American International Academy Upper Elementary

American International Academy Upper Elementary is an elementary campus of cozy scale in INKSTER, Michigan, one of the schools within American International Academy, works with 225 students in grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in American International Academy (660 students total), American International Academy Upper Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, American International Academy Upper Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). Other groups include 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), American International Academy Upper Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Inkster Preparatory Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

American International Academy Upper Elementary operates from an outer-ring location. American International Academy Upper Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the American International Academy Upper Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.