Nichols ElementaryMiddle School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 311 students
Detroit Prep
8411 Sylvester St, Detroit, MI 48214
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
418
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Detroit Achievement Academy
Wayne County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Detroit Prep
Detroit Prep is a charter elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades K–8. It is part of Detroit Achievement Academy. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 418 students were enrolled, with about 17.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Grand Valley State University. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 418 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Grand Valley State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Detroit Achievement Academy
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260104808796
Schools near Detroit Prep
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.