Detroit Public Schools Community District on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Communication And Media Arts High SchoolPaul Robeson Malcolm X AcademyGolightly Education CenterDetroit School Of ArtsDavis Aerospace Technical High School At GolightlyRandolph Career And Technical CenterPalmer Park Preparatory AcademyBlackwell InstituteMoses Field CenterDetroit Lions AcademyWest Side Academy Of Information Technology And Cyber SecuriCharles Wright Academy Of Arts And ScienceFisher Magnet Lower AcademyBrenda Scott Academy For Theatre ArtsFisher Magnet Upper AcademyDiann Bankswilliamson Educational CenterJerry L White CenterKeidan Special Education CenterAl Holmes Academy Of Blended LearningAnn Arbor Trail Magnet SchoolBagley Elementary School Of Journalism And TechnologyRoberto Clemente Learning AcademyBennett Elementary SchoolBunche Preparatory AcademyBurns Elementarymiddle SchoolBurton International AcademyCarstens Elementarymiddle SchoolCarver Stem AcademyCass Technical High SchoolCentral High SchoolChrysler Elementary SchoolCooke Stem AcademyThurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolDavison Elementarymiddle SchoolDenby High SchoolDixon Elementary SchoolDossin Elementarymiddle SchoolDurfee Elementarymiddle SchoolMartin Luther King JR Senior High SchoolEdison Elementary SchoolEmerson Elementarymiddle SchoolGardner Elementary SchoolGompers Elementarymiddle SchoolGreenfield Union Elementarymiddle SchoolMary Mcleod Bethune Elementarymiddle SchoolHarms Elementary SchoolHenry Ford High SchoolHutchinson Elementarymiddle SchoolJohn R King Academic And Performing Arts AcademyMann Learning CommunityMarion Law AcademyMark Twain Elementarymiddle SchoolMarquette Elementarymiddle SchoolMason AcademyMaybury Elementary SchoolMumford High SchoolNeinas Dual Language Learning AcademyNichols Elementarymiddle SchoolNolan Elementarymiddle SchoolNorthwestern High SchoolPasteur Elementary SchoolPershing High SchoolPriest Elementarymiddle SchoolPulaski Elementarymiddle SchoolSchulze Academy For Technology And ArtsSoutheastern High SchoolSpain Elementarymiddle SchoolColeman A Young Elementary SchoolRonald Brown AcademyThirkell Elementarymiddle SchoolVernor Elementary SchoolBow Elementarymiddle SchoolWayne Elementary SchoolSampsonwebber Leadership AcademyWestern International High SchoolCarleton Elementary SchoolNoble Elementarymiddle SchoolRenaissance High SchoolFrederick Douglass Academy For Young MenBates AcademyClippert AcademyGarvey AcademyDetroit International Academy For Young WomenCody High SchoolHenderson AcademyJ E Clark Preparatory AcademyBrewer AcademyOsborn High SchoolHamilton AcademyMackenzie Elementarymiddle SchoolEarhart Elementarymiddle SchoolMunger Elementarymiddle SchoolCrockett Midtown High School Of Science And MedicineCharles R Drew Transition CenterEast English Village Preparatory Academy At FinneyAcademy Of The Americas High SchoolTurning Point AcademyLegacy AcademyAcademy Of The Americas At LoganBarton Elementary SchoolThe School At MarygroveDpscd Virtual SchoolEdward Duke Ellington At BeckhamForeign Language Immersion And Cultural StudiesEdmonson Montessori
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Detroit Public Schools Community District

Average SchoolGrade
D-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
78%
Exceeding
33%
Avg actual scores
17.3%
Avg projected
16.5%

79 of 105 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District carry a SchoolGrade (26 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 1C: 5D: 47F: 26

Best schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Statewide rankings: all 700 high schools in Michigan · all 422 middle schools in Michigan · all 1413 elementary schools in Michigan

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Chrysler Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. C+ Cass Technical High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. C+ Foreign Language Immersion And Cultural Studies (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  4. C+ Munger Elementarymiddle School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. C Bates Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  6. C Renaissance High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  7. D+ Academy Of The Americas At Logan (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  8. D+ Blackwell Institute (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  9. D+ Carstens Elementarymiddle School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  10. D+ Central High School (High school, exceeds expectations)

Every school in Detroit Public Schools Community District

All schools, A to Z (105)

Where Detroit Public Schools Community District schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Michigan
  • County: Wayne County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 48,271 students with 2,988 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,492 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 2601103
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many schools are in Detroit Public Schools Community District?

SchoolGrade grades 105 public schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Detroit Public Schools Community District serve?

The largest by graded schools: Detroit.

How good are the schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District?

Across the 79 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 17.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16.5%. 78% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Detroit Public Schools Community District?

48,271 students were enrolled in Detroit Public Schools Community District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Detroit Public Schools Community District?

Detroit Public Schools Community District is in Michigan, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Detroit. Its boundary covers about 139 sq mi.