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Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, with 633 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 4 school years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Charles Wright Academy's performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 38.9% statewide and 12.9% in the district. The school's math performance is particularly low, with only 13.1% of 4th graders and 12.9% of 7th graders proficient, compared to state averages of 39.4% and 33.3%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Redford Service Learning Academy Campus and Discovery Creative Pathways Redford, Charles Wright Academy generally performs worse in both ELA and math.

The school also faces significant challenges with student attendance, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15-20%. Additionally, Charles Wright Academy serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 85.78% to 90.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years. While the nearby schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District also struggle with high absenteeism and low-income student populations, Charles Wright Academy appears to be one of the lowest-performing schools in the area, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support.

692

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,798

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19299 Berg Rd
Detroit, MI 48219-1712

(313) 538-3024

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.7%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg15%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,251^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 42 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

809^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 65Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1251 of 1488	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1097 of 1486	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1149 of 1470	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1182 of 1344	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.3	588 of 1408	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	188 of 369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	107 of 348	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	117 of 321	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.4	7 of 212	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.2	83 of 475	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1155 of 1338	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	887 of 1342	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	996 of 1321	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1012 of 1106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.5	338 of 1171	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	885 of 1443	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1060 of 1346	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	916 of 1381	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	954 of 1350	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	909 of 1099	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.1	123 of 1134	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	830 of 1397	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1254 of 1366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1233 of 1347	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1141 of 1334	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1051 of 1139	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	726 of 1196	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1192 of 1446	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	809 of 890	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	783 of 897	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	732 of 883	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	242 of 338	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	187 of 300	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	184 of 310	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	760 of 789	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	673 of 771	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	607 of 770	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	746 of 832	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	717 of 836	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	671 of 825	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	699 of 798	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	717 of 786	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	688 of 776	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)49th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Social Studies19%-20 vs state

Science17%-23 vs state

Math15%-22 vs state

Mathematics5%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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 (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	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	Public	PK, KG-8	19299 Berg Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 538-3024	692	37	18.9	92.5%	1 (0.1%)	676 (97.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	15.7	1251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.7	1097^th of 1486 public elementary schools	26.2%	154	28.8	4.6	19.3	27.3	28.2	5.5	18.6	19.0	13.1	16.7		12.9	14.1	20.9	20.5	16.4	$19,798	$1,957	$17,841
David Ellis Academy PK	Public, Charter	PK-K	23500 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	David Ellis Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(313) 927-5395	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MadisonCarver Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19900 Mcintyre St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Madison-Carver Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	343	11	31.1	86.0%	0 (0.0%)	338 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8.8	1377^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.2	1342^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.7%	35			13.8	15.0	17.7			17.2	7.5	8.1			11.3		9.7		$23,125	$6,052	$17,073
Weston Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22930 Chippewa St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Weston Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 387-6038	258	12	21.5	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	258 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1292^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%		23.3	1118^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.8%	174	42.9		11.5	23.1	25.0	19.4	52.3					13.6	10.7	17.9		28.6	$12,742	$4,189	$8,553
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	21605 W 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	847	49	17.1	99.8%	0 (0.0%)	843 (99.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5.2	1467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.5	1484^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.1%	17	29.3	4.4	7.0	14.1	9.4	11.8	8.8	4.4			2.9		3.1	9.9		9.9	$14,826	$1,920	$12,906
Old Redford Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-4	17195 Redford St	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 532-7510	265	14	18.9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	256 (96.6%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	1472^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		7.1	1413^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.9%	59			5.4	11.3				7.1	9.4								$19,423	$7,586	$11,837
Beech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19990 Beech Daly Rd	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-6100	457	34	13.6	84.0%	82 (17.9%)	304 (66.5%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	14.5	1268^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.8%		13.4	1275^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.2%	7			16.1	26.4	21.0	17.2		24.2	25.0	9.7	9.4		13.1		9.7		$32,748	$6,224	$26,524
Redford Service Learning Academy Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25490 Grand River Ave	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 541-7619	445	29	15.3	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	441 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.1	1337^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%		7.6	1397^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.0%	60	37.8		21.7	6.3	8.7		9.1	26.1						6.7			$13,369	$1,646	$11,723
Discovery Creative Pathways Redford	Public, Charter	K-8	17175 Olympia	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7490	208	15	13.8	91.8%	7 (3.4%)	192 (92.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11	1338^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.1%					(n/a)	27.8			13.6		17.4				11.5			15.4	27.8			$17,062	$1,883	$15,179
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%		4.6	1472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.9%	33	15.6		14.8	10.6	8.3	8.3	9.8	4.8			8.3	4.9		10.2		30.6	$20,584	$2,159	$18,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science

What district is Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?

Students at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science a good school?

Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science.

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