Summit Academy North Elementary School

Located at 28697 SIBLEY RD, in ROMULUS, Michigan, Summit Academy North Elementary School is a roomy elementary campus that serves 642 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Summit Academy North. That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 3 schools in Summit Academy North (1,574 students total), Summit Academy North Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Summit Academy North Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Summit Academy North Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Academy North Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit Academy North Elementary School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Summit Academy North High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Academy North Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Summit Academy North Elementary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Summit Academy North Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 786 (now 642). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 50% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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