Academy of the Americas

42°19′38″N 83°06′35″W / 42.327299°N 83.109804°W / 42.327299; -83.109804

Academy of the Americas (Spanish: Academia de las Américas) is a public pre-kindergarten through high school of Detroit Public Schools, with its primary school campus located in the former St. Hedwig School in southwest Detroit. It offers a Spanish-English bilingual program.[1]

The high school, called Academy of the Americas High School (Spanish: Escuela Preparatoria Academia de las Américas), began in the 2014–2015 year with ninth grade students enrolled. As of 2014 it was one of two senior high school programs in southwest Detroit, along with Western International High School.[2] The high school classes are located in Corktown, in a building next to the Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church. This building opened on January 29, 2016.[3]

Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[4]
Change vs.
prior year[4]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %≤10 / ≤10
Proficient %– / ≤10
PR. Proficient %≤10 / –
Not Proficient %– / –
Average test scores
SAT Total782.0
(Decrease −60.6)

References

  1. ^ "School of the Week: Academy of the Americas" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. June 3, 2013. Retrieved on November 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Zaniewski, Ann. "Detroit Public Schools plans new high school in southwest Detroit" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. July 23, 2014. Retrieved on July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "DPS’ Academy of the Americas expands to NEW High School Archived 2016-10-02 at the Wayback Machine." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.