University Preparatory Art Design Elementary

University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in DETROIT, Michigan, run under University Preparatory Art & Design, with 389 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

University Preparatory Art & Design runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,244 students. University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the resource side, On paper, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.1%, the actual is 25.1%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), University Preparatory Art Design Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around University Preparatory Art Design Elementary.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, University Preparatory Art Design Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. University Preparatory Art Design Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 389).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.