Phoenix Academy

7735 Ln St, Detroit, MI 48209 | (313) 849-2419

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 535

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 535 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 801st out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 7735 Lane Street, Detroit, MI 48209

Principal or Admin: Norma Hernandez
Fax: (313) 849-1170

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: 535
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 286 (53.5%)
Females: 249 (46.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 6 (1.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 522 (97.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 528 (98.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Phoenix Academy Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	7	1.3%
Black	77	14.4%
Asian	2	0.4%
Hispanic	308	57.6%
White	141	26.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	38	7.1%
1st Grade	36	6.7%
2nd Grade	47	8.8%
3rd Grade	38	7.1%
4th Grade	37	6.9%
5th Grade	39	7.3%
6th Grade	99	18.5%
7th Grade	99	18.5%
8th Grade	102	19.1%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Staff Member on September 09, 2009
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this school looks good now and i wish them all the best,i think we got a good staff and teacher, student. hope and wish every one a good year 2009-2010

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Phoenix 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	85.7%	84.0%	95.3%
2009	80.6%	85.6%	94.8%
2008	54.3%	74.8%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	25.6%	69.3%	86.8%
2009	73.0%	79.1%	89.8%
2008	28.6%	71.7%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	21.2%	65.2%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	16.7%	38.2%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.3%	75.4%	91.5%
2009	55.9%	78.5%	92.3%
2008	37.0%	71.7%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	50.0%	63.6%	84.1%
2009	37.1%	64.3%	84.1%
2008	33.3%	61.5%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	21.4%	20.5%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	9.3%	22.4%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	18.6%	51.3%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	19.0%	54.4%	79.9%
2009	24.4%	57.0%	79.5%
2008	35.3%	48.6%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	19.0%	65.4%	85.1%
2009	38.1%	65.1%	85.2%
2008	35.3%	57.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	18.2%	47.6%	78.1%
2009	28.6%	56.6%	81.0%
2008	43.1%	59.6%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	33.3%	51.4%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	17.6%	37.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	48.8%	61.6%	84.5%
2009	46.8%	54.5%	82.0%
2008	36.0%	54.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	52.4%	58.9%	84.0%
2009	44.2%	72.1%	87.7%
2008	43.0%	56.4%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	29.6%	45.4%	75.3%
2009	21.5%	41.7%	73.4%
2008	24.8%	45.2%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	36.0%	54.8%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	34.5%	52.5%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	29.6%	62.7%	84.6%
2009	35.5%	53.7%	82.2%
2008	37.9%	55.8%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	25.4%	52.2%	79.0%
2009	49.5%	59.8%	82.0%
2008	41.0%	56.4%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	4.3%	20.4%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	38.5%	57.5%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	38.3%	57.7%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	43.4%	48.8%	78.0%
2009	18.9%	39.5%	70.3%
2008	37.4%	46.6%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	46.7%	61.7%	81.9%
2009	50.0%	69.4%	83.4%
2008	50.0%	53.9%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	34.2%	51.7%	78.1%
2009	42.0%	45.7%	75.9%
2008	40.6%	48.9%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	46.0%	55.1%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	35.0%	52.9%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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