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Commonwealth Community Development Academy

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Commonwealth Community Development Academy is an elementary public magnet charter school located in Hamtramck, Michigan, serving 162 students from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the Commonwealth Community Development Academy district, which is ranked 517 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals that Commonwealth Community Development Academy is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 61.0%, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Tau Beta School and Davison ElementaryMiddle School. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is consistently lower than the state averages and the performance of nearby schools.

Commonwealth Community Development Academy serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94-98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the rates of nearby schools. Despite the high spending per student, ranging from $13,547 to $14,054 over the past few years, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

150

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,547

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13477 Eureka St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-1754

(313) 366-9470

District: Commonwealth Community Development Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.3%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2011 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg45%

Elementary school

1,310^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

630^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

517^th of 613Commonwealth Community Development 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
2025	12.4	1310 of 1488	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1201 of 1470	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1381 of 1448	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1358 of 1466	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	1504 of 1548	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1435 of 1580	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.2	1475 of 1533	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	1551 of 1563	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	1486 of 1566	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	1425 of 1552	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	1511 of 1552	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	1389 of 1589	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	1357 of 1577	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1424 of 1565	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1330 of 1545	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	145 of 321	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	339 of 475	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.5	1327 of 1443	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1114 of 1346	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	976 of 1350	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1298 of 1397	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.2	1330 of 1446	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	630 of 890	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	541 of 883	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	699 of 838	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	765 of 919	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	836 of 921	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.4	892 of 919	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	869 of 900	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	799 of 858	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	767 of 851	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	765 of 847	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	716 of 839	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	690 of 823	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	634 of 806	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	72.4	59 of 310	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	146 of 366	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	618 of 794	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	404 of 825	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	568 of 815	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2023)55th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2018)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)8th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)81st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2018)22nd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Commonwealth has made a lot of improvements to the way they serve students academically. Children are more focused and the staff is really working hard to help students be successful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-8	13477 Eureka St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Commonwealth Community Development Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 366-9470	150	10	15.5	92.7%	4 (2.7%)	146 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%					(n/a)	27.3		12.5			23.1	36.4	16.7									$13,547	$3,574	$9,972
Bridge Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 CARPENTER Ave	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6200	331	15	22.0	100.0%	265 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	42.5	9.2				27.9	21.6				19.2	23.3		22.3		29.8	$14,778	$3,577	$11,201
Davison ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 E Davison St	Detroit	48212	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3118	765	43	17.9	89.3%	18 (2.4%)	350 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	369 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%		12.3	1300^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.5%	202	34.1	16.9	18.5	15.4	32.5	18.3	28.2	21.4	11.9	14.9	16.8	57.1	14.9	23.6	60.2	58.0	$19,945	$2,195	$17,749
Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	549	35	15.9	96.0%	74 (13.5%)	60 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	366 (66.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	61.9	537^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.9%		52.6	669^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.0%	132	80.0	45.0	56.9	48.4	46.0	49.1	57.6	58.6	54.8	28.6	43.9	57.6	33.3	60.7	23.8	72.1	$13,365	$2,393	$10,973
Early Childhood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	11680 McDougall St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7410	146	14	10.1	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	8 (5.5%)	1 (0.7%)	79 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00	$00	$00
Legacy Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4900 E Hildale St	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Legacy Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-2215	738	41	18.2	96.7%	3 (0.4%)	662 (89.7%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.7%)	30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%		31.1	1004^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.4%	10	40.6	7.2	35.7	30.2	26.1	18.4	21.1	44.0	40.7	30.7	5.3	14.1	5.7	26.5		36.8	$12,917	$1,930	$10,987
Bridge Academy East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9600 Buffalo St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Bridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 462-6100	581	36	16.2	100.0%	500 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33.8	955^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.4	1046^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.6%	91			32.2	24.4	30.8			48.9	20.9	38.5			33.3		10.3		$10,909	$2,351	$8,558
Dickinson West Elementary School	Public	K-6	2333 Burger St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7407	422	28	15.0	85.5%	199 (47.2%)	85 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	10.2	1354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.4	1337^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.0%	17				12.0	16.3	22.9		8.1	12.8		12.0		9.4		5.7		$00	$00	$00
Dickinson East Elementary School	Public	K-6	3385 Norwalk St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7406	529	41	12.9	81.7%	359 (67.9%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.1	1243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%		18.7	1186^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.2%	57			11.7	11.1	23.6	23.3		16.7	6.1	11.7	26.9		16.9		15.6		$00	$00	$00
Tau Beta School	Public	K-8	3056 Hanley St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7409	261	15	17.4	87.7%	249 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%		30.9	1007^th of 1486 public elementary schools	32.2%	208	38.3			11.1	28.0	14.8		24.0	17.9	23.1	18.5		23.1		11.5	25.0	$00	$00	$00

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In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Commonwealth Community Development Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Commonwealth Community Development Academy?

Students at Commonwealth Community Development Academy are 97% African American, 3% White.

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Commonwealth Community Development Academy ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

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