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Palmer Park Preparatory Academy School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3901 Margareta St
Detroit, MI 48221
Phone
(313) 494-7300
District
Detroit Public Schools Community District
County
WAYNE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
425
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Palmer Park Preparatory Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
43%
39%
42%
20%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
42%
26%
45%
22%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
38%
22%
44%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
34%
10%
38%
10%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
34%
7%
37%
5%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 37 8.7%
Grade 1 41 9.6%
Grade 2 31 7.3%
Grade 3 23 5.4%
Grade 4 50 11.8%
Grade 5 34 8.0%
Grade 6 53 12.5%
Grade 7 78 18.4%
Grade 8 78 18.4%
Total 425 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.7% 2.5% 67.0%
Black 90.9% 82.2% 19.1%
Hispanic 0.2% 13.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.3% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.9% 84.4% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 70.8% 83.2% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 1.2% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 636,792 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,587.7 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 249,519 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 15.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.9% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.0% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.4% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.9% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 23.5% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,267 $401,341,000 46.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,084 $101,167,000 11.6%
Staff $1,223 $59,360,000 6.8%
General Administration $145 $7,053,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,025 $49,755,000 5.7%
Operation $1,886 $91,553,000 10.5%
Transportation $609 $29,577,000 3.4%
Other $1,576 $76,516,000 8.8%
Total Support $8,548 $414,981,000 47.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,153 $55,986,000 6.4%
Total Expenditures $17,968 $872,308,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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