State/Public Middle Open

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68

17351 Southfield Fwy, Detroit, Wayne County, 48235

276
Pupils
30.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Detroit, Wayne County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 30.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy

Enrollment & staffing

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 enrolls 276 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 30.7:1.

Male students
129 (47%)
Female students
147 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student-teacher ratio
30.7:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American27198%
Two or more races2<1%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

273 of the school's 276 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6–8Charter schoolTitle I

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 8.

School district: Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy

LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is one of 3 schools in Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy, based in Royal Oak, Michigan. The district serves 1,609 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.

1,609
District students
3
Schools
41
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

31%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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