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Renaissance Public School Academy

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Renaissance Public School Academy ranks 1012 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1012^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Renaissance Public School Academy is a K-8 public charter school in Mount Pleasant, MI, serving 428 students as its own district, where a majority of families (58.9%) qualify for free or reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism (22.7%) is better than the state average.

The most pressing concern for parents to know is math proficiency, which is drastically below state averages in nearly every early grade. For example, only 6.52% of 3rd graders and 14% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages of 42.9% and 32.2%. This is a long-standing challenge, not a one-year dip. By contrast, the school shows real strengths in upper grades: 8th-grade science (53.3%) and social studies (55.6%) proficiency recently far exceeded state averages, and 6th-grade math (34.7%) actually beat the state average (31.9%). There is also a consistent gender gap, with female students ranking in the 36th percentile versus 27th for males over three straight years. The school’s overall ranking (32nd percentile) has recovered from a pandemic-era low but remains well below its pre-2020 performance.

Compared to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Weidman Elementary School, just 13 miles away, is a 5-star school with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 85%—despite serving a higher poverty rate (73.26% free/reduced lunch)—showing that high achievement is possible in similar demographics. Within the Mt. Pleasant City School District, Renaissance’s ELA scores are comparable to Mary McGuire School and Fancher School, but its 3rd-grade math (6.52%) is far below Fancher’s 30.6%. The takeaway: this school has pockets of excellence in upper-grade science and social studies, but parents should ask pointed questions about early-grade math intervention and strategies to support male students.

428

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,800

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

87.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.8% (any vaccine)

2797 S Isabella Rd
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858-2067

(989) 773-9889

District: Renaissance Public School Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Two or more races:

17.1%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,012^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

556^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

428^th of 625Renaissance Public School Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1012 of 1492	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	945 of 1488	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1038 of 1486	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1071 of 1470	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1014 of 1344	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	930 of 1153	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	574 of 1408	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	615 of 1448	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.2	847 of 1466	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	913 of 1548	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	773 of 1580	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.3	878 of 1533	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	868 of 1563	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.3	875 of 1566	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	1118 of 1552	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1180 of 1552	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	1196 of 1589	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	1236 of 1577	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.9	891 of 1565	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.1	968 of 1545	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	860 of 1343	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	898 of 1338	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	857 of 1342	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	911 of 1321	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	617 of 1106	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	479 of 902	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	522 of 1171	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	619 of 1443	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	922 of 1352	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1023 of 1346	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1070 of 1381	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	966 of 1350	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	571 of 1099	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	505 of 1134	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	496 of 1397	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	999 of 1372	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	915 of 1366	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1014 of 1347	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	956 of 1334	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	839 of 1139	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	577 of 1196	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	610 of 1446	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	57 of 104	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	969 of 1199	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1004 of 1206	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1023 of 1204	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1035 of 1198	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	936 of 1102	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	814 of 1005	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	494 of 1128	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	622 of 1253	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	556 of 896	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	388 of 890	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	411 of 897	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	441 of 883	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	216 of 776	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	247 of 675	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	281 of 792	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	356 of 838	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.0	495 of 821	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	505 of 894	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	505 of 919	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	561 of 921	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.0	331 of 919	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.3	508 of 900	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	686 of 858	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.0	604 of 851	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	663 of 847	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.4	461 of 839	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.8	466 of 823	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	473 of 806	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	388 of 789	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	454 of 789	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	352 of 771	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	393 of 770	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	156 of 657	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	197 of 521	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	337 of 658	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	386 of 794	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	423 of 834	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	491 of 832	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	487 of 836	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	469 of 825	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	161 of 691	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	272 of 672	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	340 of 815	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	554 of 813	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.9	195 of 798	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	284 of 786	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	439 of 776	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	233 of 658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	117 of 540	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	201 of 639	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	275 of 797	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	494 of 687	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.2	271 of 696	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	304 of 701	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	433 of 688	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.7	170 of 638	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	166 of 577	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	243 of 624	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	257 of 678	62.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Social Studies26%-13 vs state

Math19%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance Public School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2797 S Isabella Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Renaissance Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 773-9889	428	28	15.4	58.9%	294 (68.7%)	26 (6.1%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (17.1%)	29.4	1012^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.6	945^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.5%	67	56.0	10.0	34.8	28.0	36.0	36.7	25.5	6.5	18.0	14.0	34.7	19.1	26.0	28.0	14.0	38.0	87.8%	9.8%	$12,800	$1,385	$11,415
Mary McGuire School	Public	3-5	4883 Crosslanes St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2260	276	22	12.8	60.5%	181 (65.6%)	11 (4.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	21.1	1154^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.7%		25.4	1072^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	28.0%	82			22.4	22.1	24.0			29.4	19.8	21.1			28.1		14.6				$16,047	$1,950	$14,097
Pullen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	251 S Brown St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2270	303	20	14.8	62.7%	187 (61.7%)	14 (4.6%)	40 (13.2%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.2%)								(n/a)																	84.6%	9%	$16,736	$1,855	$14,881
Fancher School	Public	3-5	801 S Kinney Ave	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 775-2230	431	27	15.8	46.4%	315 (73.1%)	16 (3.7%)	40 (9.3%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	28.2	1031^st of 1492 public elementary schools	30.9%		37.7	898^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.7%	133			27.1	33.8	32.0			30.6	33.3	23.0			26.3		11.8				$14,694	$1,056	$13,639
Ganiard School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 S Adams St	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2240	220	17	12.6	46.4%	176 (80.0%)	11 (5.0%)	8 (3.6%)	6 (2.7%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	90.9%	5.2%	$20,023	$1,825	$18,198
Vowles School	Public	PK, KG-2	1560 Watson Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Mt. Pleasant City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 775-2280	235	17	14.0	50.2%	166 (70.6%)	19 (8.1%)	27 (11.5%)	7 (3.0%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	93%	4.2%	$16,931	$1,744	$15,188
Shepherd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	301 S 4th St	Shepherd	48883	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 828-5998	544	35	15.6	57.4%	463 (85.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51.5	678^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.6%		52.3	681^st of 1488 public elementary schools	54.2%	3			49.5	35.1	44.0			44.4	33.8	32.5			44.0		22.9		100%	0%	$16,533	$1,250	$15,283
Winn Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 E Blanchard Rd	Shepherd	48896	Isabella County	Shepherd Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 866-2250	224	15	14.7	38.8%	207 (92.4%)	5 (2.2%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	61.5	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		73.2	365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	75.5%	166			48.6	65.8	44.7			48.6	60.5	46.8			38.3		10.6		82.9%	17.1%	$15,209	$1,155	$14,054
Beal City Elementary School	Public	K-5	3117 Elias Rd	Mount Pleasant	48858	Isabella County	Beal City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 644-2740	265	17	15.2	39.6%	244 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	49.9	696^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.4%		48.4	747^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.8%	51			38.0	26.1	45.7			44.0	28.3	30.4			56.5		32.6				$15,942	$1,173	$14,769
Weidman Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	3311 N School Rd	Weidman	48893	Isabella County	Chippewa Hills School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 644-3430	258	16	16.4	73.3%	228 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	91.5	110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.3%	5			67.5	61.9				85.0	65.1								88.7%	7.5%	$16,706	$1,989	$14,717

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Students at Renaissance Public School Academy are 69% White, 17% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Renaissance Public School Academy.

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