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What tradition at Detroit Enterprise Academy should never be changed?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT ENTERPRISE ACADEMY·NCES 260030201738
Detroit Enterprise Academy
11224 KERCHEVAL ST, DETROIT, MI 48214 · (313) 823-5799 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
18.1:1
38 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
610 students
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 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
28.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
30.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Detroit Enterprise Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Enterprise Academy this school | 686 | 88.9% | 28.1% |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods HARPER WOODS | 603 | 87.9% | N/A |
| Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts DETROIT | 630 | 88.4% | N/A |
| Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science DETROIT | 692 | 92.5% | 21.0% |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 749 | 91.3% | 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 Detroit Enterprise Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #970 of 1,085 | #123 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #907 of 1,072 | #117 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #998 of 1,139 | #131 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #73 of 1,630 | #33 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,152 of 1,424 | #216 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,147 of 1,424 | #177 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #214 of 1,563 | #106 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #862 of 979 | #143 of 177 |
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
686
-87 (-11%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 686 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 89% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 31 | 24.5:1 | 97% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 41.2 | 18.1:1 | 97% (721) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 95% (734) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 96% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 98% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 90% (645) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Detroit Enterprise Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (706 to 686); teachers down 3% (39 to 38).
About Detroit Enterprise Academy
At 11224 KERCHEVAL ST in DETROIT, Michigan, Detroit Enterprise Academy operates as a large elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 686 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Michigan) has about 369 students.
In federal data, the district for Detroit Enterprise Academy is the school itself.
At Detroit Enterprise Academy, Black students make up 90% of the student body. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Wayne County, the Black share is about 37%. Detroit Enterprise Academy has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1 at Detroit Enterprise Academy, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 89% of enrollment. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Detroit Enterprise Academy is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Detroit Enterprise Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.1%) and its predicted rate (26.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Wayne County census figures show that median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. A total of 573 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 259,786 students.
The closest public school, Pathways Academy, is about 0.2 miles from Detroit Enterprise Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Detroit Enterprise Academy is City: Large. Detroit Enterprise Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The number of students dropped from 773 to 686 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 20.3 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Pathways Academy0.2 mi · 140
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- Capstone Academy Charter SchoolRiverbend1.2 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Detroit Enterprise AcademyHow many students attend Detroit Enterprise Academy?
Detroit Enterprise Academy enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Detroit Enterprise Academy serve?
Detroit Enterprise Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Detroit Enterprise Academy have?
Detroit Enterprise Academy employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Detroit Enterprise Academy?
At Detroit Enterprise Academy, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 90% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Detroit Enterprise Academy in?
Detroit Enterprise Academy is part of Detroit Enterprise Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.