Summary:
Warrendale Charter Academy is a single K-8 charter school in Detroit serving 680 students, operating under the Warrendale Charter Academy district, where 97% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
This school has shown steady improvement over the past two years, climbing from the 9th to the 24th percentile statewide. English Language Arts is the relative bright spot—3rd graders hit 30.6% proficiency and 7th graders actually exceeded the state average in 2024-2025. However, math is a serious concern. Proficiency drops sharply as students advance: 34.7% of 3rd graders are proficient, but that falls to just 13.2% by 6th grade and a mere 9.62% for 8th graders on the PSAT. Science and social studies also lag significantly, with 5th grade science at 11.1% versus the state's 40%.
The biggest barrier to learning is chronic absenteeism—59.2% of students miss significant school time, more than double the state average. This likely drives many of the academic struggles. The school spends $14,735 per student with a 15.9:1 student-teacher ratio, yet the combination of extreme poverty and missed instruction creates steep challenges. While the upward trend in rankings and ELA scores shows effective literacy strategies are taking hold, the urgent priorities are replicating that success in math and tackling the absenteeism crisis that undermines all other efforts.
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