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Pembroke Academy

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Pembroke Academy ranks 157 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pembroke Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 343 students in grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan. The school is part of the Pembroke Academy District, which is ranked 36th out of 613 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pembroke Academy consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step proficiency rates across grade levels and subject areas, particularly for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2024-2025, 82.14% of 6th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.6%. The school's performance ranks 3rd and 16th out of all Michigan elementary schools for these respective subgroups. However, Pembroke Academy has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 42.6% over the past few years, which is an area of concern.

While Pembroke Academy outperforms the nearby Detroit Public Schools Community District, some charter schools in the area, such as Detroit Achievement Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in ELA and PSAT scores. Pembroke Academy's higher spending per student, ranging from $13,751 to $17,851, may contribute to its strong academic performance, but the school should ensure that resources are being allocated effectively to address areas of need, such as chronic absenteeism.

390

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,851

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19940 Mansfield St
Detroit, MI 48235-2332

(313) 243-0092

District: Pembroke Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.2%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg38%

157^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 62 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 613Pembroke Academy 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	88.0	157 of 1488	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	252 of 1486	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	127 of 1470	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	53.2	582 of 1344	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	656 of 1153	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1022 of 1408	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 369	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	9 of 348	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	5 of 321	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	16 of 158	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	67.8	14 of 51	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	65 of 212	69.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	212 of 1338	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	265 of 1342	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	83 of 1321	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	16 of 1346	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	44 of 1381	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	14 of 1350	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.2	284 of 1099	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	259 of 749	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	640 of 1134	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	190 of 1366	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	373 of 1347	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	153 of 1334	88.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	84.5	100 of 897	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	81 of 883	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	122 of 675	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	99.4	3 of 310	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	97.7	5 of 825	99.4%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)99th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+28 vs state

English Language Arts67%+26 vs state

Math59%+22 vs state

Social Studies48%+18 vs state

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Schools Near Pembroke Academy

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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
Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	390	26	15.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	340 (87.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%		79.8	252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	95			56.1	59.4	80.0	82.1		58.5	62.5	60.0	53.6		68.0		48.0		$17,851	$2,081	$15,770
Bow ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	19801 Prevost St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0500	459	31	15.0	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.4	1346^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.5%		5.4	1454^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.2%	108	29.7		12.8	11.1	17.0	23.9	20.4	14.6	13.0	7.6		12.5	16.7	12.3	9.3	13.8	$20,981	$1,952	$19,029
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									$16,802	$991	$15,811
Vernor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13726 Pembroke Ave	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7342	340	20	17.4	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	333 (97.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	1319^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.3	1301^st of 1486 public elementary schools	12.4%	18	17.9		19.5	8.9	23.9	10.7	17.1	15.0	10.9	6.4					20.0	28.6	$20,751	$2,457	$18,293
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21700 Marlow St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 539-4115	212	14	15.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	212 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		14.8			8.8	17.4										$11,698	$535	$11,163
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	$13,313	$1,817	$11,496
Einstein Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14001 Northend Ave	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7640	387	24	16.3	80.6%	10 (2.6%)	361 (93.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.8	1430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.9%		5	1462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.6%	32			7.9	11.1	19.7			4.8	6.9	4.9			14.8		8.2		$20,765	$2,328	$18,436
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	$19,592	$2,231	$17,361
Emerson ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	18240 Huntington Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 831-9688	532	36	14.7	91.0%	2 (0.4%)	521 (97.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6.4	1439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.3%		4.6	1472^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	0.9%	33	15.6		14.8	10.6	8.3	8.3	9.8	4.8			8.3	4.9		10.2		30.6	$20,584	$2,159	$18,425
Lessenger Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	12901 Albany St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 336-7610	54	10	5.5	79.6%	0 (0.0%)	53 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$31,535	$2,089	$29,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Pembroke Academy

How many students attend Pembroke Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Pembroke Academy.

What district is Pembroke Academy in?

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What is the racial makeup of Pembroke Academy?

Students at Pembroke Academy are 87% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Pembroke Academy a good school?

Pembroke Academy ranks 157^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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