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Kensington Woods Schools

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Kensington Woods Schools is a small public charter school in Lakeland, MI, serving just 114 students in grades 6-12 as its own single-school district. This tiny school has made a huge splash academically, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 12th out of 800 Michigan high schools for the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable jump from 195th place the year before.

What truly sets Kensington Woods apart is its exceptional test performance, which rivals or exceeds much larger, well-funded suburban schools. In 11th-grade science, 84% of students scored proficient versus a 35.2% state average—dramatically outpacing nearby Brighton High School (36.8%) and even Dexter High School (61.3%). Social studies proficiency hit 80% (state: 43.2%), and 10th-grade English Language Arts reached 84.2%, surpassing Dexter (82.4%) and Brighton (79.4%). Math proficiency on the SAT was 48%, nearly matching Brighton's 51.6% despite serving a student body with a much higher free/reduced lunch rate (35.96% vs. Brighton's 9.06%). With a 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio, the school offers a personalized environment that larger schools can't match.

However, parents should weigh this academic excellence against some concerning well-being metrics. The graduation rate sits at 75%—well below the state average of 84% and far behind Dexter (98.1%) and Brighton (98.6%). Chronic absenteeism is 34.4%, more than double Brighton's 18.8%. This suggests that while engaged students achieve at elite levels, the school struggles to keep some students on track. Compared to similar alternative schools like FlexTech High School (21st percentile) or Bridge Alternative High School (35% graduation rate), Kensington Woods is a clear standout. It offers a "best of both worlds" for motivated students: the close-knit feel of a small school with the rigorous academics of a top-tier suburban high school—though the low graduation rate is a critical factor to consider.

114

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,990

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9501 Pettys Road
Lakeland, MI 48143

(517) 545-0828

District: Kensington Woods Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

5.3%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (75% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

207^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

12^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 56 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 625Kensington Woods Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	207 of 896	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	207 of 890	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	199 of 897	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	113 of 883	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	176 of 776	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	243 of 838	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	34.2	508 of 821	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	545 of 894	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	568 of 919	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.3	722 of 921	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.8	274 of 919	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	35.8	632 of 900	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	72.4	184 of 797	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	210 of 687	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	189 of 696	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	238 of 701	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	136 of 688	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	185 of 638	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	261 of 678	61.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	12 of 800	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	195 of 739	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	63 of 743	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	68 of 735	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	82 of 531	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	169 of 561	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	169 of 666	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	317 of 824	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.3	158 of 835	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	39.5	492 of 852	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.6	311 of 832	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.6	180 of 799	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	165 of 805	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.0	316 of 773	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.8	479 of 784	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	509 of 765	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	517 of 754	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.4	324 of 750	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	27.9	582 of 767	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	566 of 705	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	27 of 686	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	60.1	231 of 629	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	428 of 710	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	16 of 671	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	57.5	252 of 639	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.6	67 of 638	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	55 of 647	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	99 of 492	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	219 of 516	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	126 of 582	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	436 of 708	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2018)77th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school

High school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+20 vs state

Social Studies80%+33 vs state

Science74%+36 vs state

Mathematics56%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48143	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	114	11	10.5	36.0%	105 (92.1%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	96.7	12^th of 800 public high schools	98.5%		68	195^th of 739 public high schools	73.6%	183	76.9	535.0	84.2	30.8	68.8	63.2	582.8	48.0					53.9	84.0	1810.0	80.0	$10,990	$339	$10,650
Pinckney Community High School	Public	9-12	10255 Dexter Pinckney Rd	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 225-5500	619	34	18.2	17.3%	558 (90.1%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	71.6	174^th of 800 public high schools	78.3%		70.9	179^th of 739 public high schools	75.8%	5		77.6	75.0		40.4	45.8	58.2	30.6						33.1		45.5	$13,601	$769	$12,832
The LINK A Pathway to Success	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	2130 E M 36	Pinckney	48169	Livingston County	Pinckney Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(810) 225-5516	15	0		46.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$19,242	$8,734	$10,508
Brighton High School	Public	9-12	7878 Brighton Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4100	1,887	97	19.5	9.1%	1,740 (92.2%)	7 (0.4%)	72 (3.8%)	31 (1.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.6%)	88.1	64^th of 800 public high schools	92.0%		80.5	105^th of 739 public high schools	85.8%	41		81.6	79.4		65.3	58.2	72.5	51.6						36.8		58.6	$14,087	$587	$13,499
Whitmore Lake High School	Public	6-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	271	21	12.7	34.3%	230 (84.9%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	70.7	180^th of 800 public high schools	77.5%		82.3	96^th of 739 public high schools	87.0%	84	72.9	71.7	68.2	25.0	26.1	34.1	68.4	21.1	48.8	57.9	30.0	39.5	48.9	67.6	56.3	72.2	$21,633	$1,408	$20,225
Bridge Alternative High School	Public	9-12	125 S Church St	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-4046	70	6	11.1	42.9%	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)			25.0			381.7											$15,426	$572	$14,854
Charyl Stockwell Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1032 Karl Greimel Dr	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 225-9940	334	21	15.7	18.0%	308 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.8	116^th of 800 public high schools	85.5%		76.6	142^nd of 739 public high schools	80.8%	26		74.7	79.1		44.3	45.3	70.0	27.1						50.7		53.5	$11,388	$207	$11,182
FlexTech High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7707 Conference Center Dr	Brighton	48114	Livingston County	FlexTech High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 844-3366	171	10	17.8	57.9%	138 (80.7%)	29 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17	632^nd of 800 public high schools	21.0%		19.7	586^th of 739 public high schools	20.7%	46		47.4	41.5		15.8	12.2	17.9	342.1						15.8		18.4	$12,562	$690	$11,872
Dexter Alternative School	Public	9-12	2704 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4100	13	2	7.9	23.1%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,082	$10,979	$16,103
South Lyon High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Lafayette St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8150	1,245	73	17.0	14.0%	1,090 (87.6%)	20 (1.6%)	67 (5.4%)	40 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.2%)	90.9	51^st of 800 public high schools	93.6%		93.7	35^th of 739 public high schools	95.3%	16		77.2	80.3		57.3	54.8	70.1	49.3						54.1		64.2	$15,406	$845	$14,561

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What is the racial makeup of Kensington Woods Schools?

Students at Kensington Woods Schools are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Kensington Woods Schools?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Kensington Woods Schools.

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Yes! Kensington Woods Schools is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 800 Michigan high schools.

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