Metro Charter Academy
Metro Charter Academy
About This School
Preschool | Grades K-8 | Romulus Metro
Metro Charter Academy is located in Romulus, MI and is in Romulus Metro School District. It is a charter school that serves 728 students in grades K-8.
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.
Metro Charter Academy made AYP in 2011. 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 Metro Charter Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Metro Charter Academy had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Metro Charter Academy's students and teachers. more
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.
Metro Charter Academy made AYP in 2011. 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 Metro Charter Academy's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Metro Charter Academy had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Metro Charter Academy's students and teachers. more
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Nearby Cities
Schools Nearby
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| School Name distance | TestRating | Community Rating |
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| Resa Center Programs 1.1 miles | n/a | |
| Hoover Elementary School 1.2 miles |  |
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| Roosevelt/McGrath Elementary School 1.3 miles |  |
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| Romulus Elementary School 1.4 miles |  |
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| Wick Elementary School 1.5 miles |  |
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 728
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Metro Charter Academy had 57% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Michigan had 45% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
Black
68%
White
22%
Two or More Races
6%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2%
Hispanic
2%
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Romulus Metro District Spending
$7,977Per Pupil
The Romulus Metro spends $7,977 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 44% on instruction, 52% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Romulus Metro District
21:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Metro Charter Academy had 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Michigan average is 18 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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About the MEAP
What is it?
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) is an annual test administered in the fall of the school year and used to assess a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students are assessed in grades 3 through 8 in math, reading, and writing, in grades 5 and 8 in science, and in grades 6 and 9 in social studies.
How is it Scored?
Students are rated at one of four levels:exceeded standards (level 1), met standards (level 2), basic (level 3) and apprentice (level 4). The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard (levels 1 and 2).
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6 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Michigan, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 MEAP Results and MME Results for all subjects tested.
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