10288 Balfour Rd
Detroit, MI 48224

This school use to be a great school i have three kids that attended this school but i gave this school so many chances and i have now removed my two younger kids the school has really just went completely down this wasn't even my kids neighborhood school but i was driving my kids here anyway because it was a great school the administration changes is what really brought the school down the great teachers have left tge classrooms are still overcrowded my neice and nephew still attend here and they have horror stories on how out of control the classrooms are now my son who is now a 7th grader wasn't learning alot last year now at his new school he is struggling to adjust in some classes where he use to be a straight A student that goes to tell you how much he learned at Ronald Brown in 6th grade my previous reviews were removed from this site i guess they don't want people to know the truth.

I love this school. The principal is caring and knows a lot about teaching kids. The staff works hard and cares about the students. The parents are very involved.

Denby is located in the 48205 zip code, which the Detroit News deemed Michigan s Deadliest Zip Code. The majority of our students live in the 48205 and 48234 zip codes. Over the last 15 years this area has been one of the hardest hit in the country. Many of the students served by Denby come from an impoverished background. It has the highest number of abandoned structures, the highest parole and probation rate, a very high unemployment rate and is plagued by high illiteracy rates. These conditions normally result in high dropout rates. Denby has done a great job of supporting students and families with wrap around services to address the many issues facing the students. They do a great job of creating a family atmosphere to support students. Their college advisor does a great job of exposing students to post-secondary opportunities. They have also created many student led auxiliaries and clubs that students are engaged in. They, like all other Detroit area schools, are focusing on raising academics and attendance. Denby however, recognizes that you must also address the conditions that hinder academic success. These are some of the major reasons why Denby is a GREAT SCHOOL!