📍 18440 Hoover St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48205
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 793 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 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts enrolls 793 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American, <1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 783 | 99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
734 of the school's 793 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 733 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts 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 2, state house district 3.
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts 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 793 students, Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts 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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