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Best High Schools in Zip Code 48215

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Top rankedDavis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly604^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly

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Summary:

The 48215 zip code area of Detroit, Michigan is home to two high schools: Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly and Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend. These schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly is a public high school with a focus on aerospace technology. It has a small enrollment of 103 students and a low statewide ranking, with a four-year graduation rate of 82.8% that is below the state average. The school's academic performance is also below state and district averages, with only 16% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science and 32% proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Despite the high spending per student of $34,374, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%.

Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend, a public charter high school serving grades 6-12, has an even smaller enrollment of only 11 students. While the school's spending per student is significantly higher at $121,064, it lacks statewide ranking information, making it difficult to assess its performance relative to other schools. The school does, however, have a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 and a high percentage of students (72.73%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the socioeconomic challenges faced by the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th 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
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 48215

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Detroit	0.66 mi	298	476^th
Grosse Pointe Park	0.75 mi	2	3^rd
Grosse Pointe	1.63 mi	1	2^nd
Grosse Pointe Farms	2.38 mi	4	5^th
Harper Woods	3.1 mi	11	494^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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