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Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 723 students in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Michigan.
Public Elementary Schools in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Michigan public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public elementary school average of 37% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
2,569 Schools
# Students
1,262 Students
958,745 Students
# Teachers
41 Teachers
58,822 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
31:1
31:1
District Rank
Lincoln-King Adams-Young 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#740 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.02
0.57
# American Indian Students
5 Students
6,642 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
34,516 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
84,947 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
9%
# Black Students
1,247 Students
178,021 Students
% Black Students
99%
18%
# White Students
n/a
600,854 Students
% White Students
n/a
63%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
806 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
52,145 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
72
109,698
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
102,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
54
99,656
# Students in 3rd Grade:
90
101,773
# Students in 4th Grade:
84
100,967
# Students in 5th Grade:
70
101,600
# Students in 6th Grade:
105
102,989
# Students in 7th Grade:
94
90,259
# Students in 8th Grade:
77
89,362
# Students in 9th Grade:
155
14,798
# Students in 10th Grade:
129
14,661
# Students in 11th Grade:
113
13,690
# Students in 12th Grade:
142
14,308
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,001
Best Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Adamsyoung Building
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
13130 Grove St
Detroit, MI 48235
(734) 812-8583
Detroit, MI 48235
(734) 812-8583
Grades: K-5
| 447 students
Rank: n/an/a
Lincolnking Adamsyoung 68
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
17351 Southfield Fwy
Detroit, MI 48235
(810) 845-2413
Detroit, MI 48235
(810) 845-2413
Grades: 6-8
| 276 students
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