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Enrollment
421
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METRO CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260026201272
Metro Charter Academy
34800 ECORSE RD, ROMULUS, MI 48174 · (734) 641-3200 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
292 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 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
34%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
42.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
46.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Metro Charter Academy
Metro Charter Academy's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Charter Academy this school | 421 | 69.4% | 44.1% |
| Morris Adler Elementary School SOUTHFIELD | 355 | 65.6% | 27.6% |
| Adlai Stevenson Elementary School SOUTHFIELD | 527 | 65.5% | 31.0% |
| University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary DETROIT | 476 | 70.8% | 23.3% |
| Alice M Birney K8 School SOUTHFIELD | 452 | 62.8% | N/A |
| Palmer Park Preparatory Academy DETROIT | 405 | 59.8% | 34.3% |
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 Metro Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #599 of 1,085 | #70 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #522 of 1,072 | #68 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #702 of 1,139 | #92 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #564 of 1,630 | #131 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #759 of 1,424 | #137 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #725 of 1,424 | #129 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #518 of 1,563 | #192 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #25 of 979 | #5 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
421
-293 (-41%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 69% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 75% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 81% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 74% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 72% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 36 | 21.1:1 | 68% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 57% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 17% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metro Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (723 to 421); teachers down 30% (37 to 26).
About Metro Charter Academy
In ROMULUS, Michigan, Metro Charter Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 421 students.
In federal data, the district for Metro Charter Academy is the school itself.
At 80%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Metro Charter Academy combined. The remaining students are 15% multiracial and 4% White. Among people living in Wayne County, the Black share is about 37%. Metro Charter Academy has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 69% of enrollment.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.6%. Metro Charter Academy scores 44.1%.
Across Wayne County, 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%. Metro Charter Academy is among the 573 public schools in Wayne County.
RooseveltMcGrath Elem School is the public school closest to Metro Charter Academy, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.1%; Metro Charter Academy's is 44.1%, ranking 2nd of 5.
The federal government classifies Metro Charter Academy's location as Suburb: Large. Charter status: Metro Charter Academy is a public charter school.
Federal counts for Metro Charter Academy: 714 students in 2020-21, 421 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The school's ratio fell from 19.3:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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
Related schools
Other schools in ROMULUS
- Brownstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 872 students
- Summit Academy North Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Summit Academy North High SchoolHigh · 547 students
- Romulus Senior High SchoolHigh · 518 students
- Romulus Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Summit Academy North Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
Nearby schools
- RooseveltMcGrath Elem School1.2 mi · 454
- Romulus Elementary School1.4 mi · 262
- Wick Elementary School1.5 mi · 281
- Romulus Senior High School1.5 mi · 518
- Romulus Virtual Learning Center1.5 mi · 118
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.5 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Metro Charter AcademyHow many students attend Metro Charter Academy?
Metro Charter Academy enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Metro Charter Academy serve?
Metro Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Metro Charter Academy?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Metro Charter Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Metro Charter Academy?
At Metro Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 80% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Metro Charter Academy public or private?
Metro Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Metro Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.