List of Detroit Public Schools schools

This is a list of schools operated by Detroit Public Schools.

Schools

Pre-Kindergarten through 12 schools

Detroit International Academy for Young Women

Kindergarten and 7–12 schools

7–12 schools

(Alternative)

High schools

Zoned high schools

Optional high schools

PreK-8 schools

Zoned PreK-8 schools

Davison Elementary-Middle School
  • Bates Academy
  • Bethune Academy
  • Blackwell Institute
  • Boynton Elementary/Middle School
  • Burns Elementary School
  • Burton International School
  • Butzel Elementary/Middle School
  • Davison Elementary School
    • The school is located in two buildings, around 100 years old, in proximity to Highland Park and Hamtramck. As of 2015 about 40% of its students are Bangladeshi; African-Americans, Arabs, North Africans, and Poles make up the other students. The school caters to the Bengalis by offering halal meals and the district's sole Bangladeshi teacher certified in English as a second language. Many students at this school attend Cass Tech High School after graduating from Davison.[1] A group of students called the "Techno Dragons" support the school's technology.[2]
  • D. Bethune Duffield Elementary School (Detroit): Constructed in 1922, this is a pre-kindergarten through 8th grade facility educating around 410 students. The classically styled, three-story elementary school draws students from the neighborhood bordered by southern St. Aubin Street; then eastward to include Chene, Joseph Campau and McDougall Street.[3]
  • Durfee Elementary School
  • Fisher Magnet
  • Fitzgerald Elementary School
  • Golightly Education Center
  • Greenfield Union Elementary School
  • A. L. Holmes Elementary School
  • Jemison School of Choice
  • Barbara Jordan Elementary School
  • Law Elementary School
  • Marquette Elementary School
  • Noble Elementary School
  • Robeson Academy
  • Sherrill Elementary School
  • Charles L. Spain Elementary-Middle School - In Midtown Detroit
    • At one time the school had 1,400 students. By 2016 there were about 462 students.[4] By that year budget cuts forced the school to cancel its band and drama classes even though it is designated as a performing arts school.[5]
    • In 2016 7 Action Detroit aired a news report about the poor conditions at the school. A leak in the gymnasium caused a foul odor in the school, destroyed the gymnasium, and dislodged ceiling tiles. Principal of Spain, Ronald Alexander, stated that there was black material that smelled like mold even though DPS administrators stated that it was adhesive material. Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan went on his own tour of the school after saying that the DPS response to the report was inadequate.[6] While the gymnasium was out of commission, steam clouds made the playground unsafe; students instead played in the hallways.[4] City of Detroit code inspectors concluded that the school had mold was growing under wood flooring in the gymnasium,[5] signs of rodent infestations, and missing tiles in the ceiling and floors.[7] and they counted a total of 16 code and ordinance violations at Spain.[5] Teachers stated that they had a lack of classroom supplies, including books.[7] The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MiOSHA) started an investigation into the situation.[8]
    • In February 2016 Ellen DeGeneres announced that she was going to donate over $500,000 to Spain,[5] and she received that money from Lowe's.[7] She started a GoFundMe for Spain stating $5 million as the goal.[5] She also asked Justin Bieber to assist her efforts;[9] Bieber stated that he would donate $1 from each ticket from his April 25 concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills to Spain.[5] DeGeneres stated that she decided to help after hearing about the conditions at Spain.[7]
    • In March 2016 federal authorities filed criminal charges against principal Ronald Alexander, accusing him of accepting a $23,000 kickback in exchange for using Allstate Sales as Spain's school supply vendor.[10] In June 2016 Alexander pleaded guilty, and in September of that year he received a prison sentence of 12 months along with two months of supervision after his release.[11] Several parents of Spain students reacted negatively to the announcement that he pleaded guilty, as they wanted Alexander to remain as the principal of the school.[12] Alexander had stated that he wanted to help his mother and therefore he did not want to go to prison.[13] Spain Elementary did not have to return the donation.[14]
    • In 2016 Spain Elementary was one of the schools on the list of the lowest performing schools in Detroit. If Spain does not show any Test Score improvement, the school will close at the end of the 2016-2017 School Year.
  • Stewart Elementary School (was MacCulloch Elementary)
  • Mark Twain Elementary School
  • Thirkell Elementary-Middle School
    • In 2013 the Mackinac Center's Elementary and Middle School Report Card ranked this school as the top elementary in the State of Michigan[15]
  • Westside Multicultural Academy

