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Enrollment
719
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DETROIT MERIT CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260027801484
Detroit Merit Charter Academy
1091 ALTER RD, DETROIT, MI 48215 · (313) 331-3328 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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.
- 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
18.5:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
592 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 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (61).
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
29.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
16.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Merit Charter Academy
Detroit Merit Charter Academy's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Merit Charter Academy this school | 719 | 82.3% | 24.8% |
| Westfield Charter Academy REDFORD | 730 | 82.6% | 23.7% |
| Laurus Academy SOUTHFIELD | 791 | 83.4% | 26.0% |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy DETROIT | 686 | 88.9% | 28.1% |
| Grand River Academy LIVONIA | 727 | 80.5% | 23.6% |
| Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods HARPER WOODS | 603 | 87.9% | 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 Merit Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,021 of 1,085 | #137 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #1,062 of 1,072 | #160 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #990 of 1,139 | #129 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #54 of 1,630 | #25 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,219 of 1,424 | #228 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #1,145 of 1,424 | #176 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #321 of 1,563 | #149 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #714 of 979 | #122 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
719
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 719 | 38.9 | 18.5:1 | 82% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 32.8 | 21.9:1 | 95% (679) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 92% (650) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 91% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 39 | 19.8:1 | 93% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 91% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 86% (628) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Detroit Merit Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (771 to 719); teachers unchanged (39 to 38.9).
About Detroit Merit Charter Academy
Detroit Merit Charter Academy is an elementary school located in DETROIT, Michigan, in Wayne County. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 719 students. The school's enrollment is 95% above the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
In federal data, the district for Detroit Merit Charter Academy is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Detroit Merit Charter Academy is 90% Black. Other groups make up 8% multiracial. Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.5 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 82%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Detroit Merit Charter Academy is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.8% at Detroit Merit Charter Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wayne County show that the median household income is $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Besides Detroit Merit Charter Academy, Wayne County has 572 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Pierce Middle School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Detroit Merit Charter Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Detroit Merit Charter Academy ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Detroit Merit Charter Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 746 in 2020-21 to 719 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 20.2 in 2020-21 to 18.5 in 2024-25.
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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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- Pierce Middle School0.5 mi · 570
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- Carstens ElementaryMiddle School0.9 mi · 266
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Frequently asked questions
About Detroit Merit Charter AcademyHow many students attend Detroit Merit Charter Academy?
Detroit Merit Charter Academy enrolls approximately 719 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Detroit Merit Charter Academy serve?
Detroit Merit Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Detroit Merit Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Detroit Merit Charter Academy is approximately 18.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Detroit Merit Charter Academy?
At Detroit Merit Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 90% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Detroit Merit Charter Academy public or private?
Detroit Merit Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Detroit Merit Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.