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East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney

Q: Is East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney a good school?

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

Students at East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Carstens ElementaryMiddle School Elementary : Hamilton Academy Elementary : Marquette ElementaryMiddle School Elementary : Ronald Brown Academy Middle : J E Clark Preparatory Academy

Public Grades 9-12

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan high schools

Summary

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 678 students in grades 9-12. 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.

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Michigan, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to 12.4% for the district and 34.9% for the state. The school also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 7.6% to 21.5% in recent years, and low graduation rates, between 66.8% and 82.8%. Nearby schools, such as Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly and Denby High School, also perform poorly compared to the state, but generally outperform East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney.

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney faces significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $18,958 to $23,498 in recent years, likely due to the high needs of the student population. Additionally, the school has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 90.6% in recent years, which likely contributes to the poor academic performance and high dropout rates. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, and low-socioeconomic-status student subgroups, indicating significant achievement gaps.

639

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,684

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5020 Cadieux Rd
Detroit, MI 48224-2153

(313) 873-0655

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Feeder schools for East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney:

Elementary:	Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
	Hamilton Academy
	Marquette ElementaryMiddle School
	Ronald Brown Academy
Middle:	J E Clark Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (76% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

Michigan avg44%

676^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 17High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	676 of 739	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	717 of 743	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	731 of 735	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	665 of 666	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	124 of 192	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	172 of 188	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	167 of 170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	246 of 254	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	577 of 629	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	609 of 611	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	554 of 554	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	701 of 710	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	577 of 635	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	634 of 654	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	611 of 614	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	532 of 532	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	578 of 628	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	618 of 633	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	543 of 543	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

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

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-21 vs state

Science10%-25 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing5%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	Public	9-12	5020 Cadieux Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0655	639	37	17.2	88.4%	2 (0.3%)	616 (96.4%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	8	676^th of 739 public high schools	8.5%		4.9	717^th of 743 public high schools	3.5%	41		5.2			9.9	21.0	$23,684	$3,406	$20,277
Avatar Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	19748 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 912-3948	78	1	78.0	83.3%	1 (1.3%)	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$32,938	$799	$32,139
Grosse Pointe South High School	Public	9-12	11 Grosse Pointe Blvd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3500	1,123	62	18.0	9.1%	956 (85.1%)	55 (4.9%)	41 (3.7%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.4%)	98.9	7^th of 739 public high schools	99.1%		98.3	9^th of 743 public high schools	98.8%	2		88.1	62.3		80.1	81.3	$18,277	$730	$17,548
Denby High School	Public	9-12	12800 Kelly Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7200	464	26	17.8	89.9%	0 (0.0%)	457 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	689^th of 739 public high schools	6.8%		2.3	742^nd of 743 public high schools	0.1%	53		6.4			6.5	21.3	$23,287	$3,307	$19,979
Harper Woods High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	20225 Beaconsfield St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-3084	877	35	25.0	82.0%	12 (1.4%)	854 (97.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	8.2	674^th of 739 public high schools	8.8%		5.3	712^th of 743 public high schools	4.2%	38		24.7			10.4	14.3	$21,500	$1,851	$19,648
Harper Woods Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	19872 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(800) 297-2119	1,029	5	228.6	76.4%	374 (36.3%)	603 (58.6%)	27 (2.6%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	3.1	735^th of 739 public high schools	0.5%		2.6	741^st of 743 public high schools	0.3%	6	22.8	15.5		17.1		4.9	$7,754	$810	$6,944
Chandler Park Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20254 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 499-3010	688	37	18.5	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	686 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10.2	663^rd of 739 public high schools	10.3%		4.8	719^th of 743 public high schools	3.2%	56		22.1			16.9	14.9	$15,157	$2,026	$13,131
Grosse Pointe North High School	Public	9-12	707 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3200	924	60	15.3	25.2%	540 (58.4%)	292 (31.6%)	29 (3.1%)	24 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	79.3	118^th of 739 public high schools	84.0%		83	91^st of 743 public high schools	87.8%	27		67.4	38.2		45.5	55.3	$20,003	$772	$19,231
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly	Public	9-12	900 Dickerson St	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 822-8820	96	10	9.6	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	93 (96.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	17	604^th of 739 public high schools	18.3%					(n/a)		32.0			16.0	24.0	$34,789	$4,228	$30,561
Golightly Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	900 Dickerson St	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 822-8820	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney

Is East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney a good school?

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

Students at East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney.

What district is East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What schools feed into East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney?

East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carstens ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Hamilton Academy
Elementary : Marquette ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Ronald Brown Academy
Middle : J E Clark Preparatory Academy

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