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Detroit Leadership Academy K8

Charter Virtual

Regular School · Detroit, MI

Detroit Leadership Academy K8 is a charter regular school school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades PK–08 with 486 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
486
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 479 99%
Two or more races 5 1%
White 2 0%
Total enrollment 486 237M / 249F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 2.0% -34pp 36.0% 219
Reading Proficiency 5.0% -44.6pp 49.6% 223
Science Proficiency 6-9% 69

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-1.02 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
4
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
19
3.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 486 100%

Contact & Location

13550 VIRGIL ST

Detroit, MI 48223

Phone: (313)242-1500

http://detroitleadership.org

District

Detroit Leadership Academy

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,212

District enrollment: 742

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

260097408187

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD