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Merritt Academy

Q: Is Merritt Academy a good school?

Merritt Academy ranks 597 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 60% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Merritt Academy is an alternative public charter school located in New Haven, Michigan, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 561 students. The school has a diverse student population, with 54.01% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Merritt Academy consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math assessments across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 66.7% of 3rd-grade students at Merritt Academy were proficient or better in M-Step/Math, compared to the state average of 42.7%. The school also performs well in PSAT/English Language Arts and PSAT/Mathematics for 8th-grade students, with 73% and 51.4% proficiency rates, respectively, compared to the state averages of 65.3% and 30.4%. However, Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus, a public magnet virtual school, outperforms Merritt Academy in several academic areas, including SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics for 11th-grade students.

Merritt Academy has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 96.3% in recent years, which is generally higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.7% and 8.5% in the same period, which is comparable to or lower than the state average. However, Merritt Academy has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 25.0% to 30.8% in recent years, which may be an area of concern and could impact the school's overall academic performance.

549

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,885

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59900 Havenridge Rd
New Haven, MI 48048-1915

(586) 749-6000

District: Merritt Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

African American:

8.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (45% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Above the Michigan median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

597^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

199^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

263^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	57.9	597 of 1488	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	573 of 1486	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	617 of 1470	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	506 of 1344	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	566 of 1153	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	226 of 1408	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	138 of 1448	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	77.9	250 of 1466	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	212 of 1548	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	274 of 1580	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	283 of 1533	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	62.4	587 of 1563	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	582 of 1566	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.2	875 of 1552	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	1136 of 1552	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.4	915 of 1589	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	1046 of 1577	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1287 of 1565	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	1403 of 1545	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	823 of 1338	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	606 of 1342	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	671 of 1321	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	618 of 1106	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	611 of 902	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	248 of 1171	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	149 of 1443	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	514 of 1346	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	567 of 1381	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	453 of 1350	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	349 of 1099	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	269 of 749	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	54 of 1134	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	52 of 1397	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	388 of 1366	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	547 of 1347	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	443 of 1334	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	347 of 1139	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	386 of 915	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	177 of 1196	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	145 of 1446	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	59.5	122 of 403	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	598 of 1206	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	509 of 1204	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	627 of 1198	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	457 of 1102	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	533 of 1005	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	236 of 1128	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	178 of 1253	85.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	199 of 890	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	168 of 897	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	199 of 883	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	167 of 776	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	221 of 675	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	202 of 792	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	54 of 838	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	99 of 821	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	122 of 894	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	198 of 919	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	187 of 921	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	58.7	361 of 919	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	363 of 900	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	248 of 858	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	53.5	531 of 851	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	685 of 847	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	781 of 839	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	758 of 823	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	681 of 806	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	255 of 789	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	268 of 771	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	296 of 770	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	208 of 657	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	291 of 521	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	129 of 658	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	94.5	29 of 794	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	229 of 832	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	77 of 836	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	117 of 825	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	126 of 691	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	24 of 523	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	82 of 672	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	95.1	15 of 815	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	177 of 798	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	133 of 786	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	110 of 776	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	111 of 658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	124 of 540	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	262 of 639	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.5	114 of 797	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	208 of 696	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	150 of 701	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	185 of 688	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	174 of 638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	167 of 577	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	200 of 624	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.3	58 of 678	91.4%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	263 of 739	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	337 of 743	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	347 of 735	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	191 of 531	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	245 of 561	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	56 of 666	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	60.1	315 of 824	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	294 of 835	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.8	125 of 852	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	276 of 832	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	275 of 799	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.7	517 of 805	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	476 of 773	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	480 of 784	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.2	606 of 765	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	641 of 754	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	207 of 629	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	368 of 619	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	276 of 611	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	254 of 462	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.5	44 of 554	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	65.3	225 of 710	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	101 of 635	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	167 of 654	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	349 of 614	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	243 of 417	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	257 of 755	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	191 of 628	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	129 of 633	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	299 of 611	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	59 of 543	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	372 of 707	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	211 of 638	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	283 of 647	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	231 of 492	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	290 of 516	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.2	49 of 582	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	53.2	330 of 708	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2018)70th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing60%+5 vs state

