Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA) is a non-profit public school located in Detroit and serves 1,104 students, grades K-8. DEPSA is one of the largest public school academies in the State of Michigan. The curricula foci include: language arts, french, mathematics, science, economics, technology and character/ethics. A particular strength of DEPSA is a rigorous assessment plan that tests students biannually. The Detroit Edison Public School Academy was formed in 1998 in cooperation with Oakland University to provide another opportunity towards the education of students in Detroit Michigan. The school is organized into three academies - a Primary Academy (grades K-2); an Elementary Academy (grades 3-5); and an Junior Academy (grades 6-8)- thus creating "three schools within one school building" that are small enough to function as true communities. Each academy is further subdivided into "houses," in which approximately 180 students from the three different grade levels work with a team of six classroom teachers and specialists in Music, Art, French, and Physical Fitness.