Ivywood Classical Academy

As a heavily attended K-12 campus in PLYMOUTH, Michigan, Ivywood Classical Academy enrolls 613 students from grades K through 10, overseen by Ivywood Classical Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 118% above the state mean of about 281.

Across the 2 schools in Ivywood Classical Academy (697 students total), Ivywood Classical Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ivywood Classical Academy logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ivywood Classical Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 64.2%, a residual of +4.7 points.

Around the school, Wayne County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Ivywood Classical Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ivywood Classical Academy at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

Ivywood Classical Academy operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, Ivywood Classical Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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