📍 19299 Berg Rd, Detroit, Wayne County, 48219
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 618 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 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science enrolls 618 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 606 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 618 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science 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 5, state house district 10.
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science 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 618 students, Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is larger 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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