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Joy Preparatory Academy

Grades and ages

Grades PreK-8

Enrollment

171 students

Students per teacher

12.2 per full-time teacher

Tuition

Tuition-free

About Joy Preparatory Academy

Joy Preparatory Academy opened in 1999 to give Detroit families another public school option, and we now serve more than 450 students in pre-K through eighth grade. Tuition-free and public, our charter school is chartered by Ferris State University, managed by The Leona Group and accredited by Cognia.

Our youngest learners attend four full days of Great Start pre-K, followed by full-day kindergarten. Classes stay under 20 students per teacher, and core instruction draws on programs such as Reveal Math, IXL, Reading A-Z and Social Studies Weekly, with Reading Horizons for students who need reading intervention and the TRAILS program for social-emotional learning. Students with disabilities receive special education services through IEPs, in coordination with Wayne RESA, and families have access to social work resources.

We provide free transportation and serve breakfast and lunch every day. Students take physical education and art, follow a schoolwide PBIS program, and can join before and after school activities, tutoring and clubs. Each Friday we partner with Gleaners Food Bank on a community food distribution.

Student fit

Who this school serves

Grades and ages

  • Public
  • Preschool (Ages 2-5)
  • Elementary (K-5)
  • Middle School (6-8)

Specialties

  • Reading intervention
  • Social-emotional learning

Learning and support

Curriculum and therapeutic services

Services and supports

  • School social work

Programs

Programs at Joy Preparatory Academy

Other programs and supports

  • School social work

School facts

Practical details for families

Students per Teacher
12.2 per full-time teacher
School Type
Public charter school
Students with IEPs
12 (5% of students)

Accreditation and licensing

  • Cognia

Tuition and funding

Tuition: Tuition-free

  • Tuition-free public charter school
  • Great Start Readiness pre-K

Transportation

  • yes

Enrollment

171 students

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Physical address

15055 Dexter Ave, Detroit, MI 48238

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