📍 18501 Waltham St, Detroit, Wayne County, 48205
Turning Point Academy is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 25 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.3:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Turning Point Academy enrolls 25 students across grades K–12. The student body is 84% male and 16% female. A teaching staff of 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4% White and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 23 | 92% |
| White | 1 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
22 of the school's 25 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 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.
Turning Point 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 2, state house district 3.
Turning Point 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 25 students, Turning Point 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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