📍 4833 Ogden St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48210
Universal Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 700 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Universal Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Universal Academy enrolls 700 students across grades K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 653 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
696 of the school's 700 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 685 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Universal 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 4, state house district 5.
Universal Academy is one of 1 schools in Universal Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 695 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 700 students, Universal Academy is close to the district average of about 695 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large