Special Education Schools
Detroit Public Schools is committed to providing students with special needs the supports and interventions they need to flourish. The district offers special education services at every school and works to ensure access to and participation in the general education curriculum to the fullest extent possible.
We offer a full continuum of education and support services from infancy to age 26.We educate students across the spectrum of impairments—from minor speech and learning disabilities to more severe cognitive and medical disabilities in settings that range from general education to center-based schools.
Special Education Full-Service Schools/Campuses
| Name / Address | Lead Administrator | Telephone | |
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| 1 school listed | |||
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Diann Banks Williamson Education Center
5020 Cadieux |
Dr. Athena C. Marsh Principal |
(313) 347-7280 |
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General Education Schools with Special Education Programing
| Special Designations | Name / Address | Lead Administrator | Telephone |
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| 99 schools listed | |||
| IS |
A.L. Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
8950 Crane Street |
Tammy Mitchell Principal |
(313) 866-5644 |
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Academy of the Americas (K–3)
3811 Cicotte Street |
Nicholas Brown Principal |
(313) 866-2220 |
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Academy of the Americas (Pre-K, 4–12)
5680 Konkel Street |
Nicholas Brown Principal |
(313) 596-7640 |
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| IS |
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
7635 Chatham |
Michele Massey Principal |
(313) 274-8560 |
| CS |
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology
8100 Curtis Street |
Christa Reeves Principal |
(313) 494-7175 |
| ES |
Bates Academy
19701 Wyoming |
David Bailey Principal |
(313) 494-7000 |
| ES |
Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine
571 Mack Avenue |
Charles Todd Principal |
(313) 494-1805 |
| CS |
Bennett Elementary School
2111 Mullane Street |
Kathryn Valadez-Herrera Principal |
(313) 849-3585 |
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Bow Elementary-Middle School
19801 Prevost Street |
DaRhonda Evans-Stewart Principal |
(313) 852-0500 |
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Brenda Scott Academy
18440 Hoover |
Willie Brewster, Jr Principal |
(313) 866-6700 |
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Brewer Academy
18025 Brock Street |
Willie Wood Principal |
(313) 866-2070 |
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Bunche Preparatory Academy
2715 Macomb Street |
Tamara Johnson Principal |
(313) 494-8350 |
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Burns Elementary-Middle School
14350 Terry Street |
Cynthia Clayton Principal |
(313) 852-0534 |
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| ES |
Burton International Academy
2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
Edwynn Bell, Jr Principal |
(313) 596-3800 |
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Carleton Elementary School
11724 Casino Street |
Myrina Scott Principal |
(313) 866-8322 |
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| CS |
Carstens Academy of Aquatic Science at Remus
13000 Essex Avenue |
Cornelius Pearson Principal |
(313) 866-5500 |
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Carver STEM Academy
18701 Paul Street |
Sabrina Evans Principal |
(313) 240-6622 |
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| IS |
Cass Technical High School
2501 Second Avenue |
Lisa Phillips Principal |
(313) 263-2000 |
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Catherine C. Blackwell Institute
9330 Shoemaker |
Natalia Russell Principal |
(313) 866-4391 |
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Central Academy and High School
2425 Tuxedo Street |
Damon Sewell Principal |
(313) 252-3000 |
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Charles R. Drew Transition Center
9600 Wyoming Street |
Robert Avedisian Principal |
(313) 873-6880 |
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Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
19299 Berg Road |
Laura Jawor Principal |
(313) 538-3024 |
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| M |
Chrysler Elementary School
1445 E. Lafayette Street |
Wendy Shirley Principal |
(313) 494-8440 |
| IS |
Clippert Multicultural Magnet Honors Academy
1981 McKinstry Street |
Micaela Escamilla Principal |
(313) 849-5009 |
| CS |
Cody High School
18445 Cathedral Street |
Michelle Parker Principal |
(313) 866-9200 |
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Coleman A. Young Elementary School
15771 Hubbell Street |
Melissa Scott Principal |
(313) 852-0725 |
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| ES |
Communication and Media Arts High School
14771 Mansfield Street |
Donya Odom Principal |
(313) 866-9300 |
| IS |
Cooke STEM Academy
18800 Puritan Street |
Deanna Hunt Principal |
(313) 494-7458 |
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Davison Elementary-Middle School
2800 E. Davison Street |
Randall Coleman Principal |
(313) 252-3118 |
