At a Glance

K-8

Grades

722

Amazing Students

Character-building Monthly Virtues

2002

Year Opened

Three students show their ages on their fingers

What Detroit Merit Charter Academy Parents Are Saying

"The teachers and staff at Detroit Merit really love being around children and educating them!"
- Detroit Merit Parent

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Facts

Breakfast and Lunch

We offer healthy, balanced breakfast and lunch to all students. Meals are provided at no cost through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

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Before and After School Care

We can recommend local providers of before and after school care. Drop-off and pick-up services to and from school may be available through these providers.

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Transportation

Busing is not provided, so parents are expected to provide the means for children to get to and from our school.

Dress Code

We have a dress code designed to reduce distractions so children can focus on academic success. Our dress code is flexible and cost effective.

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NHA Shines: Stanford Study Shows Our Students Surpass Their Peers by 3.5 Months Each Year

A recent Stanford study shows NHA partner-school students continue to outperform their traditional public school peers. They do so by gaining nearly three-and-a-half months of additional learning. NHA also earned the new “gap busters” designation for outstanding progress in eliminating learning disparities for minority and poverty students.

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