Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy

Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is a high-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in DETROIT, Michigan, administered by Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy. Enrollment totals 541 students across kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in Michigan enroll around 281, and this school is 93% above that mark.

Federal records list Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy as the district for Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy.

Black students are 99% of those enrolled at Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy. That compares with about 37% Black among all Wayne County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.

There are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy, giving a ratio of 54.1:1. The school's 54.1:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for combined schools in Michigan. By family income, 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 23 points.

For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,539 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wayne County number 573, with about 259,786 students.

The closest school to Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is Marion Law Academy, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

In the federal locale system, Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Enrollment fell 8% over 4 years, reaching 541 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 49.3:1 in 2020-21, and 54.1:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Cornerstone JeffersonDouglass Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.