American Montessori Academy Elementary
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 51% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 49% |
School pathway
Schools most like American Montessori Academy Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Montessori Academy Elementary this school | 152 | 56.6% | N/A |
| The James and Grace Lee Boggs School DETROIT | 172 | 68.6% | N/A |
| McIntyre Elementary School SOUTHFIELD | 162 | 58.6% | N/A |
| Chrysler Elementary School DETROIT | 137 | 62.8% | 60.9% |
| Greenwood Elementary School KALAMAZOO | 93 | 61.3% | N/A |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School REDFORD | 248 | 71.8% | N/A |
Where American Montessori Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #1,508 of 1,630 | #288 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #770 of 1,563 | #213 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #80 of 979 | #14 of 177 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 152 | 14.9 | 10.2:1 | 57% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 10.8 | 14.5:1 | 66% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 76% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 57% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 14.5 | 15.2:1 | 62% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 12 | 22.0:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 29% (87) |
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (220 to 152); teachers up 3% (14.5 to 14.9).
About American Montessori Academy Elementary
In LIVONIA, Michigan, American Montessori Academy Elementary is a small elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 1, and enrollment is 152 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
District-wide, American Montessori Academy has 2 schools and 441 students.
American Montessori Academy Elementary is 66% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% White and 9% Hispanic. County-wide, 37% of Wayne County residents are Black. American Montessori Academy Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 14.9 full-time equivalents, or about 10.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. About 57% of students, or 86, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
Wayne County has about 1,772,259 residents, and the median household income is $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. In all, Wayne County has 573 public schools and roughly 259,786 students.
Of nearby public schools, Roosevelt Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of American Montessori Academy Elementary.
NCES assigns American Montessori Academy Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
American Montessori Academy Elementary's enrollment climbed from 141 in 2020-21 to 152 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.2:1, from 12.8:1.
The American Montessori Academy Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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