Charter elementary and middle school, K to 8
Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Barack Obama Leadership Academy is a charter elementary and middle school for grades K to 8 in Detroit, run as its own charter district. It opened in September 1997, by the state's register. Its 329 students make it about the size of the typical school in Detroit (421).
- Students
- 329
- 2024-25
- Teachers
- 8
- Full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 41.1
- Detroit 17.7
- Free or reduced-price meals
- 92%
- Share of students
- Public
- Charter
- Private
About Barack Obama Leadership Academy
- Phone
- (313) 823-6000
- Website
- obamaacademy.org
- Grades
- K to 8
- Type
- Charter
- District
- Barack Obama Leadership Academy
- Opened
- September 8, 1997
- Title I
- Title I schoolwide program
- Setting
- City: Large
Students by grade
The federal count for 2024-25.
- K 31
- 1 36
- 2 43
- 3 45
- 4 42
- 5 32
- 6 45
- 7 26
- 8 29
Schools near Barack Obama Leadership Academy
On this map
- 1 Barack Obama Leadership Academy This place
- 2 Southeastern High School 0.6 mi
- 3 SER YouthBuild Learning Academy - East 0.7 mi
- 4 Hutchinson Elementary-Middle School 0.8 mi
- 5 Nichols Elementary-Middle School 1.1 mi
- 6 Detroit Prep 1.1 mi
- 7 Detroit Enterprise Academy 1.1 mi
- 8 Covenant High School East 1.2 mi
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Landmarks near Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Around Detroit
Barack Obama Leadership Academy, asked and answered
3 questions
What grades does Barack Obama Leadership Academy teach?
K to 8, by the 2024-25 federal school file.
How many students attend Barack Obama Leadership Academy?
329 in the 2024-25 count, with 41.1 students per full-time teacher.
What school district is Barack Obama Leadership Academy in?
Barack Obama Leadership Academy is a charter school, which Michigan counts as its own district; it is public and charges no tuition.
Sources
- NCES EDGE School Characteristics (Common Core of Data), 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school directory, 2024-25
- NCES Common Core of Data school characteristics (Title I and magnet status), 2021-22
- Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school district and municipal boundaries, 2024
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