01 · Academic progress
Are students making academic progress?
See how academic results have changed over time and compare the district with the country.
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Estimated academic standing by state
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Lowest reportedNew Mexico · 30thHighest reportedMassachusetts · 55th
Darker color means a higher value, not necessarily a better result. A dash means no comparable state result is available.
Detroit Public Schools Community District
How academic results have moved since 2019
12th percentilelatest comparable estimate
Some recovery, but not back to 2019
The estimate fell 5 percentile points from 2019 to 2022 and has recovered 2 points since then. This is an estimated national standing, not the percentage of students at grade level.
Source policy
Every result keeps its year and source.
Primary sources
Stanford Education Data Archive 2025.1 (separately labeled research layer)
Publication ruleSuppressed values remain suppressed. Unlike measures are not blended, and missing values are never treated as zero.
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