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WAY Academy Vernor Site

Q: How many students attend WAY Academy Vernor Site?

In the 2024-25 school year, 135 students attended WAY Academy Vernor Site.

Q: What is the racial makeup of WAY Academy Vernor Site?

Students at WAY Academy Vernor Site are 93% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 6-12

135

Students ?

88.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,761

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 W Vernor Hwy
Detroit, MI 48209-1434

(313) 444-8082

District: W-A-Y Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

White:

5.9%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (33% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (22% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg55%

Not ranked this year

WAY Academy Vernor Site did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	6.5	760 of 824	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	796 of 835	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	768 of 852	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	755 of 832	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	6.6	635 of 710	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	3.4	200 of 201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	3.2	741 of 755	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	3.1	689 of 707	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	2.0	692 of 708	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2018)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2018)<1st percentile-7 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WAY Academy Vernor Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	8701 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-8082	135	2	88.8	84.4%	8 (5.9%)	2 (1.5%)	125 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$12,761	$3,526	$9,235
Cesar Chavez Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1761 Waterman St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 551-0611	730	37	19.7	97.1%	13 (1.8%)	13 (1.8%)	700 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16.6	608^th of 739 public high schools	17.7%		11.7	656^th of 743 public high schools	11.7%	48		31.6	10.5						17.0		25.1	$12,087	$3,827	$8,260
Services Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 Stecker St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Services YouthBuild Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 945-5200	109	3	36.3	69.7%	0 (0.0%)	83 (76.1%)	26 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,987	$293	$11,694
Voyageur College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4366 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	524	27	19.4	97.9%	7 (1.3%)	414 (79.0%)	93 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2.7	738^th of 739 public high schools	0.1%		4.4	725^th of 743 public high schools	2.4%	13		8.7							4.4		6.1	$4,960	$75	$4,885
Western International High School	Public	9-12	1500 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-4758	1,959	85	23.0	79.1%	96 (4.9%)	363 (18.5%)	1,489 (76.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5.4	711^th of 739 public high schools	3.8%		5.2	714^th of 743 public high schools	3.9%	3		17.0	5.4						5.5		12.0	$18,400	$1,811	$16,590
River Rouge High School	Public	9-12	1460 Coolidge Hwy	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9600	987	42	23.6	76.9%	18 (1.8%)	860 (87.1%)	73 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.2%)	4.6	719^th of 739 public high schools	2.7%		3	738^th of 743 public high schools	0.7%	19		15.8							8.7		8.7	$17,783	$3,160	$14,623
Covenant High School Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 25th St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-8720	164	6	27.5	97.0%	17 (10.4%)	80 (48.8%)	66 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)												$10,915	$1,988	$8,928
Fordson High School	Public	9-12	13800 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1400	1,966	102	19.1	85.8%	1,922 (97.8%)	21 (1.1%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.4	581^st of 739 public high schools	21.4%		26.1	545^th of 743 public high schools	26.6%	36		35.8	21.2						13.9		20.8	$16,849	$1,767	$15,081
Covenant High School Central	Public, Charter	9-12	2959 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 899-6900	240	8	30.3	94.6%	4 (1.7%)	230 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)												$10,494	$1,965	$8,529
Riverside Academy West Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	6409 Schaefer Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3600	470	22	21.7	100.0%	441 (93.8%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	683^rd of 739 public high schools	7.6%		10.7	661^st of 743 public high schools	11.0%	22	28.2	20.8		18.2	23.3	9.1	24.2	8.6	7.7	8.6	17.3	$13,967	$3,384	$10,583

Frequently Asked Questions about WAY Academy Vernor Site

How many students attend WAY Academy Vernor Site?

In the 2024-25 school year, 135 students attended WAY Academy Vernor Site.

What is the racial makeup of WAY Academy Vernor Site?

Students at WAY Academy Vernor Site are 93% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

What district is WAY Academy Vernor Site in?

W-A-Y Academy

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