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What's the most underrated thing about Detroit Premier Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PREMIER ACADEMY·NCES 260030701943
Detroit Premier Academy
7781 ASBURY PARK, DETROIT, MI 48228 · (313) 945-1472 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
641 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Detroit Premier Academy
Detroit Premier Academy's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Premier Academy this school | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy DETROIT | 686 | 88.9% | 28.1% |
| Linden Charter Academy FLINT | 789 | 92.3% | 34.5% |
| Flagship Charter Academy DETROIT | 655 | 93.9% | 20.6% |
| Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science DETROIT | 692 | 92.5% | 21.0% |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 749 | 91.3% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Detroit Premier Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,073 of 1,085 | #158 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #1,052 of 1,072 | #153 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,101 of 1,139 | #159 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #64 of 1,630 | #28 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #764 of 1,424 | #138 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #915 of 1,424 | #152 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #175 of 1,563 | #87 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #728 of 979 | #125 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
706
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 706 | 43.6 | 16.2:1 | 91% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 32.1 | 21.9:1 | 95% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 95% (681) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 41 | 18.4:1 | 97% (728) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 97% (728) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 95% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 90% (643) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Detroit Premier Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (754 to 706); teachers up 12% (39 to 43.6).
About Detroit Premier Academy
Detroit Premier Academy runs as a large elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan. The student body numbers 706 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 91% larger than that.
In federal data, the district for Detroit Premier Academy is the school itself.
The student body at Detroit Premier Academy is 85% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 37%. Detroit Premier Academy's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Detroit Premier Academy operates with 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.2:1. That matches the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan fairly closely. Detroit Premier Academy reports 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Wayne County averages 66%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Detroit Premier Academy is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Detroit Premier Academy is 5.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 20.2% actual, 26.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Within Wayne County, the median household income is $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Besides Detroit Premier Academy, Wayne County has 572 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Gardner Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Detroit Premier Academy is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Detroit Premier Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, Detroit Premier Academy's enrollment declined 6%, to 706. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.4 to 16.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Detroit Premier Academy covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Gardner Elementary School0.7 mi · 239
- Maples Elementary School1.0 mi · 541
- Oakman Elementary School1.0 mi · 253
- Henderson Academy1.0 mi · 558
- Cody High School1.0 mi · 563
- Warrendale Charter Academy1.2 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Detroit Premier AcademyHow many students attend Detroit Premier Academy?
Detroit Premier Academy enrolls approximately 706 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Detroit Premier Academy serve?
Detroit Premier Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Detroit Premier Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Detroit Premier Academy is approximately 16.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Detroit Premier Academy?
Detroit Premier Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 85% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Detroit Premier Academy?
Detroit Premier Academy is overseen by Detroit Premier Academy in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.