Detroit Lions Academy

Detroit Public Schools Community District

2001 W WARREN AVE
DETROIT, MI 48208

400 Students

High School 6th - 12th

School Overview

**Detroit City West Side Academy for Leadership Development**, located at 4701 McKinley in Detroit, functions as an alternative high school within the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). The school is designed to serve students who may have struggled in traditional settings or those who require a more flexible, personalized approach to earn their high school diploma. By focusing on credit recovery and academic acceleration, the academy aims to re-engage students who have fallen behind and provide them with a structured path toward graduation and post-secondary success.

Beyond standard academics, the school emphasizes "Leadership Development" as a core component of its mission. This focus suggests a commitment to fostering personal growth, responsibility, and civic engagement among its student body. By integrating character-building and life-skills programming into its curriculum, the West Side Academy strives to prepare its students not only for academic completion but for long-term professional and personal development within the Detroit community.

400

Total Students

34.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

91.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Detroit Lions Academy
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	8
Black	384
Two or More	1
American Indian	2

Black
384 (96.0%)
Hispanic
8 (2.0%)
White
5 (1.3%)
American Indian
2 (0.5%)
Two or More
1 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Detroit Public Schools Community District
Phone:	(313)852-9677
Grade Range:	6th - 12th
Total Students:	400
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	34.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	363
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 27

Grade 7 46

Grade 8 68

Grade 9 104

Grade 10 71

Grade 11 58

Grade 12 26