Schools in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

165 schools · 79,465 students · 95 public, 70 charter · median Enrollment 429.

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Ranked schools in Detroit

Ordered by Success Index (US). Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Michigan.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Edmonson Montessori Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	38.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	262
2	Chrysler Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	54.3 Top 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	137
3	Renaissance High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	52.3 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	1,197
4	Bates Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	51.4 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	773
5	Keidan Special Education Center Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	50.0 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	105
6	Detroit Prep Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	48.5 Lower 50%	49.5% Math proficiency	418
7	Cass Technical High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.0 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	2,493
8	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	40.2 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	692
9	Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	38.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	901
10	Oakland International Academy PreK1 Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–1	Charter	35.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	344
11	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	35.1 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	513
12	Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.1 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	234
13	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	29.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	172
14	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	29.1 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	715
15	University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	28.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	476
16	Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	26.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	419
17	Detroit Community Schools High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	26.2 Lower 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	299
18	Pembroke Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	24.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	390
19	Barton Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	24.4 Lower 50%	93.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	221
20	KIPP Detroit Imani Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–2	Charter	23.9 Lower 50%	97.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	91
21	Detroit Merit Charter Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	23.5 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	719
22	Oakland International Academy 28 Detroit · Middle · Grades 2–8	Charter	23.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	1,034
23	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	23.1 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	467
24	Pasteur Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	22.8 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	310
25	Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	22.7 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	615
26	Fisher Magnet Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	22.6 Lower 50%	95.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	758
27	Golightly Education Center Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	412
28	Hamilton Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21.3 Lower 50%	97.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	358
29	Academy of the Americas at Logan Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	20.9 Lower 50%	85.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	495
30	Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–2	Charter	20.9 Lower 50%	95.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	465
31	Detroit Enterprise Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	20.4 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	686
32	University Preparatory Art Design Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	20.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	389
33	Detroit School of Arts Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	20.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	523
34	University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	19.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	559
35	Cooke STEM Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	19.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	296
36	Edison Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	279
37	Bennett Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	498
38	Clippert Academy Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.1 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	424
39	Palmer Park Preparatory Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	18.1 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	405
40	Northwestern High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	305
41	Maybury Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	284
42	Harms Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.6 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	279
43	Legacy Charter Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	17.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	738
44	Spain ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.4 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	403
45	Warrendale Charter Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	17.4 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	680
46	Carleton Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	379
47	Detroit Lions Academy Detroit · High · Grades 6–12	Public	17.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	400
48	Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	68
49	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	451
50	AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	401
51	Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	191
52	Detroit Premier Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	16.5 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	706
53	Rutherford Winans Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	16.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	152
54	Davison ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.3 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	765
55	Garvey Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	16.3 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	434
56	Detroit Innovation Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	15.9 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	335
57	Greenfield Union ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades 1–8	Public	15.8 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	185
58	Bunche Preparatory Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	401
59	Burton International Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.6 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	482
60	Priest ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	15.5 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	673
61	MadisonCarver Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	15.0 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	343
62	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.0 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	521
63	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	14.9 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	384
64	Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.6 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	96
65	Detroit Achievement Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	14.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	352
66	SampsonWebber Leadership Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.6 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	330
67	Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	14.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	379
68	Mann Learning Community Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	359
69	Communication and Media Arts High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.4 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	349
70	Coleman A Young Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.3 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	382
71	Dossin ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.9 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	283
72	Carstens ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.7 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	266
73	Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School Detroit · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	13.6 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	68
74	Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate Detroit · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Charter	13.6 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	484
75	Gardner Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	239
76	Dove Academy of Detroit Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	13.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	487
77	J E Clark Preparatory Academy Detroit · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	13.2 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	125
78	New Paradigm Glazer Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	13.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	211
79	AdamsYoung Building Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	13.1 Lower 50%	87.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	520
80	Wayne Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.6 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	234
81	Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	251
82	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.5 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	457
83	Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.5 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	303
84	Blackwell Institute Detroit · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	12.3 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	92
85	University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	12.3 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	438
86	Emerson ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	12.2 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	532
87	LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	11.8 Lower 50%	84.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	660
88	Detroit Leadership Academy High School Detroit · High · Grades 7–12	Charter	11.7 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	271
89	Old Redford Academy Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–4	Charter	11.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	265
90	Burns ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.5 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	411
91	Cody High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	11.3 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	563
92	Mason Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.3 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	476
93	Bow ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.2 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	459
94	George Crockett Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	11.2 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	341
95	MacDowell Preparatory Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	11.1 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	362
96	Nichols ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	11.1 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	311
97	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	10.9 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	639
98	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	10.9 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	452
99	Detroit Public Safety Academy Detroit · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	10.8 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	156
100	Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.8 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	692
101	University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh Detroit · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	10.8 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	855
102	Gompers ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.7 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	749
103	Noble ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.7 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	512
104	Weston Preparatory Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	10.7 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	258
105	Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	10.5 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	374
106	Marquette ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	422
107	Munger ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.4 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	954
108	Marion Law Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.3 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	386
109	Voyageur College Prep Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	10.3 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	524
110	Mumford High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	10.2 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	850
111	Detroit Community Schools Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	10.1 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	366
112	Western International High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	10.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	1,959
113	LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	10.0 Lower 50%	90.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	429
114	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	9.7 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	707
115	Cesar Chavez Academy High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	9.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	730
116	Flagship Charter Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	9.6 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	655
117	Central High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	9.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	403
118	Detroit Leadership Academy K8 Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	9.5 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	486
119	Southeastern High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	9.5 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	602
120	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	9.4 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	339
121	Old Redford Academy Middle School Detroit · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	9.3 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	241
122	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	9.1 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	976
123	Carver STEM Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	9.0 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	435
124	Denby High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	9.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	464
125	Earhart ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	8.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,002
126	Henry Ford High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	8.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	607
127	Nolan ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	8.6 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	453
128	Osborn High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	8.4 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	403
129	Pershing High School Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Public	8.4 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	415
130	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	8.4 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	630
131	Henderson Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	8.3 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	558
132	Dixon Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	8.1 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	485
133	Ronald Brown Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	7.9 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	834
134	Hope Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	7.7 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	430
135	Vernor Elementary School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	7.7 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	340
136	Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	7.5 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	560
137	Old Redford Academy High Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	7.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	451
138	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	7.2 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	879
139	Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	7.2 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	455
140	Pulaski ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	6.8 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	296
141	Durfee ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	6.7 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	632
142	Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	6.7 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	876
143	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Detroit · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	6.3 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	420
144	Escuela Avancemos Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	6.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	425
145	Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	6.0 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	754
146	Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	5.8 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	847
147	Voyageur Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	5.4 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	789
148	Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	5.0 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	694
149	Brewer Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	4.4 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	441
150	Trix Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	4.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	302
151	Barack Obama Leadership Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	4.0 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	329

