Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 379 students
Barack Obama Leadership Academy
10800 E Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48214
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
329
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
41.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Wayne County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Barack Obama Leadership Academy
Barack Obama Leadership Academy is a charter elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 329 students were enrolled, with about 41.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Detroit Public Schools Community District. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 329 students
- Students per teacher
- 41.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Barack Obama Leadership Academy
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260017801047
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.