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Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
K - 5 Grades Served
436 Students
25 Teachers
957 Holden StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
University Preparatory Academy - Thompson is
an urban public school
in Detroit, Michigan that is part of Michigan Department of Education.
It serves 436 students
in K - 5
with a student/teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Its teachers have had 49 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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University Preparatory Academy - Thompson Demographics
87%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
University Preparatory Academy - Thompson Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated May 23, 2025
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University Preparatory Academy - Thompson
$22,921
raised using DonorsChoose
49
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
247
donors
3
projects for
technology
3
projects for
books
University Preparatory Academy - Thompson has received support from
104 individuals from Michigan and
143 individuals out-of-state.
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