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Chandler Woods Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Chandler Woods Charter Academy is a public charter elementary school located in Belmont, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 752 students. This exceptional school is part of the Chandler Woods Charter Academy District, which is ranked 2nd out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chandler Woods Charter Academy consistently ranks among the top 30 elementary schools in Michigan, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 90.6% in ELA, 72.9% in Math, 84.7% in Science, and 70.6% in Social Studies, compared to the state averages of 44.4%, 32.9%, 40.3%, and 29.8%, respectively. Chandler Woods Charter Academy also performs exceptionally well on the PSAT, with 8th-grade students scoring 92.1% proficient or better in ELA and 76.2% in Math, compared to the state averages of 65.3% and 30.4%.

Chandler Woods Charter Academy significantly outperforms the nearby public schools in the Comstock Park Public Schools and Northview Public Schools districts in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Chandler Woods Charter Academy's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 90.6% in ELA, 72.9% in Math, and 84.7% in Science, compared to the highest-performing nearby school (Crestwood Elementary) at 81.7%, 70.4%, and 81.7%, respectively. The nearby schools also have higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower spending per student compared to Chandler Woods Charter Academy.

741

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,517

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6895 Samrick Ave NE
Belmont, MI 49306-8844

(616) 866-6000

District: Chandler Woods Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (79% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

12^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

4^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 613Chandler Woods Charter 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	98.2	12 of 1488	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	30 of 1486	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	28 of 1470	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	12 of 1344	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	15 of 1153	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	62 of 1408	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	96 of 1448	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	129 of 1466	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	85.2	162 of 1548	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	181 of 1580	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	90.0	73 of 1533	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	150 of 1563	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	149 of 1566	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.7	129 of 1552	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	74 of 1552	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	98 of 1589	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	67 of 1577	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	69 of 1565	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	85.8	61 of 1545	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	13 of 1338	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	47 of 1342	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	38 of 1321	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	18 of 1106	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	12 of 902	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	46 of 1171	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	122 of 1443	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	5 of 1346	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	7 of 1381	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	5 of 1350	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	2 of 1099	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	2 of 749	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	20 of 1134	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	71 of 1397	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	9 of 1366	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	20 of 1347	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	16 of 1334	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	8 of 1139	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	14 of 915	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	54 of 1196	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	73 of 1446	95.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	87.8	12 of 225	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	11 of 1206	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	26 of 1204	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	22 of 1198	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	8 of 1102	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	11 of 1005	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	63 of 1128	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	115 of 1253	90.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	4 of 890	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	8 of 897	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	6 of 883	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	23 of 776	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	23 of 675	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	32 of 792	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	25 of 838	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	20 of 821	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	62 of 894	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	13 of 919	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	94.5	23 of 921	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	46 of 919	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	39 of 900	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.2	47 of 858	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	35 of 851	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.5	20 of 847	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	14 of 839	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	33 of 823	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	61 of 806	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	4 of 789	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	25 of 771	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	26 of 770	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	21 of 657	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	16 of 521	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	44 of 658	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	18 of 794	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	2 of 832	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	2 of 836	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 825	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	3 of 691	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	19 of 815	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	4 of 798	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	2 of 786	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	1 of 776	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	23 of 658	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	26 of 540	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	25 of 639	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	34 of 797	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	4 of 696	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	10 of 701	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 688	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	17 of 638	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	12 of 577	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	37 of 624	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	33 of 678	95.1%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+44 vs state

Math78%+42 vs state

English Language Arts78%+37 vs state

Mathematics76%+46 vs state

Social Studies75%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Outstanding School,

faculty and staff work as a team to promoting and creating an educational environment the enables kids to not only learn about just the basics but learn how to interact with others to foster a strong social and supportive learning environment. The school is transparent and up front with showing their exam results and establishing parent teacher relationships that foster communication. The school also focus on Art, Sports, and other learning vocations so the kids can grow their individual talents in a wide range of disciplines. Not just a cookie cutter approach to learning. I never experienced this level of communication and commitment from a school district before. IT is a great school manage by outstanding teachers who love to teach and a support staff that gives them the tools and support they need to be the best that they can be. 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
Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6895 Samrick Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Chandler Woods Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 866-6000	741	34	21.9	35.9%	651 (87.9%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	98.2	12^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.4	30^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	18	92.1	76.2	75.0	80.0	90.6	68.7	73.9	76.2	86.3	72.9	78.0	76.8	84.7	84.1	70.6	81.0	$11,517	$761	$10,756
Belmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6097 Belmont Ave NE	Belmont	49306	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6362	277	16	16.9	15.5%	238 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	93.3	74^th of 1488 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	87^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.1%	13			73.2	70.2	68.9			73.2	70.2	66.7			71.1		48.9		$15,345	$1,296	$14,049
Pine Island Elementary	Public	3-5	6101 Pine Island Dr NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-5500	379	27	13.8	57.5%	215 (56.7%)	29 (7.7%)	92 (24.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.3%)	44.3	806^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.8%		40.9	834^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.9%	28			42.7	37.4	41.5			44.3	31.9	31.1			36.6		21.4		$16,100	$2,111	$13,989
Rockford Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 863-6374	307	9	33.1	8.8%	246 (80.1%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	92.6	84^th of 1488 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.5	29^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.0%	55			61.1	81.3	75.6			85.2	75.0	54.5			75.6		44.4		$11,621	$761	$10,860
Roguewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Kroes St NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 863-6374	283	20	14.2	20.8%	243 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	91.6	98^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.7	120^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.9%	22			50.0	70.0	72.7			64.4	86.0	65.5			74.5		54.5		$15,677	$1,142	$14,535
North Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Costa Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3450	346	24	14.4	35.3%	248 (71.7%)	28 (8.1%)	35 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	62.8	527^th of 1488 public elementary schools	64.6%		59.3	563^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	62.1%	36			43.9	51.5				50.0	42.4								$13,927	$1,141	$12,785
Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-2	200 Lantern Dr NE	Comstock Park	49321	Kent County	Comstock Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 254-5600	432	30	14.4	62.0%	206 (47.7%)	46 (10.6%)	108 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)								(n/a)																	$18,975	$1,828	$17,147
East Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-4	3940 Suburban Shores Dr NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3460	371	27	13.8	39.1%	269 (72.5%)	24 (6.5%)	42 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	41.7	837^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.8%		50.4	689^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.6%	148			37.3	39.2				38.2	30.4								$15,006	$1,360	$13,647
Edgerton Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9605 Edgerton Ave NE	Rockford	49341	Kent County	Rockford Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 863-6557	454	30	15.3	17.6%	400 (88.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.4%)								(n/a)
West Oakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3880 Stuyvesant Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Northview Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 361-3470	240	22	10.8	41.7%	164 (68.3%)	16 (6.7%)	30 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)	67.7	447^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.0%		71.2	385^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.1%	62			46.3	55.1				50.0	46.9								$16,183	$1,932	$14,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Chandler Woods Charter Academy

How many students attend Chandler Woods Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Chandler Woods Charter Academy.

Is Chandler Woods Charter Academy a good school?

Yes! Chandler Woods Charter Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chandler Woods Charter Academy?

Students at Chandler Woods Charter Academy are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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