Other · Michigan

University Yes Academy

CharterFree meals for all

University Yes Academy, a public other school in Detroit, Michigan: grades k–12, 388 students, 20.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of University Yes Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 388
Teachers (FTE): 19.0
Students per teacher: 20.4
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 86% of schools in Michigan

Median 11.3 · 316 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 81% of schools in Michigan

Median 129 · 326 schools compared

Larger than 67% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

18%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of schools in Michigan

Median 34% · 152 schools compared

278 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

12%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of schools in Michigan

Median 26% · 151 schools compared

278 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: University Yes Academy

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Location

Address: 14717 Curtis St, Detroit, MI 48235
Phone: (313)270-2556
City or town: Detroit
County: Wayne County

Quality of life in Detroit Schools in Detroit

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
David Ellis AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	206	14.2	37%	18%	0.8 mi
The School at MarygroveFree meals for all	K–12	606	15.9	52%	44%	2.0 mi
NOVA Discipline AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	2–12	108	18.0	—	—	2.5 mi
AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian SchoolCharter	K–12	426	15.7	56%	55%	2.6 mi
Kennedy Learning CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	46	9.2	—	—	3.1 mi
Joy Preparatory AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	161	13.3	30%	23%	3.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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