University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle

University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle is one of the low-enrollment middle schools in DETROIT, Michigan, run under University Preparatory Academy (PSAD), with 384 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,848 students; University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle is among them.

Demographically, University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle lists that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Golightly Education Center, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle.

University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025.

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