2020-21 Application Schools

In order to gain admission to a Detroit Public Schools Community District Application School, all students are required to complete an online application. For more information on how to apply, please click here. 

For assistance with the application, email questions to application.schools@detroitk12.org or call (313) 873-8734.  

K-5 and K-6

Chrysler Elementary

• Grades K-5
• Assessment required
• Reference required (Grades 1 and above)
• Interview 

Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science

• Grades K-6
• Limited seats available at grades 1-6.
• Interview required

K-8 

Academy of the Americas

• Grades K-8
• Dual language immersion - English and Spanish
• Assessment required for students in grades 2-8
• Students entering grades 2-8 are required to have some proficiency in Spanish

Bates Academy

• Grades K-8
• Gifted Program
• Assessment required
• 3.2 minimum GPA
• Three references

Burton International Academy

• Grades K-8
• Asessment required for students who live outside the school's neighborhood boundary. To determine if you live within the school's boundary, please enter your address here.  

Foreign Language Immersion & International Cultural Studies

• Grades K-8
• Foreign Language Immersion: Spanish, French, Chinese or Japanese
• Assessment required
• Students need to rank languages they are interested in learning
• References required

Golightly Education Center

• Grades K-8
• Reference required

Marcus Garvey Academy

• Grades K-8
• African-Centered Education
• 2.5 GPA
• References required
• Interview required

Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy

• Grades K-8
• African-Centered Education
• Reference required

Middle Schools

Clippert Multicultural Honors Academy

• Grades 6-8
• Honors middle school
• 2.5 GPA
• References 

DSA Pathways Middle School Arts Conservatories

The DPSCD Middle School Arts Conservatory programs will allow selected 6-8^th grade students to focus on intensive arts training in addition to their academic classes. Students will be admitted to DSA Pathways Middle School Arts Conservatories through application and audition. All schools are feeders to the Detroit School of Arts, the city's premier fine, performing and media arts high school. To learn more and to apply, please visit detroitk12.org/dsapathways.

Audition or interview is required for all Middle School Arts Conservatories.

• Brenda Scott Academy Middle School Arts Conservatory
• Duke Ellington 
• John R. King Middle School Arts Conservatory
• Spain Middle School Arts Conservatory

High Schools

Academy of the Americas High School

• Grades 9-12
• Dual language immersion - English and Spanish
• One reference
• Interview
• Assessment of proficiency in Spanish is required for students entering grades 9 and 10.

Benjamin Carson High School of Science & Medicine

• Grades 9-12
• Science and Medicine High School
• Interest in medicine and/or science is required
• One reference

Communication & Media Arts High School

• Grades 9-12
• Media Arts High School
• One reference

Davis Aerospace Technical High School

• Grades 9-12
• Aviation Industry program - flight, repair, drones
• Interest in aviation or related industries is required
• One reference
• Interview required

Detroit International Academy for Young Women

• Grades K-12
• Single-gender education
• Career pathway focus on biomedical and veterinary sciences
• One reference
• Interview

Detroit School of Arts
Detroit School of Arts is part of the DSA Pathways program. The DSA Pathways program offers a rigorous high quality arts education at the Detroit School of Arts (DSA) and its feeder schools - Brenda Scott, Duke Ellington, JR King, and Spain.
To learn more and apply to DSA or its feeder middle schools, please visit detroitk12.org/dsapathways.

• Grades 9-12
• Fine and Performing Arts
• Audition required
• 2.5 minimum grade point average (GPA)
• Students must identify area(s) of interest
• Three references, including references on artistic expression

Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men

• Grades 9-12
• Interview required
• Single-gender education
• One reference