📍 18977 Schaefer Hwy, Detroit, Wayne County, 48235
David Ellis Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the David Ellis Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
David Ellis Academy enrolls 200 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 200 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 200 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
David Ellis Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 5, state house district 7.
David Ellis Academy is one of 2 schools in David Ellis Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 206 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 200 students, David Ellis Academy is larger than the district average of about 103 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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