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LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is a public charter middle school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 339 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy District, which is ranked 606 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is struggling, with consistently low proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.8% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.6%, and just 3.68% were proficient in math, compared to 31.5% statewide. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 62.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Anderson Middle School in the Berkley School District, LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 performs significantly worse across all academic metrics. For example, Anderson Middle School has proficiency rates of 55.1% in English Language Arts and 39.8% in math for 6th grade, far exceeding the rates at LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68. The school's limited resources, with $0 in per-student spending reported, may be a contributing factor to its challenges.

429

Students ?

53.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17351 Southfield Fwy
Detroit, MI 48235-3349

(313) 522-7602

District: Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

Hispanic:

0.2%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Michigan avg41%

839^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

606^th of 613Lincoln-King Adams-Young 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	839 of 890	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	786 of 897	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	733 of 883	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	284 of 338	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	191 of 300	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	193 of 310	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	736 of 789	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	672 of 771	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	635 of 770	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	784 of 832	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	714 of 836	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	658 of 825	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	769 of 798	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	742 of 786	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	709 of 776	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies16%-31 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

Math3%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-28 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 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68	Public, Charter	6-8	17351 Southfield Fwy	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	429	8	53.6	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	427 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.5	839^th of 890 public middle schools	5.7%		13.2	786^th of 897 public middle schools	12.4%	53	36.2	2.2		11.8	19.1		3.7	3.1	9.3	15.7	$00	$00	$00
Old Redford Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	22122 W McNichols Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Old Redford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 880-1807	241	11	21.9	78.4%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.6	836^th of 890 public middle schools	6.1%		6.9	865^th of 897 public middle schools	3.6%	29	37.8			14.0	6.9		10.5		11.1	9.9	$13,509	$4,540	$8,968
Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	23261 Scotia Rd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7620	707	37	19.1	76.0%	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8.4	842^nd of 890 public middle schools	5.4%		8.6	842^nd of 897 public middle schools	6.1%		34.7	2.9		11.7	17.9			3.5	11.9	12.7	$19,441	$1,630	$17,811
Redford Union Junior High	Public	7-9	17711 Kinloch	Redford	48240	Wayne County	Redford Union Schools District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 242-4000	409	25	16.4	73.8%	53 (13.0%)	294 (71.9%)	24 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	17.8	718^th of 890 public middle schools	19.3%		15.7	753^rd of 897 public middle schools	16.1%	35	45.5	10.3			19.1			13.9	18.9	27.7	$22,206	$5,349	$16,856
Ferndale Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 541-1783	528	31	17.0	45.8%	187 (35.4%)	289 (54.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	38.5	534^th of 890 public middle schools	40.0%		39.8	519^th of 897 public middle schools	42.1%	15	54.8	16.9		32.1	40.7		16.2	25.6	34.9	36.7	$16,136	$1,471	$14,665
Glenn W Levey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25300 W 9 Mile Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8740	354	25	14.1	56.5%	7 (2.0%)	332 (93.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	10.1	815^th of 890 public middle schools	8.4%		13.2	787^th of 897 public middle schools	12.3%	28	37.4	5.2		18.3	11.0		7.0	13.2	8.8	14.0	$23,111	$1,999	$21,113
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%)	34.7	561^st of 890 public middle schools	37.0%		29.5	617^th of 897 public middle schools	31.2%	56	58.9	24.0		27.1	31.8		28.9	25.5	22.5	25.1	$18,673	$2,386	$16,287
John D Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	25605 Orangelawn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-8880	577	37	15.8	62.7%	55 (9.5%)	453 (78.5%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	24.5	650^th of 890 public middle schools	27.0%		25.1	666^th of 897 public middle schools	25.8%	16	48.5	13.6		22.6	27.2		15.1	16.8	22.4	36.2	$19,652	$1,962	$17,690
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	3-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%		33.8	580^th of 897 public middle schools	35.3%	203	61.5	46.2	30.0	40.0	38.5	50.0	40.0	28.6	30.8	30.8	$29,950	$2,643	$27,308
Anderson Middle School	Public	4-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	489	27	18.0	13.7%	381 (77.9%)	53 (10.8%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	84.4	106^th of 890 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	96^th of 897 public middle schools	89.3%	10	88.8	44.1		55.1	58.7		39.8	42.0	67.1	65.8	$18,323	$705	$17,618

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Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy

What is the racial makeup of LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68?

Students at LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 are 100% African American.

How many students attend LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68.

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LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Michigan middle schools.

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