Alternative PreK-8 schools

  • Academy of The Americas

K-8 schools

Zoned K-8 schools

  • Ann Arbor Trail Magnet Middle School
  • Carver Elementary School
  • Coffey Elementary/Middle School
  • Courtis Elementary School
  • Dixon Elementary School
  • Drew Middle School
  • Lessenger Elementary-Middle School
  • Malcolm X Academy
  • Frank Murphy Elementary/Middle School
  • Munger Elementary School
  • Nichols Elementary School
  • Nolan Elementary School
  • Owen Academy
  • Phoenix Elementary School
  • Pulaski Elementary School
  • Richard Elementary School
  • Sampson Academy
  • Trix Elementary School
  • Vetal Elementary School

Alternative K-8 schools

  • Edward (Duke) Ellington Conservatory of Music/Art
  • Foreign Language Immersion
  • Hancock Preparatory Center
  • Langston Hughes Academy
  • Hutchins Elementary School

5–8 schools

(Zoned)

  • Farwell Middle School
  • Erma Henderson Upper School

(Alternative)

  • Clippert Academy
  • Ludington Magnet Middle School

6–8 schools

(Zoned)

  • Barbour Magnet Middle School
  • Cerveny Middle School
  • Columbus Middle School
  • Earhart Middle School
  • McNair Middle School
  • Robinson Middle School
  • Brenda Scott Middle School

(Alternative)

  • Hally Magnet Middle School
  • Heilmann Park Middle School

PK-6 schools

(Zoned)

  • No. 1 John R King
  • Ronald Brown Academy
  • Burt Elementary School
  • Dossin Elementary School
  • Guyton Elementary School (Closed)
  • Jamieson Elementary School (Closed)
  • MacDowell Elementary School (Closed)
  • Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
  • McKenny Elementary School (Closed)
  • Pasteur Elementary School
  • Schulze Elementary School
  • Stephens Elementary School (Closed)

K-6 schools

(Zoned)

  • Birney Elementary School (Closed)
  • Cooke Elementary School
  • McColl Elementary School (Closed)
  • Neinas Elementary School
    • Neinas serves a mostly Hispanic and Latino population[16]
  • Vernor Elementary School

PreK-5 schools

(Zoned)

  • Emerson Elementary School
  • Gompers Elementary School
  • Harding Elementary School (Closed)
  • Harms Elementary School

Former schools

PreK-5

  • Oakman Elementary-Orthopedic School
    • The school, serving grades PreK-5,[17] was established and specially designed to accommodate children with physical disabilities, but it also enrolled children with no disabilities. DPS announced that the school was to close in 2013 in order to solve the district's budget gap. Parents protested unsuccessfully to have the decision reversed.[18] In 2013 it had about 300 students, with 40% of them having disabilities.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "School of the Week: Davison Elementary-Middle School!" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. November 12, 2012. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "DTMB Director Visits Davison Elementary-Middle School 'Techno Dragons'" (Archive). State of Michigan. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160127175852/http://www.detroitk12.org/schools/. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 Simon, Mallory. "'We are failing them': Detroit teachers demand fix to 'hazardous' school" (Archive). CNN. January 15, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ellen: Detroit school gift is 'most generous giveaway'" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. February 11, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Russell, Kim. "Mayor Duggan tours Spain Elementary Middle School in Detroit in response to a 7 Action News report" (Archive). WXYZ-TV. January 12, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Dickson, James David. "DeGeneres, Bieber, Lowe’s donate to Detroit school" (Archive). The Detroit News. February 11, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "MiOSHA opens investigation into conditions at Spain Elementary-Middle School in wake of WXYZ report" (Archive). WXYZ-TV. January 13, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Merhi, Remi. "Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Bieber raise money for troubled Detroit school" (Archive). CNN. February 12, 2016. Retrieved on March 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Stafford, Katrease, Ann Zaniewski and Tresa Baldas. "Head of Detroit school that got $500K Ellen gift among those charged" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. March 29, 2016. Retrieved on March 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Steckroth, John (2016-09-08). "Ex-Detroit Spain Elementary principal Ronald Alexander sentenced in DPS bribery case". Click on Detroit. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  12. ↑ Baldas, Tresa (2016-08-30). "'Our hero': Detroit parents want convicted principal back". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  13. ↑ Baldas, Tresa (2016-08-24). "Ex-DPS principal: I can't go to jail for bribery because mom needs me". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  14. ↑ Cruce, Gillian (2016-06-21). "Ex-Detroit Spain Elementary principal pleads guilty in bribery case". Click on Detroit. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  15. ↑ Spalding, Audrey. "Thirkell Elementary: The School That Could" (Archive). Mackinac Center. September 12, 2013. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Inside Detroit Public Schools » Neinas Elementary." Detroit Public Schools. November 6, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Why is DPS Stonewalling?" (Archive). Metro Times. August 21, 2013. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
  18. ↑ Guyette, Curt. "After six years and four state-appointed managers, Detroit Public Schools’ debt has grown even deeper" (Archive). Metro Times. February 25, 2015. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
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