Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ART & DESIGN·NCES 260096108416
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary
10225 3RD ST, DETROIT, MI 48202 · (313) 826-1159 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
309 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary→University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
13.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 University Preparatory Art Design Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Preparatory Art Design Elementary this school | 389 | 79.4% | 25.1% |
| Golightly Education Center DETROIT | 412 | 81.3% | 42.3% |
| Pepper Elementary School OAK PARK | 416 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Einstein Elementary School OAK PARK | 387 | 80.6% | N/A |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary DETROIT | 438 | 81.7% | N/A |
| Eaton Academy EASTPOINTE | 332 | 80.4% | 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 University Preparatory Art Design Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,018 of 1,085 | #134 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #1,070 of 1,072 | #164 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #829 of 1,139 | #107 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #706 of 1,630 | #159 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #475 of 1,424 | #79 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #1,373 of 1,424 | #241 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #378 of 1,563 | #164 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #936 of 979 | #164 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
389
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 79% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 86% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 84% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 69% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 85% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 100% (386) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Preparatory Art Design Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (394 to 389); teachers down 4% (27 to 26).
About University Preparatory Art Design Elementary
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in DETROIT, Michigan. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 389 students.
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is part of a district of 2 schools: University Preparatory Art & Design, with 1,244 students.
By race and ethnicity, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is 98% Black. The school's Black share is 61 points above the 37% share among Wayne County residents. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at University Preparatory Art Design Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary has a ratio of 15.0:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary lands at D, ahead of 10% of Michigan public elementary schools.
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (25.1% versus 31.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that the median household earns about $60,539 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Wayne County has 573 public schools with about 259,786 students, including University Preparatory Art Design Elementary.
The closest school to University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The NCES locale for University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is a publicly funded charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 403 to 389, a 3% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in University Preparatory Art & Design
- University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHighHigh · 855 students
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- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
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- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men0.7 mi · 68
- DPSCD Virtual School0.7 mi · 176
- Durfee ElementaryMiddle School1.0 mi · 632
- Central High School1.0 mi · 403
- Barber Elementary School1.0 mi · 362
- Covenant School Spectrum1.1 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About University Preparatory Art Design ElementaryHow large is University Preparatory Art Design Elementary?
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does University Preparatory Art Design Elementary serve?
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Preparatory Art Design Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is University Preparatory Art Design Elementary?
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees University Preparatory Art Design Elementary?
University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is overseen by University Preparatory Art & Design in Wayne County.
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