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Clippert Academy

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Clippert Academy ranks 553 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Clippert Academy is a middle school in Detroit, MI, serving 424 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district that currently holds a 1-star rating. Despite the district's challenges, Clippert Academy has earned a 2-star rating overall and stands out for its exceptional work with its largest student group, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for that subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year—a 4-star performance that far exceeds the school's overall 38th percentile ranking. The school also consistently outperforms its home district across every subject and grade level; for example, 7th-grade math proficiency hit 33.3% versus the district's 15.6%, and 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts reached 50.7% compared to the district's 32.1%.

One of the school's clear strengths is 8th-grade Social Studies, where 40.6% of students were proficient in the most recent school year—well above the district average of 25.2% and competitive with nearby schools like Woodworth Middle School (36.2%) and Unis Middle School (32.2%) in the higher-rated Dearborn City School District. Clippert also keeps chronic absenteeism at 34.1%, dramatically lower than the district's 60.9% average, suggesting a more stable and engaged student body. However, the school faces challenges with its English Language Learner population, which ranks in the 28th percentile, indicating a need for different instructional strategies for that group.

Financially, Clippert spends a substantial $19,836 per student—more than the high-performing Lowrey Middle School in Dearborn ($14,371)—yet its student-teacher ratio of 24.9 is much higher than nearby schools, which range from 11.3 to 19.0. This suggests funding may not be directed toward reducing class sizes, a potential area for improvement. Test scores also show year-over-year volatility, such as 6th-grade ELA swinging from 17.8% to 32.6% and back to 22.5%, indicating the school has capacity for strong performance but has yet to achieve consistent growth across all subjects and grades.

424

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,836

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

1981 McKinstry St
Detroit, MI 48209-1608

(313) 849-5009

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

African American:

6.6%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2019 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

!Near the bottom of Detroit Public Schools Community District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg18%

Michigan avg41%

553^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 26% (2019) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	553 of 896	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	541 of 890	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	612 of 897	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	534 of 883	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	617 of 776	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	590 of 792	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	53 of 338	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	78 of 108	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	61 of 88	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	520 of 789	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	527 of 789	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	548 of 771	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	578 of 770	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	572 of 657	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	557 of 658	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	661 of 794	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	152 of 260	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	145 of 265	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	175 of 257	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	153 of 246	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	108 of 138	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	88 of 137	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	223 of 266	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	331 of 834	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	298 of 832	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	429 of 836	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	345 of 825	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	498 of 691	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	384 of 672	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	609 of 815	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	524 of 813	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	509 of 798	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	616 of 786	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	413 of 776	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	516 of 658	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	463 of 639	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	627 of 797	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)84th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies41%-10 vs state

Math29%-3 vs state

English Language Arts27%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

Science22%-17 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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
Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	424	17	24.9	89.6%	17 (4.0%)	28 (6.6%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	553^rd of 896 public middle schools	38.3%		37.7	541^st of 890 public middle schools	39.2%	12	50.7	26.8			22.5	32.5			25.0	33.3		22.3		40.6	$19,836	$1,902	$17,935
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	615	44	14.0	94.5%	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.1%)	573 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	23.1	667^th of 896 public middle schools	25.6%		21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%	10	44.7	17.3			19.5	27.7			11.2	15.7		23.2		36.9	$13,096	$1,823	$11,273
Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	461	41	11.3	93.3%	456 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	535^th of 896 public middle schools	40.3%		42.3	506^th of 890 public middle schools	43.1%	29	52.8	33.7	32.7	35.6	27.4	31.2	40.4	20.2	28.6	34.4	14.9	10.2	10.6	33.7	$20,358	$1,825	$18,533
University Prep Science and Math Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5100 John R St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 832-8400	513	27	19.0	64.7%	7 (1.4%)	498 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	30.9	597^th of 896 public middle schools	33.4%		26.4	632^nd of 890 public middle schools	29.0%	35	47.5	16.0			33.9	23.5			20.1	20.1		27.6		41.1	$12,155	$903	$11,252
University Preparatory Art Design Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 481-4000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.7	777^th of 896 public middle schools	13.3%					(n/a)	33.1	7.5			18.0	19.3			5.4	11.4		25.0		20.3
University Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	5310 Saint Antoine St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 831-0010	384	22	17.4	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	380 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12.9	787^th of 896 public middle schools	12.2%		7.8	847^th of 890 public middle schools	4.8%	60	39.3	4.9			20.9	17.4			11.0	8.7		11.3		25.0	$00	$00	$00
Lowrey Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	448	32	14.1	90.6%	436 (97.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	192^nd of 896 public middle schools	78.6%		60.6	294^th of 890 public middle schools	67.0%	102	64.1	60.4			45.5	50.4			68.9	60.1		25.7		50.0	$14,371	$1,527	$12,843
CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	340 Frazier St	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9654	261	15	16.9	88.1%	16 (6.1%)	209 (80.1%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	4.4	893^rd of 896 public middle schools	0.3%		3.6	886^th of 890 public middle schools	0.4%	7	27.0	317.6			2.9	4.4			1550.1	4.2		4.4		12.2	$19,395	$1,649	$17,746
Woodworth Middle School	Public	6-8	4951 Ternes St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7100	699	48	14.7	91.6%	687 (98.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.1	539^th of 896 public middle schools	39.8%		32.3	587^th of 890 public middle schools	34.0%	48	50.6	23.0			28.6	40.9			24.9	40.7		15.4		36.2	$18,693	$1,718	$16,975
Unis Middle School	Public	6-8	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	522	35	14.7	87.5%	508 (97.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.9	543^rd of 896 public middle schools	39.4%		34.7	561^st of 890 public middle schools	37.0%	18	55.2	29.5			29.7	29.3			28.0	30.5		20.5		32.2	$18,993	$3,834	$15,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Clippert Academy

What district is Clippert Academy in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What is the racial makeup of Clippert Academy?

Students at Clippert Academy are 89% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White.

How many students attend Clippert Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Clippert Academy.

Is Clippert Academy a good school?

Clippert Academy ranks 553^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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