Metro Charter Academy

As a mid-tier primary school in ROMULUS, Michigan, Metro Charter Academy caters to 421 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Metro Charter Academy.

Operationally, Metro Charter Academy answers to Metro Charter Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Metro Charter Academy reports that the largest single group is Black, at 80% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 69% of students at Metro Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Metro Charter Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 44.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $60,539, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Metro Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RooseveltMcGrath Elem School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Metro Charter Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Metro Charter Academy at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, Metro Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Metro Charter Academy's enrollment has edged down 42% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 421). Black enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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