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At one time it was known for its mathematics department which ranked high in U.S. national rankings. Rochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press wrote that by 2010 Denby was "known more for its academic decline than" for the said mathematics department. [7] By 2010 Kenyetta "K.C." Wilbourn-Snapp began her term as principal of Denby.
During the 2017–2018 academic year, less than 5% of students achieved a SAT score that indicates proficiency in math or reading; the district as a whole scored more than 50% lower than the state average. [29] Electives include ACT prep, choir, dance, Jobs for America Graduation, JROTC, music theory, Police Cadet, and robotics. [30]
As of 2006 students frequently dropped out of the school. In August 2003, the 9th grade class had 700 students. By December 2006 that class had 200 students. [6] According to former DPS superintendent Dr. Connie Calloway, who was interviewed in the 2011 Dan Rather report "A National Disgrace," a typical class's student body declined from about 800-900 9th graders to 545 in the 10th grade, 345 ...
The Jungaleers compete in the Detroit Public School League (PSL) and are members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association(MHSAA).. Southeastern participates in boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' cross country, football, boys' lacrosse, softball, girls' swim and dive, boys' track and field and volleyball.
CUNY's history dates back to the formation of the Free Academy in 1847 by Townsend Harris. [9] The school was fashioned as "a Free Academy for the purpose of extending the benefits of education gratuitously to persons who have been pupils in the common schools of the … city and county of New York". [10]
The first University Preparatory Academy middle school opened its doors in Detroit in the fall of 2000 with 112 6th graders. Founded by former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor and Michigan State Senator Doug Ross, the school was established as a public charter school with a mission of graduating its open-admission Detroit students from high school and enrolling them in college at rates ...
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern is a public high school in Detroit, part of Detroit Public Schools, the re-named successor to Northwestern High School. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The most recent [ when? ] enrollment figures for Northwestern indicate a student population of approximately 2,000.
Henry Ford High School is located at 20000 Evergreen Road, on the northwest side of Detroit, Michigan.The facility is staffed and operated by Detroit Public Schools.Ford High opened its doors on September 5, 1957; it was constructed to accommodate an overflow of students from nearby Cooley, Mumford, and Redford high schools. [3]