HISTORY

In 2000, University Prep Academy first opened its doors to 112 6th grade students. The school was housed in the basement of a church located on Medbury Street in the city of Detroit. As luck would have it, the church was appropriately named “The Promise Land.” The hopeful parents of these pioneer students trusted the promise University Prep offered: Send your children to our school, and we will make sure that they graduate from High School and go on to post-secondary education. In 2001, this Middle School moved into a rehabbed medical center near Wayne State University, where it has continued to thrive to the present day (5310 St. Antoine Street). Since that time, University Prep has grown dramatically. In 2003, we opened University Prep High School (600 Antoinette) to serve the 8th grade students who were leaving our Middle School, and in 2005 and 2008, we opened Elementary Schools at 957 Holden and 435 Amsterdam, completing our University Prep Academy School District. University Prep graduated its first class of seniors in 2007. The graduation rate for that year was 93%. The graduation rate for the following year, 2008, was even better, at 100%. In both instances, more than 90% of those graduates enrolled in post-secondary educational programs. While University Prep is an ever-evolving, excellence-seeking school district, one element remains constant – the delivery on the promise of High School graduation and post-secondary education.