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AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning is an elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 391 students in grades PK-8. 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. Over the past several years, AL Holmes Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 0-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with student attendance and academic performance. AL Holmes Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 71.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on M-Step and PSAT assessments are consistently well below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.2% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 14.7% in the district and 42.4% statewide.

When comparing AL Holmes Academy to nearby schools, the data shows that the school is struggling significantly more than its peers. For instance, Bridge Academy East, a public charter school just 1.67 miles away, outperforms AL Holmes Academy across nearly all academic metrics, with proficiency rates often double or triple those of AL Holmes. Despite the school's poor performance, AL Holmes Academy spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $18,388 to $24,102 over the past few years, suggesting that funding alone is not the primary driver of the school's challenges.

401

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,451

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8950 Crane St
Detroit, MI 48213-2273

(313) 866-5644

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning usually attend:

High:

Osborn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Hispanic:

1.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg15%

Michigan avg39%

Elementary school

1,396^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

778^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	8.1	1396 of 1488	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1426 of 1486	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1381 of 1470	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1329 of 1408	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	311 of 369	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	307 of 348	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	277 of 321	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	169 of 212	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	340 of 475	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	1256 of 1342	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1316 of 1443	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1263 of 1346	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1311 of 1381	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1259 of 1350	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1060 of 1134	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1291 of 1397	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.7	1386 of 1446	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	778 of 890	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	772 of 897	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	823 of 883	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	712 of 792	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	212 of 338	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	174 of 300	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	243 of 310	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	123 of 196	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	313 of 366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	624 of 789	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	689 of 771	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	736 of 794	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	707 of 832	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	685 of 836	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	762 of 825	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	579 of 672	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	775 of 815	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	5.7	793 of 797	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)6th percentile~ school

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

Male (2018)4th percentile

Middle school

African American (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2018)1st percentile

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-13 vs state

Math11%-23 vs state

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

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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
AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning	Public	PK, KG-8	8950 Crane St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-5644	401	31	13.0	94.0%	4 (1.0%)	388 (96.8%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.1	1396^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.4	1426^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.0%	30	31.0	17.2		10.2		10.3			14.3	8.1	7.7	13.5		20.7			$22,451	$2,006	$20,445
Oakland International Academy K1	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-1	6111 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 327-7673	0	0	56.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$6,597	$1,212	$5,385
Oakland International Academy PreK1	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-1	4001 Miller St	Detroit	48211	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 923-0790	344	7	50.9	61.0%	293 (85.2%)	11 (3.2%)	11 (3.2%)	25 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$9,766	$1,682	$8,085
Bridge Academy East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9600 Buffalo St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	581	36	16.2	100.0%	500 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33.8	955^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.4	1046^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.6%	91			32.2	24.4	30.8			48.9	20.9	38.5			33.3		10.3		$10,909	$2,351	$8,558
Detroit Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	8411 Sylvester St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 343-1495	418	24	17.7	54.5%	147 (35.2%)	221 (52.9%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	66.8	467^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.6%		59.8	553^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	62.8%	86	70.4	44.4	63.3	46.0	56.0	51.2	68.4	53.1	34.7	40.0	41.9	55.3	44.0	55.6	34.0	51.9	$10,613	$1,137	$9,476
Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10800 E Canfield St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Barack Obama Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 823-6000	329	8	41.1	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	321 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.6	1436^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	25.8		9.1		16.1	7.5		6.8					16.1	9.7			$15,521	$00	$15,521
Tau Beta School	Public	K-8	3056 Hanley St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7409	261	15	17.4	87.7%	249 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%		30.9	1007^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.2%	208	38.3			11.1	28.0	14.8		24.0	17.9	23.1	18.5		23.1		11.5	25.0	$00	$00	$00
Dickinson East Elementary School	Public	K-6	3385 Norwalk St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7406	529	41	12.9	81.7%	359 (67.9%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.1	1243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%		18.7	1186^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.2%	57			11.7	11.1	23.6	23.3		16.7	6.1	11.7	26.9		16.9		15.6		$00	$00	$00
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%)	4.9	1475^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.8	1444^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.8%	31	30.3	9.1	10.7	6.5			13.3	7.0	6.5			10.9		31.4		25.7	$18,671	$1,954	$16,717
Hanley International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2400 Denton St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hanley International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 875-8888	667	42	15.7	96.1%	14 (2.1%)	77 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	571 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.9	910^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.6	773^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	48.0%	137	70.7	20.7	18.9	41.0	35.7	25.0	36.7	41.9	51.3	18.6	26.4	16.7	24.3	31.0	24.3	37.9	$13,138	$2,895	$10,243

Frequently Asked Questions about AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning

Is AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning a good school?

AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning.

What district is AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning?

Students at AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning attend?

Students who attend AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning usually go on to attend:

High : Osborn High School

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