📍 15491 Maddelein St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48205
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades 5–8. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fisher Magnet Upper Academy enrolls 378 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 371 | 98% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 378 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-14, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Fisher Magnet Upper 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 378 students, Fisher Magnet Upper Academy 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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