📍 8411 Sylvester St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48214
Detroit Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Achievement Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Detroit Prep enrolls 376 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 32% White and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 58% |
| White | 122 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 376 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Detroit Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Detroit Prep is one of 2 schools in Detroit Achievement Academy, based in Detroit, Michigan. The district serves 770 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 376 students, Detroit Prep is close to the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large