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Enrollment
430
Combined
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE OF DETROIT ACADEMY·NCES 260024301213
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary
4443 N CAMPBELL ST, DETROIT, MI 48210 · (313) 897-8720 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
393 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 55%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
20.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
15.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary this school | 430 | 91.4% | 17.9% |
| Academy of The Americas High School DETROIT | 874 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School BENTON HARBOR | 386 | 75.6% | N/A |
| Northport Public School NORTHPORT | 127 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Walkerville Public School WALKERVILLE | 198 | 75.3% | N/A |
| Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School Sault Ste. Marie | 389 | 99.2% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #30 of 30 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #23 of 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #31 of 32 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #15 of 200 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #53 of 61 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #31 of 61 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #6 of 102 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #9 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
430
+41 (+11%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 95% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 21.7 | 16.8:1 | 92% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 25.3 | 15.9:1 | 96% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 23 | 24.8:1 | 95% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 94% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 99% (377) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (402 to 430); teachers down 5% (25.3 to 24).
About Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is a public combined-grade school in DETROIT, Michigan. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 10, with 430 students enrolled. The average among combined schools in Michigan is roughly 281 students; this school is 53% bigger than that.
Hope of Detroit Academy oversees Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary and 1 other school, with 1,012 students in total.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary, with 86% of enrollment. Next come 11% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 7% Hispanic among all Wayne County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The school reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.9:1. Combined schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligible students account for 91% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 25 points lower.
Measured against Michigan public K-12 schools, Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.9%; the prediction is 25.8%.
In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), median household income is about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
The closest other public school is Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary as City: Large. Federal records list Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary as a charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 389 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, an 11% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.4:1 to 17.9:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Hope of Detroit Academy
- Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHighCombined · 582 students
Other schools in DETROIT
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh0.1 mi · 582
- Voyageur College Prep0.2 mi · 524
- Voyageur Academy0.2 mi · 789
- New Paradigm College Prep0.4 mi · 215
- Academy of the Americas at Logan0.5 mi · 495
- Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate0.6 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Hope of Detroit Academy ElementaryHow many students attend Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary?
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-10.
What age range does Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary serve?
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary.
How diverse is Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary?
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary public or private?
Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Hope of Detroit Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.