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Chandler Park Academy High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Chandler Park Academy High School is a public charter school in Harper Woods, MI, serving 688 students in grades 9-12 within the Chandler Park Academy district.

One of the most striking things about this school is the gap between its graduation rate and its academic proficiency. The school graduates 87.5% of its students, which is actually higher than the state average of 84% and beats nearby schools like Eastpointe High School (70%) and East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney (76.3%). However, test scores tell a very different story. Only about 1.6% of 9th graders and 3.6% of 10th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages above 31%. This suggests the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate, but the level of academic preparation may be a serious concern for parents.

Compared to Detroit schools, Chandler Park has a much better attendance record. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 40.4%, which is high, but it's nearly half the rate of nearby Denby High School (79.7%) and East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney (77.1%). The school also spends less per student ($15,157) than many neighboring districts, yet still achieves better graduation outcomes. However, there are warning signs. The school's overall ranking has slipped to the bottom 5% of Michigan high schools, and chronic absenteeism has been climbing steadily over the past three years. When compared to Harper Woods High School, just a third of a mile away, Chandler Park has better science scores but a lower graduation rate (87.5% vs. 94.9%) and a higher dropout rate. For parents, this school offers strong graduation support but raises real questions about academic rigor and whether recent performance declines signal deeper challenges ahead.

688

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,157

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20254 Kelly Rd
Harper Woods, MI 48225

(313) 499-3010

District: Chandler Park Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.7%

American Indian:

0.1%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg43%

760^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

594^th of 625Chandler 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
2026	5.4	760 of 800	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	663 of 739	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	676 of 735	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	558 of 561	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	603 of 666	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	626 of 824	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	620 of 835	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	672 of 852	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	623 of 832	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	678 of 799	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	628 of 805	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	638 of 773	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	667 of 784	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	668 of 765	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	117 of 192	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	167 of 188	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	113 of 170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.9	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	97 of 147	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	115 of 254	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	678 of 686	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	570 of 629	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	615 of 619	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	565 of 611	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	457 of 462	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	517 of 554	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	581 of 710	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	692 of 719	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	562 of 635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	641 of 654	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	561 of 614	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	476 of 532	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	559 of 755	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	659 of 693	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	594 of 628	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	617 of 633	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	601 of 611	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	517 of 543	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	560 of 707	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)14th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-38 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing19%-33 vs state

Science10%-25 vs state

Social Studies6%-37 vs state

Mathematics3%-30 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
Chandler Park Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20254 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 499-3010	688	37	18.5	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	686 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5.4	760^th of 800 public high schools	5.0%		10.2	663^rd of 739 public high schools	10.3%	97		20.1	23.0		1.6	3.6	18.9	379.7						10.4		6.0	$15,157	$2,026	$13,131
The Harper Woods College and Career Institute	Public	9-12	20570 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 332-8451	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harper Woods Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	19872 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(800) 297-2119	1,029	5	228.6	76.4%	374 (36.3%)	603 (58.6%)	27 (2.6%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	3.6	784^th of 800 public high schools	2.0%		3.1	735^th of 739 public high schools	0.5%	49	27.1	29.6	15.2	306.3	4.9	328.2	8.9	326.5	1559.4	1671.5	1541.8	1653.7	1761.9	2.3	14.9	4.0	$7,754	$810	$6,944
Harper Woods High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	20225 Beaconsfield St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-3084	877	35	25.0	82.0%	12 (1.4%)	854 (97.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4.4	775^th of 800 public high schools	3.1%		8.2	674^th of 739 public high schools	8.8%	101		19.4	16.9		1.1	2.5	16.0	385.6						6.3		11.2	$21,500	$1,851	$19,648
Avatar Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual	9-12	19748 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 912-3948	78	1	78.0	83.3%	1 (1.3%)	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	405^th of 800 public high schools	49.4%					(n/a)		346.9	8.3		301.5	323.6	367.8	345.3						2067.7		63.9	$32,938	$799	$32,139
Eastpointe Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	15501 Couzens Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 533-3700	128	0		85.2%	7 (5.5%)	114 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)								(n/a)		353.0	12.5		311.0	327.5	377.7	323.8						2074.6		2078.8	$5,470	$1,596	$3,875
Eastpointe Alternative Center	Public	8-12	15501 Couzens Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 533-3700	3	0			0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eastpointe High School	Public	8-12	15501 Couzens Ave	Eastpointe	48021	Macomb County	Eastpointe Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 533-3700	624	33	18.9	86.7%	45 (7.2%)	514 (82.4%)	9 (1.4%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	5.3	762^nd of 800 public high schools	4.8%		3.6	731^st of 739 public high schools	1.1%	31	25.9	20.6	16.0	3.7	3.7	4.2	15.4	371.9					5.9	10.3	10.3	13.0	$18,267	$2,191	$16,075
Denby High School	Public	9-12	12800 Kelly Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7200	464	26	17.8	89.9%	0 (0.0%)	457 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10	703^rd of 800 public high schools	12.1%		7.2	689^th of 739 public high schools	6.8%	14		15.4	14.0		6.7	3.7	370.6	7.2						24.7		21.1	$23,287	$3,307	$19,979
South Lake High School	Public	9-12	21900 E 9 Mile Rd	Saint Clair Shores	48080	Macomb County	South Lake Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 435-1401	426	27	15.7	56.3%	72 (16.9%)	315 (73.9%)	13 (3.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	12.3	683^rd of 800 public high schools	14.6%		6.7	695^th of 739 public high schools	6.0%	12		31.4	32.5		7.8	8.4	30.4	7.8						11.8		21.6	$19,092	$1,452	$17,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Chandler Park Academy High School

How many students attend Chandler Park Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Chandler Park Academy High School.

Is Chandler Park Academy High School a good school?

Chandler Park Academy High School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Chandler Park Academy High School in?

Chandler Park Academy

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

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

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