Charter middle and high school, 6 to 12
W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site
W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site is a charter middle and high school for grades 6 to 12 in Detroit, run as its own charter district. It opened in July 2012, by the state's register. Its 135 students make it smaller than the typical school in Detroit (421).
- Students
- 135
- 2024-25
- Teachers
- 2
- Full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 88.8
- Detroit 17.7
- Four-year graduation
- 37.8%
- Michigan 84.0%
- Public
- Charter
- Private
About W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site
- Phone
- (313) 444-8082
- Website
- wayacademy.net/southwest
- Grades
- 6 to 12
- Type
- Charter, alternative education
- District
- W-A-Y Academy
- Opened
- July 1, 2012
- Title I
- Title I schoolwide program
- Setting
- City: Large
Students by grade
The federal count for 2024-25.
- 6 4
- 7 8
- 8 12
- 9 40
- 10 32
- 11 25
- 12 14
Schools near W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site
On this map
- 1 W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site This place
- 2 Bennett Elementary School 0.1 mi
- 3 Aztec Eagles Academy Elementary 0.2 mi
- 4 Harms Elementary School 0.5 mi
- 5 Salina Intermediate 4 - 8 0.8 mi
- 6 Salina Elementary P - 3 0.9 mi
- 7 Aztec Eagles Academy Middle School 0.9 mi
- 8 Roberto Clemente Learning Academy 0.9 mi
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W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site, asked and answered
4 questions
What grades does W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site teach?
6 to 12, by the 2024-25 federal school file.
How many students attend W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site?
135 in the 2024-25 count, with 88.8 students per full-time teacher.
What school district is W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site in?
W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site is a charter school, which Michigan counts as its own district; it is public and charges no tuition.
What is W-A-Y Academy - Vernor Site's graduation rate?
37.8% of its class of 2025 (37 students) graduated in four years, by the state's cohort count.
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
- Michigan CEPI cohort graduation rates (4-year), MI School Data, class of 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line school district and municipal boundaries, 2024
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