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Enrollment
874
Combined
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110308803
Academy of The Americas High School
5680 KONKEL ST, DETROIT, MI 48210 · (313) 335-1310 · Wayne County
GRADES 04–12COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
752 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 10% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Detroit Public Schools Community District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
13.5%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Academy of The Americas High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of The Americas High School this school | 874 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary DETROIT | 430 | 91.4% | 17.9% |
| Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School BENTON HARBOR | 386 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Walkerville Public School WALKERVILLE | 198 | 75.3% | N/A |
| Northport Public School NORTHPORT | 127 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Multicultural Academy ANN ARBOR | 324 | 73.1% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy of The Americas High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #32 of 32 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #1 of 200 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #54 of 61 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #56 of 61 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #12 of 102 | #4 of 14 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
874
+168 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 26.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 874 | 46.1 | 19.0:1 | 86% (752) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 38.6 | 21.1:1 | 74% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 33.3 | 20.7:1 | 78% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 74% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 6.5 | 14.8:1 | 59% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy of The Americas High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 810% (96 to 874); teachers up 609% (6.5 to 46.1).
About Academy of The Americas High School
Academy of The Americas High School is a large combined-grade school. Its address is in DETROIT, Michigan. The school had 874 students in grades 4 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for combined schools in Michigan is about 281, so this school runs 211% bigger than that.
Academy of The Americas High School is in Detroit Public Schools Community District, a district with 48,448 students across 103 schools.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at Academy of The Americas High School. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wayne County's population at about 7%. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.0 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
New Paradigm College Prep is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Academy of The Americas High School.
Academy of The Americas High School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school enrolled 874 students in 2024-25, 168 more than the 706 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.1:1 to 19.0:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Munger ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 954 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- New Paradigm College Prep0.5 mi · 215
- Voyageur College Prep0.6 mi · 524
- Academy of the Americas at Logan0.6 mi · 495
- Voyageur Academy0.6 mi · 789
- Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary0.6 mi · 430
- Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh0.7 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Academy of The Americas High SchoolHow many students attend Academy of The Americas High School?
Academy of The Americas High School enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 04-12.
Is Academy of The Americas High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academy of The Americas High School is a combined-grade school covering grades 04-12.
How many teachers does Academy of The Americas High School have?
Academy of The Americas High School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy of The Americas High School?
At Academy of The Americas High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Academy of The Americas High School?
Academy of The Americas High School is overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District in Wayne County.
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