Summary:
Reach Charter Academy is a single K-8 charter school in Roseville, Michigan, serving 528 students within the Reach Charter Academy district, where 86.74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism runs at 55.9%—double the state rate.
This school shows a clear pattern of struggle in math, with proficiency rates far below state averages at every grade level. The most alarming figure is 8th grade PSAT math, where only 5.6% of students are proficient compared to 33.2% statewide—meaning roughly 1 in 18 students meets college-readiness benchmarks. Even the school’s best math performance (3rd grade at 28.9%) trails the state by 14 points. English Language Arts is comparatively stronger, though still mostly below state averages. The one bright spot is 6th grade ELA, where 38.7% proficiency actually exceeds the state average of 37.5%—the only subject and grade combination where the school meets or beats state performance. However, this success doesn’t carry into 7th grade, which drops back below state levels.
There’s also a notable 4th grade “dip” in both ELA (11.3%) and math (9.9%), a pattern seen across two consecutive years, suggesting a systemic transition issue between 3rd and 4th grade rather than a one-off cohort problem. Year-over-year data shows significant volatility—6th grade ELA jumped 21.2 points and 3rd grade math rose 14.6 points, while 4th grade ELA fell 9.5 points—likely due to small cohort sizes. Despite these challenges, the school’s state percentile ranking has improved steadily from the 14th to the 21st percentile over three years, and per-student spending is a robust $15,483 annually. For parents, the key takeaway is that math instruction, chronic absenteeism, and the 3rd-to-4th grade transition are the most urgent areas needing attention, though the upward trajectory and pockets of success in 6th grade offer some hope.
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