American Montessori Academy Elementary

American Montessori Academy Elementary is a close-knit elementary campus in LIVONIA, Michigan, part of American Montessori Academy. The school serves 152 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so American Montessori Academy Elementary sits 59% below that benchmark.

American Montessori Academy runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 441 students. American Montessori Academy Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, American Montessori Academy Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 24% White, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the resource side, On paper, American Montessori Academy Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting American Montessori Academy Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. American Montessori Academy Elementary is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Roosevelt Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. American Montessori Academy Elementary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 31%: 220 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 48% to 66%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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