📍 19321 W Chicago St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48228
WAY Academy Chicago Site is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. It is part of the W-A-Y Academy school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
WAY Academy Chicago Site enrolls 90 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 89 | 99% |
| White | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 90 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
WAY Academy Chicago Site is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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.
WAY Academy Chicago Site is one of 2 schools in W-A-Y Academy, based in Detroit, Michigan. The district serves 211 students district-wide and employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, WAY Academy Chicago Site is close to the district average of about 106 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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