Summary:
Global Heights Academy is the sole public charter school serving grades PK-8 in the area, with 277 students enrolled. Based on the available data, this school is performing significantly below state averages across a range of key metrics, indicating significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.
Global Heights Academy is ranked very low among Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking of 1402 out of 1488 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a ranking of 1459 out of 1486 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school is also rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance. Its test scores are consistently well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 13.33% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 38.9%.
Additionally, Global Heights Academy has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 99.28%, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student of $14,336 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance does not seem to be commensurate with the resources invested, raising questions about the school's resource allocation and overall effectiveness.
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