CITYWIDE ANALYSIS: NEAR WEST REGION OVERVIEW

 

 

 

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Neighborhoods include Cudell-Edgewater, Detroit Shoreway, Ohio City, Tremont and West Boulevard.

UPDATE: Through a series of regional meetings in April, we engaged with more than 500 members of our community around the Citywide Analysis and gathered over 300 feedback forms in which those attendees shared their insights, ideas, and questions as they relate to the Analysis.

At the link below, you can view a summary of this information for this region, focusing on key takeaways from the Citywide Analysis and recurring themes in the stakeholder input. This information and feedback is being used to inform the set of recommendations being drafted for our K-8 schools that will be shared in the next round of regional meetings.

 

Summary of Citywide Analysis & Stakeholder Input - Near West Region »

 

 

Key Metrics For Consideration

 

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School Quality
K-8 Takeaways
  • 23% of enrollment in the region is in schools rated B or C. 77% of enrollment is in schools rated D or F.
  • Detroit-Shoreway does not have any A, B or C-rated schools located in the neighborhood.
High School Takeaways
  • 9% of high school residents attending a District or charter school attend an A, B or C-rated school.
  • This rate is tied for the lowest of any region in the city.

 


 

Enrollment
Enrollment and School Choice
K-8 Takeaways
  • K-8 enrollment declined 7.9% from 2013 to 2017, with the decline split between District and charter schools.
  • Combined K-8 enrollment is forecast to decline another 450 students, or 7.9%, by 2022-23.
  • 62% of K-8 students residing in the region attend District schools over other options, which is the highest rate of any region.
  • 30% of students are leaving the region to attend a District or charter school.
High School Takeaways
  • High school enrollment is forecast to decline 2.3% by 2022-23.
  • 61% of residents attend a District high school over other options, which is the highest rate of any region. This is despite there being only one high school currently located in the region.

 


 

Building Utilization
Building Use and Condition
K-8 Takeaways
  • 87% of District K-8 seats are utilized, leaving approximately 800 empty District seats in the region and nearly as many empty charter seats.
  • 52% of students attending District K-8 schools are served in buildings that are newly built since 2002, one of the lowest rates of any region. Six of the fourteen District K-8 buildings in this region pre-date 2002.
  • New or renovated buildings could not serve all students forecast to attend District schools in this region in the future.
High School Takeaways
  • 46% of District high schools seats are utilized, among the lowest rates of any region. This results in roughly 250 empty District seats at the current high school in the region, which will change upon the opening of the West Side High School in 2020.
  • The existing District high school in the region pre-dates 2002, but the opening of the West Side High School in 2020 will introduce new seats into the region.

 


 

School Program Viability
Program Viability
K-8 Takeaways
  • 64% of District K-8 schools are above the minimum enrollment target of 360 students, with 36% meeting the desired enrollment target of 450 students.
  • All but one school in this region have experienced steady or increasing enrollment over the last five years.
  • Regional enrollment is forecast to declined 7.9% by 2022-23, suggesting that additional schools may have viability risks in the future.
High School Takeaways
  • There is only one high school currently located in the region and it is well below the minimum enrollment target of 400 students.

 

 

 

 

Learn More

Near West Region Meeting #1 Feedback - This document contains the written feedback we received from community members at the Near West regional meeting.

Near West Region Meeting #2 Feedback

Download the K-8 Near West Regional Fact Base - This document is the detailed Citywide Analysis Fact Base for this region, including detailed data for all schools in the region against each of the four metrics.

Download the High School Near West Regional Fact Base - This document is the detailed Citywide Analysis Fact Base for this region, including detailed data for all schools in the region against each of the four metrics.