Charter K-12 school, K to 12
Universal Academy
Universal Academy is a charter K-12 school for grades K to 12 in Detroit, run as its own charter district. It opened in November 1998, by the state's register. Its 695 students make it larger than the typical school in Detroit (421).
- Students
- 695
- 2024-25
- Teachers
- 40
- Full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 17.2
- Detroit 17.7
- Four-year graduation
- 98.0%
- Michigan 84.0%
- Public
- Charter
- Private
About Universal Academy
- Address
- 4833 Ogden St, Detroit, MI 48210
- Phone
- (313) 581-5006
- Website
- universalpsa.org
- Grades
- K to 12
- Type
- Charter
- District
- Universal Academy
- Opened
- November 3, 1998
- Title I
- Title I schoolwide program
- Setting
- City: Large
Students by grade
The federal count for 2024-25.
- K 43
- 1 54
- 2 67
- 3 39
- 4 55
- 5 50
- 6 56
- 7 44
- 8 61
- 9 57
- 10 56
- 11 63
- 12 50
Schools near Universal Academy
On this map
- 1 Universal Academy This place
- 2 Al-Furqan Quran Academy 0.2 mi
- 3 International Islamic Academy 0.2 mi
- 4 SER YouthBuild Learning Academy - Southwest 0.4 mi
- 5 Priest Elementary-Middle School 0.6 mi
- 6 Munger Elementary-Middle School 0.9 mi
- 7 Aztec Eagles Academy Intermediate 1.0 mi
- 8 Academy of the Americas at Logan 1.2 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Landmarks near Universal Academy
Around Detroit
Universal Academy, asked and answered
4 questions
What grades does Universal Academy teach?
K to 12, by the 2024-25 federal school file.
How many students attend Universal Academy?
695 in the 2024-25 count, with 17.2 students per full-time teacher.
What school district is Universal Academy in?
Universal Academy is a charter school, which Michigan counts as its own district; it is public and charges no tuition.
What is Universal Academy's graduation rate?
98.0% of its class of 2025 (49 students) graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count.
Sources
- NCES EDGE School Characteristics (Common Core of Data), 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school directory, 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school characteristics (Title I and magnet status), 2021-22
- Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, 2026
- Michigan CEPI cohort graduation rates (4-year), MI School Data, class of 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school district and municipal boundaries, 2024
Facts only, as each file gives them. Rebuild Detroit does not rate or rank schools. Confirm enrollment and boundaries with the school or district before you decide.