📍 9330 Shoemaker St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48213
Blackwell Institute is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 1–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackwell Institute enrolls 213 students across grades 1–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 209 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 213 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blackwell Institute 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 1, state house district 2.
Blackwell Institute 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 213 students, Blackwell Institute is smaller than 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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