State/Public High Open

Communication and Media Arts High School

๐Ÿ“ 19501 Berg Rd, Detroit, Wayne County, 48219

306
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Communication and Media Arts High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 306 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Enrollment & staffing

Communication and Media Arts High School enrolls 306 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
130 (42%)
Female students
176 (58%)
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American30399%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

223 of the school's 306 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Communication and Media Arts High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 5, state house district 10.

School district: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Communication and Media Arts High School is one of 107 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, based in DETROIT, Michigan. The district serves 48,828 students district-wide and employs 3,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 306 students, Communication and Media Arts High School is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.

48,828
District students
107
Schools
3,019
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (10) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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