Overview of Southwest Detroit Community School

Southwest Detroit Community School is a charter school situated in Detroit, MI, which is in a large city environment. The learner population of Southwest Detroit Community School is 386, and the school has K-12. At Southwest Detroit Community School, 10% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 20% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 95%. The learner-teacher ratio is 19:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. The school enrolls 94% of low-income learners. There are 20 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Southwest Detroit Community School

At Southwest Detroit Community School, 10% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 20% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Southwest Detroit Lighthouse Charter Academy, 20% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 10% tested above or at that level for math.

Southwest Detroit Community School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Michigan, 41% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.