Summit Academy North Middle School

Summit Academy North Middle School, a tight-knit middle-grades school in ROMULUS, Michigan, run under Summit Academy North, teaches 385 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

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

In terms of who attends, Summit Academy North Middle School records that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 20% White, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Summit Academy North Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Summit Academy North Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put 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. Summit Academy North Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Summit Academy North High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. Summit Academy North Middle School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 459 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 49% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.