West Village Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Schools most like West Village Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Village Academy this school | 242 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Old Redford Academy Elementary DETROIT | 265 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Edison Elementary School DETROIT | 279 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary BENTON HARBOR | 229 | 89.1% | N/A |
| Vandenberg Elementary School REDFORD | 280 | 81.8% | N/A |
| Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy DETROIT | 234 | 84.2% | N/A |
Where West Village Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #1,303 of 1,630 | #264 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #532 of 1,424 | #94 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #1,029 of 1,424 | #169 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #251 of 1,563 | #125 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.6% | #22 of 979 | #4 of 177 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 15.9 | 15.2:1 | 86% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 15.9 | 16.5:1 | 84% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 17.9 | 16.3:1 | 79% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 75% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 82% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 86% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 82% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 15 | 25.3:1 | 62% (237) |
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (429 to 242); teachers down 34% (24 to 15.9).
About West Village Academy
West Village Academy is an elementary school in DEARBORN, Michigan, reachable at (313) 274-9200. In all, 242 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. The school is 34% below the average for elementary schools in Michigan.
West Village Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
West Village Academy is 88% Black by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Wayne County's population at about 37%. The diversity index for West Village Academy is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. Roughly 86% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that median household income comes to about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
The closest school to West Village Academy is Robichaud Senior High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of West Village Academy.
NCES describes the area around West Village Academy as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment fell by 31% across 4 years, from 353 in 2020-21 to 242 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.8:1 to 15.2:1.
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