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John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy

Q: Is John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy a good school?

John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy?

Students at John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy are 96% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 845 students. 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.

John R King has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years with a 0-star rating. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 66.1%, well below average proficiency rates on state assessments, and a high-poverty student population with 92.07% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools like Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies, which has proficiency rates 2-3 times higher, John R King's performance has remained stagnant or declined over time.

Despite spending over $19,000 per student, John R King has been unable to meaningfully improve student achievement, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need for more strategic, evidence-based approaches to school improvement. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven plan that addresses the root causes of its underperformance, such as high chronic absenteeism and the combination of high poverty and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 18.9.

879

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,464

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15850 Strathmoor St
Detroit, MI 48227-2965

(313) 866-9600

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy usually attend:

High:

Henry Ford High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (68% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,365^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

791^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	9.6	1365 of 1488	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1388 of 1486	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1404 of 1470	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1335 of 1344	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1405 of 1408	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	300 of 369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	295 of 348	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	298 of 321	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	211 of 212	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	441 of 475	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1253 of 1338	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1267 of 1342	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1274 of 1321	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1410 of 1443	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1229 of 1346	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1278 of 1381	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1299 of 1350	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1089 of 1099	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	1132 of 1134	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1372 of 1397	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1316 of 1366	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1317 of 1347	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1281 of 1334	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1423 of 1446	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	791 of 890	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	825 of 897	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	835 of 883	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	772 of 776	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	789 of 792	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	235 of 338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	256 of 300	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	259 of 310	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	175 of 182	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	190 of 196	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	331 of 366	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	722 of 789	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	703 of 771	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	744 of 770	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	765 of 794	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	738 of 832	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	772 of 836	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	771 of 825	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	684 of 691	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	669 of 672	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	796 of 815	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	747 of 798	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	756 of 786	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	748 of 776	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	639 of 639	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	780 of 797	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.5	368 of 377	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-21 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Math9%-27 vs state

Mathematics8%-22 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 (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	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
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	9.6	1365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		8.1	1388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.6%	23	36.0	7.9	15.7	19.7	7.8	16.7	13.2	9.9	11.4	7.8	9.2	8.1	19.5	19.2	4.6	22.1	$20,464	$1,583	$18,880
Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1478^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.1	1438^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.2%	40			3.9	6.9	12.2			5.2	10.3	6.1			8.2				$21,909	$1,713	$20,197
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1456^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	12			16.0	13.8	5.4			9.4	12.1				3.2				$13,222	$1,635	$11,587
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%		39.7	852^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	192	78.4	34.6	45.1	46.8	46.4	60.0	47.5	53.7	44.3	23.8	32.9	41.0	35.4	57.7	14.5	55.8	$20,223	$1,671	$18,553
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	234	10	23.4	84.2%	49 (20.9%)	183 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.4	1350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.6	1108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.4%	242	41.2		10.7	9.7		20.0	20.0	21.4				15.0		18.8		18.8	$21,216	$1,476	$19,739
Burns ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14350 Terry St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0534	411	28	14.6	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	403 (98.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5.2	1466^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.3	1427^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.0%	39	19.1			11.9	7.9	9.8	9.3	6.9				7.1	8.3	8.3		8.3	$22,168	$1,904	$20,265
Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.8	1018^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.5%	73	70.8	20.8	6.5	33.3	26.9	60.9	29.2	8.9	18.8	11.5	37.5	25.0	16.0	34.8		33.3	$12,938	$1,259	$11,678
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	630	34	18.5	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	620 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	1419^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.7	6.8	8.1	12.8	12.8	20.0	13.4	9.5	5.1	10.3	7.5	6.1	9.0	17.3	6.4	13.3	$20,253	$1,577	$18,676
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Rutherford Winans Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	16411 Curtis St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Rutherford Winans Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0709	152	12	12.6	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	148 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	41.7			16.7				21.4									$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy

What district is John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many students attend John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy.

Is John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy a good school?

John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Ford High School

What is the racial makeup of John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy?

Students at John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy are 96% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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