Charter K-12 school, K to 12
University Yes Academy
University Yes Academy is a charter K-12 school for grades K to 12 in Detroit, run as its own charter district. It opened in September 2010, by the state's register. Its 388 students make it about the size of the typical school in Detroit (421).
- Students
- 388
- 2024-25
- Teachers
- 19
- Full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 20.4
- Detroit 17.7
- Free or reduced-price meals
- 91%
- Share of students
- Public
- Charter
- Private
About University Yes Academy
- Phone
- (313) 270-2556
- Grades
- K to 12
- Type
- Charter
- District
- University Yes Academy
- Opened
- September 7, 2010
- Title I
- Title I schoolwide program
- Setting
- City: Large
Students by grade
The federal count for 2024-25.
- K 22
- 1 45
- 2 35
- 3 48
- 4 40
- 5 42
- 6 55
- 7 48
- 8 53
Schools near University Yes Academy
On this map
- 1 University Yes Academy This place
- 2 Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies 0.2 mi
- 3 Renaissance High School 0.3 mi
- 4 Randolph Career and Technical Center 0.4 mi
- 5 Jerry L. White Center 0.4 mi
- 6 Detroit Achievement Academy 0.5 mi
- 7 Detroit Christian Schools of Excellence 0.8 mi
- 8 David Ellis Academy 0.8 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Landmarks near University Yes Academy
Around Detroit
University Yes Academy, asked and answered
3 questions
What grades does University Yes Academy teach?
K to 12, by the 2024-25 federal school file.
How many students attend University Yes Academy?
388 in the 2024-25 count, with 20.4 students per full-time teacher.
What school district is University Yes Academy in?
University Yes Academy is a charter school, which Michigan counts as its own district; it is public and charges no tuition.
Sources
- NCES EDGE School Characteristics (Common Core of Data), 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school characteristics (Title I and magnet status), 2021-22
- Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school district and municipal boundaries, 2024
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