📍 4900 e Hildale St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48234
Legacy Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 739 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Legacy Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Legacy Charter Academy enrolls 739 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 4.7% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 693 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
727 of the school's 739 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 708 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Legacy Charter 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 2, state house district 3.
Legacy Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Legacy Charter Academy, based in Detroit, Michigan. The district serves 738 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 739 students, Legacy Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 738 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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