South Arbor Charter Academy

Set in YPSILANTI, Michigan, South Arbor Charter Academy is a heavily attended primary school, run under South Arbor Charter Academy. It enrolls 800 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 117% above the state mean of about 369.

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

On demographics, South Arbor Charter Academy logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 18% Black, 17% Asian, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, South Arbor Charter Academy logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Arbor Charter Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 69.9%, a residual of +17.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washtenaw County shows median household income runs about $89,180, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which South Arbor Charter Academy is one.

Huron Valley Womens is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Arbor Charter Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.5%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. South Arbor Charter Academy's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 800). The White share of enrollment fell from 56% to 45% over that span.

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