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Enrollment
680
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARRENDALE CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260027101446
Warrendale Charter Academy
19400 SAWYER ST, DETROIT, MI 48228 · (313) 240-4200 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
662 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 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 63% larger than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
25%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
23.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
21.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Warrendale Charter Academy
Warrendale Charter Academy's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrendale Charter Academy this school | 680 | 97.4% | 21.6% |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy DETROIT | 707 | 98.7% | 21.0% |
| Flagship Charter Academy DETROIT | 655 | 93.9% | 20.6% |
| Legacy Charter Academy DETROIT | 738 | 96.7% | 32.7% |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts DETROIT | 754 | 95.0% | N/A |
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 Warrendale Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,058 of 1,085 | #150 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,026 of 1,072 | #143 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,083 of 1,139 | #154 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #79 of 1,630 | #35 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #711 of 1,424 | #126 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #953 of 1,424 | #160 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #32 of 1,563 | #16 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #741 of 979 | #127 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
680
-99 (-13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 680 | 42.5 | 16.0:1 | 97% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 31 | 21.8:1 | 99% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 98% (696) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 98% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 98% (708) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 96% (691) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 92% (667) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warrendale Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (724 to 680); teachers up 6% (40 to 42.5).
About Warrendale Charter Academy
Warrendale Charter Academy, a large elementary school, is located in DETROIT, Michigan. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 680 students. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Warrendale Charter Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Warrendale Charter Academy is 86% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 37% Black among all Wayne County residents. The diversity index for Warrendale Charter Academy is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Wayne County.
Warrendale Charter Academy holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Warrendale Charter Academy's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.6%) and its predicted rate (23.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
In Wayne County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Warrendale Charter Academy among them.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Vista Meadows Academy, is the closest to Warrendale Charter Academy. Warrendale Charter Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Warrendale Charter Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
The school's enrollment decreased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 19.5 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Warrendale Charter Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Nearby schools
- Vista Meadows Academy0.8 mi · 86
- Clara B Ford Academy SDA0.8 mi · 58
- Carver STEM Academy0.9 mi · 435
- Cody High School1.0 mi · 563
- Dixon Elementary School1.0 mi · 485
- River Oaks Elementary School1.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Warrendale Charter AcademyHow large is Warrendale Charter Academy?
Warrendale Charter Academy enrolls approximately 680 students in grades KG-08.
Is Warrendale Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Warrendale Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Warrendale Charter Academy have?
Warrendale Charter Academy employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Warrendale Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Warrendale Charter Academy are roughly 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 86% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Warrendale Charter Academy in?
Warrendale Charter Academy is part of Warrendale Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.