For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 324 students in Barack Obama Leadership Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Barack Obama Leadership Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 5% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
1 School
1,361 Schools
# Students
324 Students
547,619 Students
# Teachers
10 Teachers
32,257 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
32:1
32:1
District Rank
Barack Obama Leadership Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 850 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#835 out of 855 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
48%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.02
0.59
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,417 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
19,444 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
46,296 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
8%
# Black Students
320 Students
124,878 Students
% Black Students
99%
23%
# White Students
3 Students
325,443 Students
% White Students
1%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
457 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
25,683 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
36
18,549
# Students in 1st Grade:
46
17,085
# Students in 2nd Grade:
38
17,545
# Students in 3rd Grade:
50
18,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
37
19,038
# Students in 5th Grade:
45
27,012
# Students in 6th Grade:
40
86,424
# Students in 7th Grade:
18
104,180
# Students in 8th Grade:
14
107,358
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
36,930
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
31,365
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
30,027
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
31,935
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,169
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,241 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,267. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,793 is less than the state median of $17,461. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,241
$18,267
Spending / Student
$12,793
$17,461
Best Barack Obama Leadership Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Charter School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
10800 East Canfield St
Detroit, MI 48214
(313) 823-6000
Detroit, MI 48214
(313) 823-6000
Grades: K-8
| 324 students
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