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Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts

Q: Is Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts a good school?

Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts?

Students at Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts is a public PK-8 school in Detroit, MI, serving 754 students within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most pressing issue at Brenda Scott is a severe attendance crisis. During the 2024-2025 school year, a staggering 80.9% of students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of the school year. This rate is nearly triple the state average of 27.9% and far exceeds the district average of 60.9%. What makes this particularly striking is the comparison to Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School, located just over a mile away. Pulaski serves a nearly identical student population (96.6% free/reduced lunch) yet has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 29.2%. This dramatic difference suggests that the attendance challenges at Brenda Scott are not simply a result of poverty or location, but may be tied to school-specific factors like climate or family engagement strategies that could be improved.

Academically, Brenda Scott consistently performs below district averages in core subjects. For example, in 2025-2026, 4th-grade ELA proficiency was just 9.1% compared to the district's 15.6%, and 8th-grade science proficiency was 3.9% versus the district's 12.5%. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools, though there is a slight upward trend from the 0th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 8th percentile in 2025-2026. One bright spot is 6th-grade ELA, where 26% of students are proficient—significantly higher than the district average of 16.3%. Despite its theatre arts theme, the school spends a substantial $20,616 per student, more than nearby higher-performing schools like Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy ($14,100), yet this investment has not translated into measurable academic gains.

754

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,616

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18440 Hoover St
Detroit, MI 48205-4086

(313) 866-6700

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts usually attend:

High:

Osborn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.1%

Hispanic:

1.3%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (81% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,373^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

821^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 64Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1373 of 1492	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1364 of 1488	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1423 of 1486	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1461 of 1470	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1344 of 1344	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	314 of 388	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	308 of 348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	312 of 321	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	1317 of 1343	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1307 of 1338	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1309 of 1342	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1310 of 1321	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1226 of 1352	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	1221 of 1346	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1308 of 1381	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1339 of 1350	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1098 of 1099	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1242 of 1372	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1227 of 1366	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1276 of 1347	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1328 of 1334	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	821 of 896	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	880 of 890	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	876 of 897	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	876 of 883	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	263 of 337	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	323 of 338	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	286 of 300	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	302 of 310	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	775 of 789	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	788 of 789	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	768 of 770	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	745 of 834	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	824 of 832	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	818 of 836	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	814 of 825	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	672 of 672	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	671 of 813	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	781 of 798	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	770 of 786	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)19th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Math9%-27 vs state

Science5%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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 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
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	18440 Hoover St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-6700	754	41	18.5	95.0%	5 (0.7%)	732 (97.1%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.8	1373^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.7	1364^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%	9	18.4	313.4	12.3	9.1	17.1	26.0	12.2	15.1	7.6	1461.8	4.1	1661.2	5.7	3.9	1465.7	1773.5	$20,616	$1,652	$18,964
Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School	Public	K-8	13840 Lappin St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7022	296	17	17.4	96.6%	4 (1.4%)	271 (91.6%)	11 (3.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8.8	1395^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.2	1390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.6%	5	35.0	15.0	8.8	7.1	11.8	24.1	17.2	14.7	7.1	8.0	14.3	17.2	9.8	25.0	1466.6	30.0	$23,009	$1,766	$21,243
Trix Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	20045 Joann St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Michigan Educational Choice Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 426-1020	302	18	17.2	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	286 (94.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	9.9	1372^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		9.1	1371^st of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%	1	23.3	335.3	10.0	13.3	10.7	10.0	1668.9	27.5	11.4	1451.2	1564.1	1656.5	1466.7	1776.0	1465.7	10.0	$13,775	$2,695	$11,080
Marion Law Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	19411 Cliff St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-3400	386	26	15.1	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	372 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6	1461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		12.2	1316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.6%	145	22.9	316.3	1261.0	9.1	17.9	7.3	8.1	6.0	5.8	1448.4	7.3	1661.5	7.7	1767.5	1463.8	11.4	$23,001	$1,622	$21,379
Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13943 E 8 Mile Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Academy of Warren	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 552-8010	817	47	17.4	96.7%	1 (0.1%)	802 (98.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5	1483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.5	1411^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.2%	72	42.3	5.6	3.3	9.1	8.9	5.6	10.3	7.7	10.1	3.8	4.2	1665.8	7.6	8.6	1463.0	17.1	$14,345	$1,919	$12,427
Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham	Public	PK, KG-8	9860 Park Dr	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-8500	560	30	18.6	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5.6	1472^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.9	1475^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.9%	3	32.0	8.0	16.7	5.0	6.0	1558.8	11.9	7.7	1357.3	1450.4	1553.9	14.3	6.0	5.8	1461.3	25.5	$20,345	$1,653	$18,692
Brewer Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18025 Brock St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-0404	441	21	21.2	96.6%	6 (1.4%)	432 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6	1460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.1%		7.7	1407^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.4%	53	15.1	350.5	1258.2	5.2	7.7	4.6	18.2	13.6	5.3	6.0	8.2	18.4	9.8	4.1	5.8	9.6	$20,705	$1,782	$18,923
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	13173 Toepfer Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8365	327	22	14.8	95.4%	41 (12.5%)	210 (64.2%)	10 (3.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.2%)	11.4	1343^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.0%		29.4	1023^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	320			14.8	26.5	23.4			7.4	16.3	9.4			15.6		4.7		$19,629	$3,528	$16,100
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	22100 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8342	378	25	15.1	97.6%	46 (12.2%)	264 (69.8%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	9.7	1376^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.8%		10.6	1344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%	32			14.0	14.1	21.9			14.3	14.3	1461.8			12.5		1466.7		$20,302	$3,500	$16,802
Fisher Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15510 E State Fair St	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 642-4854	758	50	15.2	95.8%	2 (0.3%)	736 (97.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	6.5	1449^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.6	1453^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	20.0	327.6	7.1	1365.2	1462.4	11.1	10.8	10.6	3.2	4.9	6.8	4.0	1466.0	5.5	1458.8	5.5	$22,419	$1,302	$21,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts

What is the racial makeup of Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts?

Students at Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many students attend Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts.

What schools do graduates of Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts attend?

Students who attend Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts usually go on to attend:

High : Osborn High School

Is Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts a good school?

Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

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