit	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Achieve-Detroit	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(248) 867-4176	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.6	773^rd of 800 public high schools	3.4%					(n/a)		12.5	20.0		310.8	348.8	10.4	334.4						2073.2		14.9
University Preparatory High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	600 Antoinette St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-4340	559	39	14.3	66.7%	2 (0.4%)	548 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	9.5	709^th of 800 public high schools	11.4%		17.8	594^th of 739 public high schools	19.6%	115		30.7	26.7		2.1	364.4	25.2	407.2						11.0		18.9	$00	$00	$00
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) 475-0679	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%)	19.3	615^th of 800 public high schools	23.1%		26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%	86		37.8	47.5		10.2	8.9	30.1	6.5						16.1		31.2	$12,006	$1,136	$10,870
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%)	19	618^th of 800 public high schools	22.8%					(n/a)	40.0	17.9	38.5	326.7	334.6	363.8	410.9	354.5		1669.0		1654.6	1774.0	2085.3	1783.0	40.0	$12,072	$1,635	$10,438
University Preparatory Art Design High School	Public, Charter	9-12	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 481-4000	855	37	23.1	73.3%	3 (0.4%)	847 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12.8	681^st of 800 public high schools	14.9%		7	692^nd of 739 public high schools	6.4%	11		36.2	33.6		3.5	3.6	24.8	373.8						17.1		23.1	$12,967	$1,273	$11,693
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%)	5.3	761^st of 800 public high schools	4.9%		6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%	65		330.4	15.6		321.1	337.8	397.8	356.7						2070.4		15.8	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit School of Arts

Is Detroit School of Arts a good school?

Detroit School of Arts ranks 551^st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Detroit School of Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Detroit School of Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Detroit School of Arts?

Students at Detroit School of Arts are 93% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Detroit School of Arts in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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