Detroit Edison Public School Academy

Detroit Edison Public School Academy, an expansive elementary-level community in DETROIT, Michigan, one of the schools within Detroit Edison Public School Academy, educates 901 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 144% above the state mean of about 369.

Within Detroit Edison Public School Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 1,320 students, Detroit Edison Public School Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Detroit Edison Public School Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Other groups include 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Detroit Edison Public School Academy has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Detroit Edison Public School Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Detroit Edison Public School Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.

In the surrounding community, Wayne County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Detroit Edison Public School Academy is one.

Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Detroit Edison Public School Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Detroit Edison Public School Academy's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 964 (now 901).

On the community side, the feed for Detroit Edison Public School Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.