Fostering Leadership Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Redford, Michigan
Fostering Leadership Academy in Redford, Michigan enrolled 76 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 75%
59 students in 2022-23, 57 students in 2023-24, 76 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 7.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 59 | 4.0 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 76 | 7.0 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fostering Leadership Academy enrolled 25 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent72.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were Black in 2024-25.
- Black100.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Fostering Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | not published | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.
Elementary schools in Redford
9 public elementary schools in Redford report 2024-25 enrollment; Fostering Leadership Academy is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Charter Academy | 730 | 17.4 | 75.3% |
| WashingtonParks Academy | 591 | 42.2 | 89.0% |
| Fisher Elementary School | 341 | 15.4 | 71.8% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | 297 | 16.3 | 61.6% |
| Vandenberg Elementary School | 280 | 12.9 | 74.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 248 | 12.3 | 62.1% |
| Distinctive College Prep Redford | 208 | 13.9 | 91.8% |
| Fostering Leadership Academy | 76 | 10.9 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fostering Leadership Academy
- B Beck Education CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Distinctive College Prep RedfordThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 208 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Fostering Leadership Academy with B Beck Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fostering Leadership Academy spends per student$21,831 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,831
- The largest public schools in MichiganFostering Leadership Academy is the number 1,564 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,564 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 Fostering Leadership Academy
How many students attend Fostering Leadership Academy?
76 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 59 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Redford, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fostering Leadership Academy?
10.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fostering Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Fostering Leadership Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fostering Leadership Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Fostering Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.5% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fostering Leadership Academy in?
Fostering Leadership Academy, NCES district ID 2601133. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260113308966 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, 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.