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Colin Powell Academy

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  • 4800 Coplin St 4800 Coplin Street
  • Detroit, MI 48215
  • (313) 823-5791
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About Colin Powell Academy

  • Colin Powell Academy is located in Detroit, MI and is in Colin Powell. It is a charter school that serves 559 students in grades K-8, SPEC.

    Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

    Colin Powell Academy made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Michigan in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Colin Powell Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.

    In 2008, Colin Powell Academy had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Colin Powell Academy's students and teachers.

Colin Powell Academy Student Diversity

  • Students by Ethnicity (2008)
  • Black 99 %
  • White < 1 %
  • Students by Gender (2008)
  •   Male 52%
  •   Female 48%
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Colin Powell Academy Reviews

Reviewed
by a  Parent  Anonymous
This is a good school for children of all needs.
Feb 26, 2009
Rated
by a  Parent  Anonymous
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO NO ONE ESPECIALLY  THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN HARPER WOOD. THE TEACHER ARE NOT QUALIFIED, NO PROFESSIONALISM IN THE OFFICE WHATSOEVER. KIDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING BOOKS HOME.ONE CLASS TEACHER GAVE EVERYONE AN F ON REPORT CARD TEACHER ARE NOT QUALIFIED. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL WORST SCHOOL IN THE CITY.ENROLLMENT HAVE DROP TREMENDOUS.
Jan 14, 2009
 

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