📍 19800 Beech Daly Rd, Redford, Wayne County, 48240
David Ellis Academy West is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Redford, Wayne County. The school has 663 pupils enrolled. It is part of the David Ellis Academy West school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
David Ellis Academy West enrolls 663 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 657 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
596 of the school's 663 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 570 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.
David Ellis Academy West is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 10.
David Ellis Academy West is one of 1 schools in David Ellis Academy West, based in REDFORD, Michigan. The district serves 725 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 663 students, David Ellis Academy West is close to the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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