Old Redford Academy Middle School

Old Redford Academy Middle School is an intermediate school of small scale in DETROIT, Michigan, run under Old Redford Academy, educateing 241 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Old Redford Academy runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 957 students. Old Redford Academy Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Old Redford Academy Middle School shows that nearly all students (98%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Old Redford Academy Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Old Redford Academy Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Old Redford Academy Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Old Redford Academy Middle School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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