Bethune Academy

10825 Fenkell St, Detroit, MI 48238 | (313) 873-9460

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 629

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 629 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 805th out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 10825 Fenkell Street, Detroit, MI 48227

Principal or Admin: Mrs. Pamela Askew
Fax: (313) 873-9459

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: 629
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 322 (51.2%)
Females: 307 (48.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 8 (1.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 522 (83.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 530 (84.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Bethune Academy Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	627	99.7%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	-	-
White	2	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	88	14.0%
1st Grade	84	13.4%
2nd Grade	77	12.2%
3rd Grade	65	10.3%
4th Grade	61	9.7%
5th Grade	48	7.6%
6th Grade	67	10.7%
7th Grade	80	12.7%
8th Grade	58	9.2%
Ungraded	1	0.2%

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 Bethune Academy 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	76.7%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	91.2%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	74.0%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	53.9%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	79.3%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	68.0%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	54.2%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	22.4%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	63.5%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	82.8%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	77.8%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	39.7%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	68.4%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	63.2%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	6.0%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	15.8%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	52.6%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	42.0%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	44.4%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	82.9%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	64.4%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	57.8%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	50.0%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	32.9%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	40.0%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	43.9%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	35.7%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	26.2%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	47.8%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	53.8%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	42.9%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	53.5%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	63.1%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	40.9%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	21.5%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	29.7%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	23.9%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	35.5%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	40.3%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	50.6%	62.7%	84.6%
2009	41.3%	53.7%	82.2%
2008	48.0%	55.8%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	30.2%	52.2%	79.0%
2009	47.4%	59.8%	82.0%
2008	58.7%	56.4%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	5.7%	20.4%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	47.2%	57.5%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	58.3%	57.7%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	33.3%	48.8%	78.0%
2009	71.2%	39.5%	70.3%
2008	38.6%	46.6%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	41.7%	61.7%	81.9%
2009	69.0%	69.4%	83.4%
2008	61.4%	53.9%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	25.6%	51.7%	78.1%
2009	41.4%	45.7%	75.9%
2008	30.6%	48.9%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	62.2%	55.1%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	57.3%	52.9%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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