Detroit School Of Arts
123 Selden St
Detroit MI, 48201, Wayne County
Phone: 313-494-6000
Ranking: (586 out of 665, bottom 12%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Detroit City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 539 | 610 | 637 | 709 | 724 | 795 | 870 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 94 | 17.4% | 152 | 24.9% | 155 | 24.3% | 147 | 20.7% | 209 | 28.9% | 162 | 20.4% | 211 | 24.3% |
Grade 10: | 156 | 28.9% | 154 | 25.2% | 146 | 22.9% | 207 | 29.2% | 162 | 22.4% | 194 | 24.4% | 199 | 22.9% |
Grade 11: | 150 | 27.8% | 139 | 22.8% | 173 | 27.2% | 177 | 25.0% | 182 | 25.1% | 189 | 23.8% | 281 | 32.3% |
Grade 12: | 139 | 25.8% | 165 | 27.0% | 163 | 25.6% | 178 | 25.1% | 171 | 23.6% | 250 | 31.4% | 179 | 20.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 178 | 33.0% | 192 | 31.5% | 209 | 32.8% | 228 | 32.2% | 229 | 31.6% | 243 | 30.6% | 266 | 30.6% |
Female: | 361 | 67.0% | 418 | 68.5% | 428 | 67.2% | 481 | 67.8% | 487 | 67.3% | 544 | 68.4% | 600 | 69.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
Black: | 532 | 98.7% | 602 | 98.7% | 631 | 99.1% | 703 | 99.2% | 719 | 99.3% | 787 | 99.0% | 860 | 98.9% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 54.7% | 322 | 52.8% | 336 | 52.7% | 391 | 55.1% | 368 | 50.8% | 370 | 46.5% | 510 | 58.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 12 | 1.9% | 37 | 5.2% | 47 | 6.5% | 75 | 9.4% | 111 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.40 | 16.94 | 15.54 | 16.11 | 17.24 | 18.20 | 19.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 20.2% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 19.9% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 47% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 22.1% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 24.6% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 29.2% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 33.7% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 40.4% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 42.2% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 6.1% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 1.3% | 9.6% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 24.6% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 26% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 26.4% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 13.9% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 13% | 14.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 16.2% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 15.8% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 17% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 5.5% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 8% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 31.9% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 35.5% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 34.5% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 37.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 25.1% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 35% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 21.5% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 23.4% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 22.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.5% | 21% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 15% | 21% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.2% | 3.2% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 62.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 55.5% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 47.7% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 7.7% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 12% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | 17.4% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 17.4% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 19.2% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 18.5% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 17% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 20.6% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 49% |
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* Detroit School Of Arts was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.