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Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public charter schools serving 1,312 students in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Michigan.
Public Charter Schools in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Michigan public charter school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 32% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public charter school average of 68% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
366 Schools
# Students
1,312 Students
150,460 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
8,129 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
35:1
35:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#740 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)8%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)92%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.02
0.67
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
n/a
10%
% Black
99%
47%
% White
n/a
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
6%
All Ethnic Groups
Best Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Adamsyoung Building
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
13130 Grove St
Detroit, MI 48235
(734) 734-7193
Detroit, MI 48235
(734) 734-7193
Grades: K-5
| 468 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Lincolnking Adams Young School Grove Campus
Charter School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
13436 Grove St
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 862-2352
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 862-2352
Grades: 9-12
| 505 students
Rank: n/an/a
Lincolnking Adamsyoung 68
Charter School
17351 Southfield Fwy
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 486-4626
Detroit, MI 48235
(313) 486-4626
Grades: 6-8
| 339 students
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