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Denby High School
12800 Kelly Road |
Tanisha Manningham Principal |
(313) 866-7200 |
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| IS |
Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School at Northwestern
2200 W. Grand Blvd. |
Kimberly Rogers Principal |
(313) 899-7370 |
| CS |
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
9026 Woodward |
Sakina Bolden Principal |
(313) 873-3050 |
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Detroit Lions Academy
10101 E. Canfield |
Alean King Principal |
(313) 852-9677 |
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| ES |
Detroit School of Arts
123 Selden |
Lisa Reynolds Principal |
(313) 494-6000 |
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Diann Banks Williamson Education Center
5020 Cadieux |
Dr. Athena C. Marsh Principal |
(313) 347-7280 |
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Dixon Educational Learning Academy
8401 Trinity Street |
(313) 945-1330 |
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Dossin Elementary-Middle School
16650 Glendale Street |
Kurtis Brown Principal |
(313) 866-9390 |
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Durfee Elementary-Middle School
2425 Tuxedo Street |
Latoyia Webb-Harris Principal |
(313) 252-3070 |
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| CS |
Earhart Elementary-Middle School
1000 Scotten Street |
Melissa Villarreal Principal |
(313) 849-3945 |
| IS M |
Edison Elementary School
17045 Grand River Avenue |
Akeya Murphy Principal |
(313) 852-1066 |
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Edward 'Duke' Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art at Beckham Academy
9860 Park Drive |
Twila Ainsworth-Comfort Principal |
(313) 852-8500 |
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Emerson Elementary-Middle School
18240 Huntington Road |
Alonzo Terry Principal |
(313) 831-9688 |
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| CS |
Fisher Magnet Lower Academy
15510 E. State Fair |
Shekitra Green Principal |
(313) 642-4854 |
| CS |
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy
15491 Maddelein Street |
Michael G. Johnson Principal |
(313) 866-7233 |
| ES |
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School (FLICS)
6501 West Outer Drive |
Zetia Hogan Principal |
(313) 651-2400 |
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Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
2001 W. Warren |
Willie White Principal |
(313) 596-3555 |
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| ES |
Gardner Elementary School
6528 Mansfield Street |
Shannon Cummings Principal |
(313) 581-4615 |
| CS |
Garvey Academy
2301 Van Dyke Street |
Elijah Rozier Principal |
(313) 866-7400 |
| CS |
Golightly Education Center
5536 St. Antoine Street |
Orlando Bogins Principal |
(313) 870-1101 |
| CS |
Gompers Elementary-Middle School
14450 Burt Road |
Bobbie Posey Principal |
(313) 494-7495 |
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Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School
420 W. 7 Mile Road |
Murleen Coakley Principal |
(313) 866-2999 |
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| CS ES |
Harms Elementary School
2400 Central Street |
Mauro Cruz Principal |
(313) 849-3492 |
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Henderson Academy
16101 W Chicago |
Roy Harris Principal |
(313) 852-0512 |
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Henry Ford High School
20000 Evergreen Road |
Michael Mokdad Principal |
(313) 494-7567 |
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Hutchinson Elementary-Middle School at Howe
2600 Garland |
Sharon L Williams Principal |
(313) 866-4169 |
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| CS |
J. E. Clark Preparatory Academy
15755 Bremen Street |
Monica Hester Principal |
(313) 417-9340 |
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Jerry L. White Center
14804 W. McNichols |
Gary Taylor Principal |
(313) 416-4200 |
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John R.King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
15850 Strathmoor Street |
Jennifer Spencer Principal |
(313) 866-9600 |
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Keidan Special Education Center
4441 Collingwood |
Adrima Caesar Principal |
(313) 873-9400 |
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Legacy Academy
2750 Selden St |
Marty Bulger Principal |
(313) 578-7235 |
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| CS |
Ludington Magnet Middle and Honors School
19501 Berg Road |
Pamala Brown Principal |
(313) 494-7577 |
| CS |
Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School
10147 West Chicago |
Jason Drain Principal |
(313) 416-6400 |
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Mann Learning Community
19625 Elmira Street |
Georgina Tait Principal |
(313) 866-9580 |
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Marion Law Academy
19411 Cliff Avenue |
Christopher Lindsay Principal |
(313) 866-3400 |
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| CS ES IS |
Mark Twain School for Scholars
12800 Visger Street |
Sheila Langford Principal |
(313) 386-5530 |
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Marquette Elementary-Middle School
6145 Canyon Street |
Deborah Sinclair Principal |
