Summary:
Hanley International Academy is a single PK-8 school in Hamtramck, MI, serving 667 students as its own district, with 96.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
This school shows dramatic year-to-year swings in test scores, making it hard to pin down a single trend. In 2025-2026, 5th graders were a standout group, beating the state average in English Language Arts by 6.2 points, in Math by 2.5 points, and in Social Studies by a remarkable 9.0 points. That same year, 3rd graders also topped the state in Math by 3.3 points. However, this success is not consistent across all grades. Early-grade literacy is a persistent weakness, with 3rd grade ELA proficiency running 12.6 to 20 points below the state average in both years. Upper-grade math also lags, with 6th and 7th graders falling 5 to 17 points behind state averages. The school’s overall ranking reflects this volatility: it dropped from the 48th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 39th in 2024-2025, then rebounded to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating each year.
Despite the high-poverty demographics, there are clear bright spots. 8th graders taking the PSAT scored at or above the state average in ELA both years (65.6% and 70.7% vs. 64.8% and 65.3%), showing strong college-readiness skills by the end of middle school. Chronic absenteeism is also better than expected at 22.4%, compared to the state’s 27.9%. The school’s 5th grade Social Studies proficiency jumped from 24.3% to 36.5% in one year, moving from below state to 9 points above it. These pockets of excellence—particularly in 5th grade and 8th grade ELA—suggest that with a 15.7:1 student-teacher ratio, the school can achieve state-competitive results even in challenging circumstances, though replicating that success across all grades and subjects remains the key challenge.
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