📍 26275 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, Oakland County, 48076
Faxon Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southfield, Oakland County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Faxon Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 39.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Faxon Academy enrolls 119 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 39.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 7.6% White and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 105 | 88% |
| White | 9 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 119 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Faxon Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 11, state house district 35.
Faxon Academy is one of 1 schools in Faxon Academy, based in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan. The district serves 150 students district-wide and employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Faxon Academy is smaller than the district average of about 150 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small