Other schools in Detroit

Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Enrollment, or a school type that is not scored.

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Academy of The Americas High School

Detroit · Public other · Grades 4–12

874 students

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Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–12

541 students

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David Ellis Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades PK–12

206 students

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David Ellis Academy PK

Detroit · Charter elementary · Grades PK–K

0 students

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Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Detroit · Public other · Grades PK–12

248 students

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Frontier International Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–12

737 students

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Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–10

430 students

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Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–12

582 students

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Joy Preparatory Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades PK–12

161 students

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New Paradigm College Prep

Detroit · Charter other · Grades PK–12

215 students

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Oakland International Academy K1

Detroit · Charter elementary · Grades PK–1

0 students

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The School at Marygrove

Detroit · Public other · Grades K–12

606 students

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Universal Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–12

695 students

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University Yes Academy

Detroit · Charter other · Grades K–12

388 students

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Detroit?

Edmonson Montessori is the highest-ranked school in Detroit with a Success Index (US) of 65.4 out of 100 (Top 50% of elementary schools in United States).

How many schools are in Detroit?

Detroit has 165 schools (110 elementary, 32 high, 11 middle, 12 other) educating 79,465 students in 2025.

What is the typical Enrollment in Detroit?

The median Enrollment across schools in Detroit is 429. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.

Schools in Detroit, Michigan (2025)

Ranked schools in Detroit

Other schools in Detroit

Academy of The Americas High School

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

David Ellis Academy

David Ellis Academy PK

Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Frontier International Academy

Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary

Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh

Joy Preparatory Academy

New Paradigm College Prep

Oakland International Academy K1

The School at Marygrove

Universal Academy

University Yes Academy

Other places in Michigan

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