(313) 417-9360 |
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| CS |
Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
3200 E. Lafayette Street |
Deborah Jenkins Principal |
(313) 494-7373 |
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Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School
8145 Puritan Street |
Alisanda Woods Principal |
(313) 494-3830 |
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| CS |
Mason Academy
19955 Fenelon Street |
Philip Vanhooks Principal |
(313) 866-3700 |
| IS M |
Maybury Elementary School
4410 Porter Street |
Kathleen Keenmon Principal |
(313) 849-2014 |
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Moses Field Center
1100 Sheridan |
LeTanya Dandridge Principal |
(313) 866-5790 |
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Mumford High School
17525 Wyoming Street |
Damian Perry Principal |
(313) 416-7400 |
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| CS |
Munger Elementary-Middle School
5525 Martin |
Donnell Burroughs Principal |
(313) 457-6200 |
| IS |
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
6021 McMillan Street |
Adriana Rendon Principal |
(313) 849-3701 |
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Nichols Elementary-Middle School
3000 Burns Street |
Regina Haywood Principal |
(313) 852-0800 |
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Noble Elementary-Middle School
8646 Fullerton Street |
Tonya Norwood Principal |
(313) 873-0377 |
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Nolan Elementary-Middle School
1150 E. Lantz Street |
Anissa Kimber Principal |
(313) 866-7730 |
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| CS |
Osborn High School
11600 E. 7 Mile Road |
Kenya Crockett Principal |
(313) 866-0343 |
| M |
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
3901 Margareta |
Georgia Hubbard Principal |
(313) 494-7300 |
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Pasteur Elementary School
19811 Stoepel Street |
Michelle Hall Principal |
(313) 494-7314 |
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Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
2585 Grove Street |
Jeffrey Robinson Principal |
(313) 494-8100 |
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Pershing High School
18875 Ryan Road |
Johnathon Matthews Principal |
(313) 866-7700 |
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| CS |
Priest Elementary-Middle School
7840 Wagner Street |
Kimberley Raginia Principal |
(313) 849-3705 |
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Pulaski Elementary-Middle School
19725 Strasburg Street |
DeSheil Echols Principal |
(313) 866-7022 |
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Randolph Career and Technical Center
17101 Hubbell Street |
Krista McKinney-King Principal |
(313) 494-7100 |
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Renaissance High School
6565 W. Outer Drive |
Verynda Stroughter Principal |
(313) 416-4600 |
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Roberto Clemente Learning Academy
1551 Beard |
Maria Hernandez-Martinez Principal |
(313) 849-3489 |
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Ronald Brown Academy
11530 E. Outer Drive |
Damon Pitt Principal |
(313) 886-2611 |
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Sampson-Webber Leadership Academy
4700 Tireman Street |
Karla Craig Principal |
(313) 596-4750 |
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Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts
10700 Santa Maria Street |
Angela Kemp Principal |
(313) 340-4400 |
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Southeastern High School
3030 Fairview Street |
Maurice El-Amin Principal |
(313) 866-4500 |
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| IS M |
Spain Elementary-Middle School
3700 Beaubien Street |
Frederick Cannon Principal |
(313) 494-2081 |
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Thirkell Elementary-Middle School
7724 14th Street |
Denise Connelly Principal |
(313) 596-0990 |
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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
15531 Linwood Street |
Sharon Lee Principal |
(313) 494-8820 |
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Turning Point Academy
18501 Waltham St. |
Renee Kraus Supervisor |
(313) 347-8895 |
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| M |
Vernor Elementary School
13726 Pembroke Avenue |
Linda Pratt Principal |
(313) 494-7342 |
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Wayne Elementary School
10633 Courville Street |
Senta Ray-Conley Principal |
(313) 866-0400 |
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West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Security
4701 McKinley |
Lenora Crawford Principal |
(313) 456-8000 |
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| CS |
Western International High School
1500 Scotten Street |
Angel Garcia Principal |
(313) 849-4758 |
Special Designations
- CS
- Community School
- These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.
- ES
- Excellent Schools Detroit Top School
- One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations
- IS
- Innovation School
- Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.
- M
- Montessori School
- Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration