David Ellis Academy West
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Redford, Michigan
David Ellis Academy West in Redford, Michigan enrolled 725 students in 2024-25 with 43.5 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%
663 students in 2022-23, 719 students in 2023-24, 725 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 43.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 663 | 34.5 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 43.0 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 725 | 43.5 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind
Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 711 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David Ellis Academy West enrolled 711 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 711 of the 711 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent32.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.4% of students were Black, 0.4% Hispanic, 0.1% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Black99.4%
- Hispanic0.4%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at David Ellis Academy West scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 20‑24% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6% | 3‑7% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Redford
2 public schools of this kind in Redford report 2024-25 enrollment; David Ellis Academy West is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ellis Academy West | 725 | 16.7 | 83.6% |
| MacGowan School | 235 | 9.4 | 82.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about David Ellis Academy West
- Stuckey CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.2 miles away: 99 students, 6.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- DPSCD Virtual SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.3 miles away: 176 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Compare David Ellis Academy West with Stuckey CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much David Ellis Academy West spends per student$15,353 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,353
- The largest public schools in MichiganDavid Ellis Academy West is the number 26 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#26 of 318
- Michigan schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.16.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about David Ellis Academy West
How many students attend David Ellis Academy West?
725 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 663 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Redford, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at David Ellis Academy West?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is David Ellis Academy West a Title I school?
David Ellis Academy West ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at David Ellis Academy West do on state tests?
The students tested at David Ellis Academy West scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is David Ellis Academy West in?
David Ellis Academy West, NCES district ID 2600333. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260033307495 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.