Summary:
Detroit Merit Charter Academy is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Detroit Merit Charter Academy district, which is ranked 512 out of 613 districts in Michigan and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. With a total enrollment of 718 students, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its student population.
The academic performance of Detroit Merit Charter Academy is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with the highest proficiency rates in 5th grade English Language Arts (34.9%) and 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts (41.9%) still significantly lower than the state averages. The school's lowest proficiency rates are in 6th grade Math (8%) and 5th grade Social Studies (4.65%), which are well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which may be contributing to the low academic performance.
The school's student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 94.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's per-student spending of $13,675 for the 2023-2024 school year is relatively high, it is unclear how this spending is allocated and how it impacts student outcomes. The school's student-teacher ratio of 21.9 is slightly higher than the state average, but this alone does not explain the consistently low academic performance observed across all grade levels and subject areas.
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