The brief
A Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy charter elementary school serving grades Kindergarten – 5th.
It ranks 3,038 of 3,198 schools in Michigan and 2 of 3 in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy.
Adamsyoung Building is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202217%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 5 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Based on limited data: 50% component coverage.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 12% (2022 EdFacts) · reading/ELA 22% (2022 EdFacts).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 48235; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments 2022 EdFacts; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Detroit school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $41,011
- Median home value
- $79,400
- Median rent
- $1,151/mo
- College educated
- 14.8%
- Homeownership
- 56.4%
- Poverty rate
- 29.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 48235; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 75
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 47
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 51
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 5,589/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Detroit. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Detroit), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 94.2%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Adamsyoung Building serve?
Adamsyoung Building serves students in grades Kindergarten through 5th.
How many students attend Adamsyoung Building?
Adamsyoung Building has an enrollment of approximately 468 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adamsyoung Building?
The student-teacher ratio at Adamsyoung Building is 52:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Adamsyoung Building rank in MI?
Adamsyoung Building ranks #3,038 of 3,198 schools in MI.
What is Adamsyoung Building's MySchoolScout rating?
Adamsyoung Building has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Adamsyoung Building?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Adamsyoung Building has 12% math proficiency (2022 EdFacts) and 22% reading/ELA proficiency (2022 EdFacts).
Is Adamsyoung Building a charter school?
Yes, Adamsyoung Building is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Adamsyoung Building a Title I school?
No, Adamsyoung Building is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Adamsyoung Building?
94.2% of students at Adamsyoung Building qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 5th
- Enrollment
- 468
- Student-teacher ratio
- 52:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Wayne County
- Phone
- (734) 734-7193
- Rank in district
- #2 of 3
- Schools in district
- 3
- District spending per student
- Not available
- This value was not reported by the source.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 48235)
- 46,960
- Area average commute
- 24.6 min
- Area median age
- 37.6
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Michigan Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.