The James and Grace Lee Boggs School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 172 students
Garvey Academy
2301 Van Dyke St, Detroit, MI 48214
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
434
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Wayne County
Schola Grade D · 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 Garvey Academy
Garvey Academy is a public elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Detroit Public Schools Community District. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 434 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 434 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260110307756
Schools near Garvey Academy
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Nichols ElementaryMiddle School
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Detroit Prep
Charter · Grades K–8 · 418 students
Hutchinson ElementaryMiddle School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 379 students
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.