Academy of the Americas

5680 Konkel St, Detroit, MI 48210 | (313) 596-7640

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 659

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 659 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 683rd out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 5680 Konkel Street, Detroit, MI 48210

Principal or Admin: Ms. Naomi Khalil
Fax: (313) 596-7652

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Detroit City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,016
Graduation Rate: 45.2%
Dropout Rate: 11.7%
Students Per Teacher: 17.8
Enrolled Students: 89,561

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 659
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 37.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 335 (50.8%)
Females: 324 (49.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 44 (6.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 526 (79.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 570 (86.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Academy of the Americas Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.9%
Black	33	5.0%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	604	91.7%
White	16	2.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	73	11.1%
1st Grade	78	11.8%
2nd Grade	92	14.0%
3rd Grade	89	13.5%
4th Grade	66	10.0%
5th Grade	59	9.0%
6th Grade	73	11.1%
7th Grade	58	8.8%
8th Grade	71	10.8%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Academy of the Americas performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	93.2%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	88.6%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	96.0%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	48.9%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	74.7%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	60.0%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	48.0%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	25.3%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	76.5%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	84.4%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	76.5%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	70.0%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	68.8%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	63.2%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	20.0%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	16.2%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	50.0%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.7%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	64.9%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	46.1%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	71.0%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	67.3%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	12.0%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	61.3%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	70.2%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	73.0%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	12.0%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	35.1%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.3%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	66.7%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	44.8%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	67.6%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	75.4%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	53.4%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	57.9%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	51.4%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	52.6%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	52.6%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	56.1%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.4%	62.7%	84.6%
2009	62.5%	53.7%	82.2%
2008	68.0%	55.8%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	62.1%	52.2%	79.0%
2009	63.5%	59.8%	82.0%
2008	66.7%	56.4%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	31.8%	20.4%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	76.0%	57.5%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	70.7%	57.7%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	43.8%	48.8%	78.0%
2009	56.5%	39.5%	70.3%
2008	68.9%	46.6%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	70.0%	61.7%	81.9%
2009	75.0%	69.4%	83.4%
2008	78.1%	53.9%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	68.8%	51.7%	78.1%
2009	62.0%	45.7%	75.9%
2008	71.6%	48.9%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	79.5%	55.1%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	74.0%	52.9%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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