Overview of Garvey Academy: Garvey Academy is a public school situated in Detroit, MI, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Garvey Academy is 345, and the school serves PK-8. At Garvey Academy, 8% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 12% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1.

The learner population is made up of 51% female learners and 49% male learners. The school serves 91% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 21 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Garvey Academy: At Garvey Academy, 8% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 12% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Detroit Public Schools Community District, 15% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 10% tested above or at that level for math.

Garvey Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Michigan, 41% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.