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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260112508931
Westfield Charter Academy
27201 W CHICAGO, REDFORD, MI 48239 · (313) 625-3030 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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
17.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
603 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Westfield Charter Academy→Westfield Preparatory High School
Based on grade levels within Westfield Charter Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
24.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Westfield Charter Academy
Westfield Charter Academy's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Charter Academy this school | 730 | 82.6% | 23.7% |
| Detroit Merit Charter Academy DETROIT | 719 | 82.3% | 24.8% |
| Laurus Academy SOUTHFIELD | 791 | 83.4% | 26.0% |
| Grand River Academy LIVONIA | 727 | 80.5% | 23.6% |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy DETROIT | 686 | 88.9% | 28.1% |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
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 Westfield Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,034 of 1,085 | #141 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #995 of 1,072 | #135 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,039 of 1,139 | #142 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #49 of 1,630 | #22 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,040 of 1,424 | #191 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #908 of 1,424 | #151 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #316 of 1,563 | #147 of 294 |
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
730
+112 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 730 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 83% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 40.6 | 17.2:1 | 86% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 85% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 84% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield Charter Academy.
About Westfield Charter Academy
Westfield Charter Academy is a public elementary school run by Westfield Charter Academy in REDFORD, Michigan. Its 730 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
Federal records list Westfield Charter Academy as its own district.
Most students at Westfield Charter Academy are Black: 85% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Wayne County is about 37% Black. By the diversity index, Westfield Charter Academy comes in at 26%.
Westfield Charter Academy operates with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. About 83% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Westfield Charter Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.7% for Westfield Charter Academy. The school posts 23.7%, 6.0 points below the prediction.
Wayne County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
Nearby, Thomas Jefferson Elem School is about 0.4 miles away. Westfield Charter Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Westfield Charter Academy at 7th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Westfield Charter Academy as Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Westfield Charter Academy saw enrollment rise 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 20.6:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Westfield Charter Academy may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other schools in Westfield Charter Academy
- Westfield Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 834 students
Other schools in REDFORD
- Westfield Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 834 students
- Lee M Thurston High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- David Ellis Academy WestCombined · 725 students
- WashingtonParks AcademyElementary · 591 students
- John D Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Redford Union High SchoolHigh · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elem School0.4 mi · 248
- Cleveland Elementary School0.4 mi · 415
- Universal Learning Academy0.6 mi · 761
- John D Pierce Middle School1.0 mi · 577
- Emerson Middle School1.0 mi · 638
- Cooper Upper Elementary School1.0 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Westfield Charter AcademyHow many students attend Westfield Charter Academy?
Westfield Charter Academy enrolls approximately 730 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Westfield Charter Academy serve?
Westfield Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westfield Charter Academy is approximately 17.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westfield Charter Academy?
At Westfield Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 85% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Westfield Charter Academy public or private?
Westfield Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Westfield Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.