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

Social Studies45%+6 vs state

Science42%+3 vs state

Math41%+5 vs state

Mathematics19%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The firemans kids go here. The village administration loves it. The kids I see that go here are respectful citizens and I am proud to live walking distance to such a great pillar of the community. People come from all over St Clair and Macomb counties to use this school. It is in a very safe family environment and neighborhood. Walkable, more side walks coming. Lots of events and activities. It really does take a village and the Village of New Haven is proud of its students and their accomplishments!!! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, September 8, 2011

I love this school and the staff,so do all three of my kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The school has gone to pot since the new principal took over last year. They got rid of good teachers and kept bad teachers, the PTO disbanded, the school lunches are cold and disgusting, the principal doesn't get back to you when you leave messages (some teachers don't either)... They advertise this peer mentor program they started as some great program but what it is is just having classmates help special ed kids instead of the teacher doing it (at the expense of the general ed kid's learning time). The letters that come home from school almost always have spelling and grammar errors in them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
Merritt Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	59900 Havenridge Rd	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	Merritt Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 749-6000	549	57	9.6	43.7%	441 (80.3%)	47 (8.6%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)								(n/a)	73.0	51.4	60.5	18.6	59.5	45.2	42.1	42.6	43.2	66.7	35.7	34.2	38.3	31.8	26.3	55.3	44.2	26.3	60.5	48.8	$12,885	$1,069	$11,816
Lake Huron Virtual Hybrid High School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	57700 Gratiot Ave	New Haven	48048	Macomb County	New Haven Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 749-5123	170	4	43.5	51.8%	131 (77.1%)	30 (17.6%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	58.3		21.9						27.3												$10,682	$659	$10,023
Glen H Peters School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46650 Heydenreich Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 465-6251	204	33	6.2	57.4%	157 (77.0%)	29 (14.2%)	8 (3.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 N Rose St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 469-6553	23	3	7.9	78.3%	4 (17.4%)	17 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)																					$15,100	$6,317	$8,783
iCampus Virtual Learning School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	35300 Little Mack Ave	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 790-2756	246	5	49.2	76.8%	85 (34.6%)	123 (50.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.0%)								(n/a)																					$10,747	$1,133	$9,615
East China Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1585 Meisner Rd	East China	48054	St. Clair County	East China School District	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 676-1353	33	2	16.0	33.3%	32 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$7,696	$931	$6,765
Huron Academy Grades K2	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11401 Metro Pkwy	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Huron Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 446-9170	273	20	13.3	62.6%	177 (64.8%)	71 (26.0%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,664	$2,529	$10,135
Bozymowski Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11870 Eldorado Dr	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 939-5391	317	77	4.1	62.8%	203 (64.0%)	58 (18.3%)	11 (3.5%)	30 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Lakeview Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27575 Harper Ave	Saint Clair Shores	48081	Macomb County	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 445-4000	46	14	3.2	67.4%	30 (65.2%)	9 (19.6%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.0%)								(n/a)	60.0															36.4			36.4		$9,240	$2,492	$6,748
New Dawn Academy of Warren	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	8200 Irving Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	New Dawn Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 327-7673	256	6	40.0	90.6%	48 (18.8%)	29 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	172 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)	68.8	12.5			32.0	51.9	54.2	53.8	55.2	50.0	50.0	29.2	41.0	34.5	54.2	34.4		25.0	50.0		$14,554	$3,157	$11,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Merritt Academy

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Merritt Academy ranks 597^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Merritt Academy?

Students at Merritt Academy are 80% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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How many students attend Merritt Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Merritt Academy.

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