📍 4201 W Outer Dr, Detroit, Wayne County, 48221
MacDowell Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MacDowell Preparatory Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
MacDowell Preparatory Academy enrolls 368 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 362 | 98% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 368 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
MacDowell Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 4, state house district 7.
MacDowell Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in MacDowell Preparatory Academy, based in Detroit, Michigan. The district serves 364 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, MacDowell Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 364 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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