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Enrollment
692
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT·NCES 260110301609
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
19299 BERG RD, DETROIT, MI 48219 · (313) 538-3024 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL692 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
640 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
5%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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
16.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science this school | 692 | 92.5% | 21.0% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 692 | 92.2% | 18.4% |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 749 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Durfee ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 632 | 93.4% | N/A |
| Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts DETROIT | 754 | 95.0% | N/A |
| Fisher Magnet Academy DETROIT | 758 | 95.8% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,063 of 1,085 | #152 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,063 of 1,072 | #161 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,022 of 1,139 | #140 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 692 | #71 of 1,630 | #31 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,269 of 1,424 | #238 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #1,364 of 1,424 | #233 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #123 of 1,563 | #59 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.1% | #22 of 440 | #3 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
692
+135 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 692 | 36.5 | 19.0:1 | 92% (640) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 34.5 | 18.4:1 | 86% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 34.8 | 17.8:1 | 90% (557) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 90% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 93% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (458 to 692); teachers up 52% (24 to 36.5).
About Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is a high-enrollment elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 692 students enrolled. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
Detroit Public Schools Community District has 48,448 students in 103 schools, and Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is one of those schools.
Black students are the large majority at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science, with 98% of enrollment. Census estimates put the Black share of Wayne County's population at about 37%. Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science total 36.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.0:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 640 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 92%. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Michigan, Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.0% actual against a predicted 25.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 573 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 259,786 students.
The nearest other public school, Communication and Media Arts High School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment was 557 in 2020-21 and 692 in 2024-25, a increase of 135 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 19.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Communication and Media Arts High School0.2 mi · 349
- MadisonCarver Academy0.5 mi · 343
- Weston Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 258
- Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus0.7 mi · 847
- Old Redford Academy Elementary1.2 mi · 265
- Old Redford Academy Middle School1.3 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Wright Academy of Arts and ScienceHow many students attend Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science enrolls approximately 692 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science serve?
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is approximately 19.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?
Student demographics at Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science?
Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science is overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.