Huron Academy

Huron Academy is a small, two-campus district in Clinton Township, Michigan, serving 681 students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with the district ranking in the 45th percentile statewide and earning a 2-star rating.

The district’s two schools play very different roles. Huron Academy Grades 3-8 is the academic core, housing 408 students and all standardized testing. This campus shows a clear split between subjects: English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 8th graders hitting 77% proficiency on the PSAT reading and writing section (well above the state’s 64.8%), and 5th and 7th graders also beating state averages in M-Step ELA. Math, however, is a consistent weakness—every grade level trails the state average, with 6th grade particularly low at 12.2% proficiency versus 31.9% statewide. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, peaking at the 62nd percentile in 2024-2025 before slipping to the 54th percentile most recently. Meanwhile, Huron Academy Grades K-2 serves the district’s youngest learners with a notably better student-teacher ratio of 13.3 (compared to 16.2 at the upper campus) and lower per-student spending at $10,184 versus $11,761, though no test data exists for this campus.

For parents, the most important takeaway is the math gap—it’s systemic, not just one bad cohort. Year-over-year data shows dramatic swings in ELA scores (5th grade jumped 15 points while 3rd grade dropped nearly 13), suggesting performance is highly sensitive to each class’s makeup. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism (23.4%) is better than the state average (27.9%), and about 63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The district’s investment in smaller K-2 classes is a smart strategy, but without test scores for those grades, it’s hard to measure the payoff. Overall, this is a district with real strengths in reading and writing by 8th grade, but math needs urgent attention across all grade levels.