For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 742 students in Detroit Leadership Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Detroit Leadership Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 7% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
742 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Detroit Leadership Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#857 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
38%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
9%
# Black Students
717 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
97%
23%
# White Students
12 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
1%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
52
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
53
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
53
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
51
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
46
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
54
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
57
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
68
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
85
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
56
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
80
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,532 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,190 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,532
$18,370
Spending / Student
$12,190
$17,559
Best Detroit Leadership Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Detroit Leadership Academy High School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
5845 Auburn St
Detroit, MI 48228
(313) 769-2015
Detroit, MI 48228
(313) 769-2015
Grades: 7-12
| 289 students
Rank: #22.
Detroit Leadership Academy K8
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
13550 Virgil St
Detroit, MI 48223
(313) 242-1500
Detroit, MI 48223
(313) 242-1500
Grades: PK-8
| 453 students
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