Overview of Detroit Premier Academy: Detroit Premier Academy is a charter school situated in Detroit, MI, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Detroit Premier Academy is 770, and the school serves K-8. At Detroit Premier Academy, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 31% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 19:1, which is the same as that of the district. The learner population is made up of 49% female learners and 51% male learners. The school serves 96% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 40 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Detroit Premier Academy: At Detroit Premier Academy, 19% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 31% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Detroit Premier Academy, 31% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 19% tested above or at that level for math.

Detroit Premier Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Michigan, 41% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.