📍 2635 Howard St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48216
Escuela Avancemos is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Escuela Avancemos school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Escuela Avancemos enrolls 393 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.1% |
| White | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 393 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Escuela Avancemos 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 1, state house district 6.
Escuela Avancemos is one of 1 schools in Escuela Avancemos, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 425 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Escuela Avancemos is close to the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large