Other · Michigan

Universal Learning Academy

CharterFree meals for all

Universal Learning Academy, a public other school in Westland, Michigan: grades pre-k–12, 761 students, 16.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Universal Learning Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 761
Teachers (FTE): 46.5
Students per teacher: 16.3
Grades: Pre-K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 72% of schools in Michigan

Median 11.3 · 316 schools compared

More students per teacher than 67% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 93% of schools in Michigan

Median 129 · 326 schools compared

Larger than 82% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

26%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of schools in Michigan

Median 34% · 152 schools compared

367 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

19%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of schools in Michigan

Median 26% · 151 schools compared

366 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Universal Learning Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Universal Learning Academy.

Location

Address: 28015 Joy Rd, Westland, MI 48185
Phone: (734)402-5900
City or town: Westland
County: Wayne County

Website Quality of life in Westland Schools in Westland

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Star International AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,728	17.6	38%	30%	2.6 mi
Tipton Academy 48CharterFree meals for all	4–12	255	23.2	30%	15%	2.8 mi
Howe Trainable Center and MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	247	8.5	47%	58%	3.1 mi
Vista Meadows AcademyCharterAlternativeFree meals for all	K–12	86	16.5	—	—	3.9 mi
Walter P Reuther Psychiatric HospitalSpecial education	Ungraded	1	—	—	—	4.4 mi
Keeler SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	99	6.2	27%	29%	4.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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