📍 19701 Wyoming St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48221
Bates Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 755 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 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bates Academy enrolls 755 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American, <1% Two or more races and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 752 | 100% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
436 of the school's 755 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 426 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bates 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 7.
Bates 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 755 students, Bates Academy is larger than the district average of about 456 students per school.
View the full Detroit Public Schools Community District profile →
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large