📍 7781 Asbury Park, Detroit, Wayne County, 48228
Detroit Premier Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Premier Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Detroit Premier Academy enrolls 715 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 6.7% Two or more races and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 624 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 4.6% |
| White | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 715 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 656 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 Premier 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 3, state house district 9.
Detroit Premier Academy is one of 1 schools in Detroit Premier Academy, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 706 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Detroit Premier Academy is close to the district average of about 706 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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