📍 1903 Wilkins St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48207
Detroit Edison Public School Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 832 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Edison Public School Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Detroit Edison Public School Academy enrolls 832 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% Asian and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 815 | 98% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
604 of the school's 832 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Detroit Edison Public School Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Detroit Edison Public School Academy is one of 2 schools in Detroit Edison Public School Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 1,320 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 832 students, Detroit Edison Public School Academy is larger than the district average of about 660 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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