📍 3901 Margareta St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48221
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 7.5% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 380 | 89% |
| White | 32 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 425 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 3.
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy 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 425 students, Palmer Park Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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