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Chandler Park Academy Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Chandler Park Academy Middle School is a public charter school located in Harper Woods, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 587 students. The school is part of the Chandler Park Academy District, which is ranked 591 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chandler Park Academy Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Michigan middle schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step and PSAT assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 3.8% in 7th grade Math to 26.5% in 8th grade PSAT English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 33.3% and 65.3%, respectively. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 58.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Chandler Park Academy Middle School to the nearby schools, such as Pierce Middle School and Brownell Middle School in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, it consistently underperforms academically. The school's ranking for African American students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds is in the bottom 10-20% of Michigan middle schools, indicating significant achievement gaps. Despite the increased spending per student, from $7,952 in 2020-2021 to $11,611 in 2022-2023, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

514

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,723

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20100 Kelly Rd
Harper Woods, MI 48225-1201

(248) 905-5030

District: Chandler Park Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.8%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg44%

849^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

591^st of 613Chandler Park 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	849 of 890	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	881 of 897	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	855 of 883	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	755 of 776	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	747 of 792	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	769 of 838	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	788 of 821	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	724 of 894	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	719 of 919	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	807 of 921	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	835 of 919	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	809 of 900	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	774 of 858	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	748 of 851	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	736 of 847	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	755 of 839	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	725 of 823	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	732 of 806	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	297 of 338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	289 of 300	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	284 of 310	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	158 of 182	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	237 of 366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	774 of 789	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	765 of 771	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	760 of 770	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	648 of 657	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	635 of 658	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	700 of 794	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	790 of 832	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	821 of 836	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	797 of 825	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	668 of 691	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	626 of 672	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	713 of 815	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	774 of 798	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	781 of 786	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	755 of 776	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	651 of 658	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	632 of 639	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	739 of 797	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

Social Studies12%-35 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Math4%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 12, 2019

We had a teacher conference and i found out alot more about what they offer my child Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 12, 2019

This school has went down the drain! Unprofessional staff, Principle never engages with parents, bed bugs and roaches you have to staff on the teachers about doing their job! 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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Chandler Park Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	20100 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 905-5030	514	29	17.9	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.5	849^th of 890 public middle schools	4.6%		5.1	881^st of 897 public middle schools	1.8%	32	26.5			10.5	17.6			3.8		11.9		12.3	$10,723	$1,852	$8,870
Harper Woods Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	19800 Anita St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 343-1830	353	16	22.0	86.1%	10 (2.8%)	332 (94.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6.5	859^th of 890 public middle schools	3.5%		6.4	871^st of 897 public middle schools	2.9%	12	28.3	4.7		12.1	9.8			3.9		10.8		9.7	$20,255	$1,294	$18,961
Parcells Middle School	Public	5-8	20600 Mack Ave	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4600	671	40	16.8	24.0%	397 (59.2%)	201 (30.0%)	25 (3.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	73.7	184^th of 890 public middle schools	79.3%		75.2	172^nd of 897 public middle schools	80.8%	12	73.7	40.4	55.7	49.4	48.0	39.6	33.3	48.3	51.0	46.3	43.6	56.9	$19,293	$1,940	$17,353
South Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	21621 California St	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	South Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 435-1301	309	17	17.7	59.9%	67 (21.7%)	195 (63.1%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.0%)	10.8	806^th of 890 public middle schools	9.4%		11.9	804^th of 897 public middle schools	10.4%	2	37.6	3.2		17.3	12.7		7.7	9.8		10.8		22.6	$18,311	$1,987	$16,324
Eastpointe Middle School	Public	6-7	24701 Kelly Rd	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 533-3600	295	16	18.4	92.9%	22 (7.5%)	247 (83.7%)	10 (3.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	5.6	868^th of 890 public middle schools	2.5%		4.6	888^th of 897 public middle schools	1.0%	20				6.8	6.8		2.7	4.8					$13,257	$3,277	$9,980
Brownell Middle School	Public	5-8	260 Chalfonte Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3900	605	34	17.7	8.4%	500 (82.6%)	44 (7.3%)	16 (2.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	92.7	51^st of 890 public middle schools	94.3%		94.6	32^nd of 897 public middle schools	96.4%	19	84.0	56.8	61.5	52.8	66.9	53.5	59.0	71.0	46.8	63.6	49.3	71.6	$18,927	$1,152	$17,775
J E Clark Preparatory Academy	Public	3-8	15755 Bremen St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9340	125	11	11.3	92.8%	2 (1.6%)	123 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	684^th of 890 public middle schools	23.1%					(n/a)	40.9	13.6	17.7	30.0						27.3		13.6	$23,855	$2,254	$21,601
Roseville Middle School	Public	6-8	16250 Martin Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5600	620	33	19.0	72.3%	247 (39.8%)	296 (47.7%)	11 (1.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.9%)	12	790^th of 890 public middle schools	11.2%		11.4	813^th of 897 public middle schools	9.4%	23	41.9	2.4		13.6	16.8		4.0	8.9		22.0		19.0	$15,911	$3,404	$12,507
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	27900 Rockwood St	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-4130	990	51	19.2	48.5%	658 (66.5%)	174 (17.6%)	45 (4.5%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (10.6%)	69.4	216^th of 890 public middle schools	75.7%		66.8	230^th of 897 public middle schools	74.4%	14	73.6	40.9		42.2	47.9		43.6	34.7		40.9		54.4	$13,808	$890	$12,918
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	22500 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 758-8320	408	25	16.1	92.9%	41 (10.0%)	299 (73.3%)	15 (3.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	13.2	776^th of 890 public middle schools	12.8%		10.6	820^th of 897 public middle schools	8.6%	44	37.3	6.3		20.7	22.0		9.2	4.7		16.1		21.6	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Chandler Park Academy Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Chandler Park Academy Middle School?

Students at Chandler Park Academy Middle School are 100% African American.

Is Chandler Park Academy Middle School a good school?

Chandler Park Academy Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is Chandler Park Academy Middle School in?

Chandler Park Academy

How many students attend Chandler Park Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Chandler Park Academy Middle School.

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