Summary:
Inkster Preparatory Academy is the sole elementary school located in the Inkster, Michigan area. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its predominantly African American student population.
Academically, Inkster Preparatory Academy is performing well below the state average, with only 15.38% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 39.6%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, with 78.7% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. These academic and attendance issues are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (91.35%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the community.
Despite spending $13,586 per student, which is higher than the state average, Inkster Preparatory Academy has a very high student-teacher ratio of 212.8 to 1, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning and address the significant challenges facing the school and its community.
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