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Commonwealth Community Development Academy

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Commonwealth Community Development Academy is a small public charter school in Hamtramck, MI, serving 150 students in grades PK-8, where over 92% of students come from economically disadvantaged households.

The most pressing challenge at Commonwealth is an extraordinarily high chronic absenteeism rate—hovering around 57-61% in recent years, which is more than double the state average of 27.9%. This is particularly striking when compared to nearby Bridge Academy West, located less than a mile away, which serves a similarly high-poverty population yet has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.1%. This stark contrast suggests the attendance struggles at Commonwealth are not simply a function of poverty but may point to school culture or family engagement issues that could be addressed. The school's academic performance reflects this challenge, with overall state rankings in the bottom fifth of Michigan elementary schools, though there has been slow improvement from the 5th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026. Test scores vary significantly by grade—for example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency reached 36.36% in 2024-2025 (close to the state average), while 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was just 12.5%.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. The school has shown remarkable progress in serving its African American students, jumping from the 29th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 55th percentile in recent years—a 3-star rating for this subgroup. Additionally, 8th-grade science scores in 2023-2024 (30.77% proficient) came close to the state average and outperformed nearby Davison ElementaryMiddle School (21.3%) and Mason Academy (10.9%). Commonwealth also achieves more with less, spending about $14,064 per student compared to over $21,000 at Mason Academy, yet earning significantly better overall rankings. For parents considering this school, the central question is whether the school can tackle its absenteeism crisis—doing so would likely unlock the potential suggested by its pockets of success.

150

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,064

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: Improving — 5th percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

1,216^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

542^nd of 625Commonwealth 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
2026	17.9	1216 of 1492	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	47.0	173 of 388	55.4%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Math21%-15 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 (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)		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 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%)	17.9	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		12.4	1310^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.0%	94			1263.1	21.1	21.4	23.1		1267.6	21.1	1466.1	1565.7		1474.5		1467.1		$14,064	$2,998	$11,066
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%)	18.4	1205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.2%					(n/a)	38.8	19.8			18.4	22.4	24.3			15.3	26.5	24.1	14.4	21.6	7.2	29.3	$15,620	$2,482	$13,138
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%)	20.9	1161^st of 1492 public elementary schools	22.2%		23.8	1098^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.2%	63	44.2	22.1	16.3	16.5	23.9	23.5	23.7	25.8	30.9	16.5	19.8	29.1	21.1	21.3	19.6	48.8	$21,998	$1,777	$20,221
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%)	75.9	324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.3%		61.9	537^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.9%	213	83.9	50.0	45.2	64.1	55.2	62.3	51.6	61.3	65.6	39.7	55.7	48.4	53.4	54.4	17.2	86.0	$15,328	$2,799	$12,529
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%)	32.2	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		30	1014^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.9%	47	44.8	8.6	35.7	32.1	37.0	19.8	36.4	42.9	42.3	32.1	6.2	23.4	17.3	12.1	7.4	25.9	$14,376	$2,221	$12,154
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%)	31	987^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.8	955^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.8%	32			23.2	32.7				40.6	24.5								$13,102	$2,264	$10,838
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%)	8.2	1403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.2	1354^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.0%	49			15.2	12.5	14.5	7.4		15.9	1358.6	1455.2	8.6		11.7		1466.3		$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%)	15.2	1269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.1	1243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%	26			11.5	22.9	14.9	27.8		15.8	14.9	13.0	22.9		13.0		7.2		$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%)	18.5	1204^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.3	1215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.3%	11	37.0	17.9	10.7	14.8	18.5	28.0	17.2	21.4	37.0	1468.9	19.2	13.8	14.3	1774.1	10.7	14.3	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Commonwealth Community Development Academy

How many students attend Commonwealth Community Development Academy?

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.

Is Commonwealth Community Development Academy a good school?

Commonwealth Community Development Academy ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

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