Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science

Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science, a sizable elementary campus in DETROIT, Michigan, run under Detroit Public Schools Community District, educates 692 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science sits 88% larger than that benchmark.

Detroit Public Schools Community District runs 103 schools in total, collectively educating 48,448 students. Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science records that nearly all students (98%) are Black. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.3%; this one delivers 21.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is one campus in the mix.

Communication and Media Arts High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science has rose 51%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 692 in 2025.

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