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Keystone Academy

Q: Is Keystone Academy a good school?

Keystone Academy ranks 252 nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Keystone Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 697 students in grades K-8 in Belleville, Michigan. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Michigan elementary schools and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Keystone Academy's academic performance is exceptional, with 68.6% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and 61.4% proficient in math, far exceeding the state averages of 38.6% and 31.5%, respectively. The school also excels in serving its subgroups, ranking in the top 8 out of 369 Michigan elementary schools for its African American students and in the top 76 out of 1,346 for its low-socioeconomic status students. While Keystone Academy has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, this rate is still lower than the nearby Erickson Elementary, Barth Elementary School, and other schools in the area, all of which have 29.5% chronic absenteeism.

Keystone Academy's consistent high performance, focus on equity, and higher spending per student ($11,891 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools make it a standout in the local area. The school's Keystone Academy District is ranked 46th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating, further highlighting the excellence of this institution. While the school's higher student-teacher ratio may indicate staffing challenges, Keystone Academy's exceptional academic results and support for traditionally underserved populations make it an attractive choice for families in the Belleville area.

721

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,891

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47925 Bemis Rd
Belleville, MI 48111-9760

(734) 697-9470

District: Keystone Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

252^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

86^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 613Keystone 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	81.7	252 of 1488	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	198 of 1486	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	186 of 1470	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	257 of 1344	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	406 of 1153	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	508 of 1408	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	383 of 1448	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	245 of 1466	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	166 of 1548	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	120 of 1580	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	70.3	422 of 1533	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	507 of 1563	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	404 of 1566	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	620 of 1552	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	647 of 1552	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	710 of 1589	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	637 of 1577	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	618 of 1565	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	780 of 1545	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	8 of 369	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	14 of 348	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	16 of 321	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	23 of 475	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	157 of 1338	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	148 of 1342	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	201 of 1321	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	325 of 1106	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	461 of 902	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	469 of 1171	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	296 of 1443	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	76 of 1346	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	42 of 1381	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	146 of 1350	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	181 of 1099	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	302 of 749	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	315 of 1134	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	302 of 1397	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	351 of 1366	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	261 of 1347	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	190 of 1334	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	193 of 1139	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	318 of 915	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	536 of 1196	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	468 of 1446	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	267 of 1206	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	192 of 1204	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	143 of 1198	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	162 of 1102	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	340 of 1005	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	559 of 1128	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	437 of 1253	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	86 of 890	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	97 of 897	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.7	40 of 883	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	72 of 776	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	42 of 675	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	102 of 792	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	76 of 838	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	83.6	96 of 821	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.7	86 of 894	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	111 of 919	87.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.1	195 of 921	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	188 of 919	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	139 of 900	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	59.3	444 of 858	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.6	184 of 851	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	390 of 847	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	229 of 839	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	246 of 823	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	307 of 806	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	11 of 338	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	7 of 300	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	5 of 310	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	4 of 366	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	42 of 789	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	128 of 771	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	46 of 770	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	91 of 657	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	25 of 521	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	95 of 658	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	68 of 794	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	21 of 832	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	45 of 836	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	20 of 825	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	25 of 691	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	10 of 523	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	11 of 672	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	5 of 815	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	113 of 798	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	73 of 786	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	38 of 776	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	66 of 658	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	50 of 540	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	101 of 639	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	82 of 797	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	66 of 696	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	68 of 701	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	18 of 688	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	69 of 638	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	92.4	32 of 577	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	107 of 624	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	85 of 678	87.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

Science60%+19 vs state

Mathematics56%+26 vs state

Social Studies56%+17 vs state

Math52%+16 vs state

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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
Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	721	39	18.3	53.1%	442 (61.3%)	127 (17.6%)	52 (7.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.5%)	81.7	252^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%		84.4	198^th of 1486 public elementary schools	86.7%	54	70.3	56.3	50.7	53.7	66.7	68.6	68.8	49.3	48.8	49.3	61.4	51.6	58.7	61.5	56.0	55.4	$11,891	$1,367	$10,524
Edgemont Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Edgemont St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8002	358	25	14.2	55.6%	201 (56.1%)	102 (28.5%)	24 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	22	1127^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.3%		27.7	1061^st of 1486 public elementary schools	28.6%	66			19.8	26.3				24.7	30.0								$20,088	$3,113	$16,975
Savage Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	42975 Savage Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 699-5050	342	19	18.3	42.1%	185 (54.1%)	109 (31.9%)	21 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	71.7	389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%		57.1	595^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	206			54.5	41.7				63.6	51.7								$15,954	$1,811	$14,143
Rawsonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	3110 S Grove St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 482-9845	313	22	14.4	72.5%	113 (36.1%)	156 (49.8%)	22 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	24	1095^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.4%		16.4	1230^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.2%	135			24.6	22.6				35.1	22.6								$19,045	$2,553	$16,492
Barth Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	38207 Barth St	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 532-1250	233	16	14.3	75.1%	88 (37.8%)	95 (40.8%)	28 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.0%)	61.8	541^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.6%		58.6	572^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	61.5%	31			43.6	39.5	51.9			48.7	39.5	50.0			48.1		40.7		$21,968	$4,976	$16,992
William D Miller Elementary School	Public	1-5	18955 Hannan Rd	New Boston	48164	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 753-4421	489	33	14.7	33.9%	429 (87.7%)	13 (2.7%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	55.5	638^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.1%		54.3	644^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.7%	6			42.9	39.8	48.6			58.3	50.5	39.3			36.4		21.5		$16,706	$1,525	$15,181
Brick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8970 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 484-7031	500	35	14.4	71.0%	224 (44.8%)	143 (28.6%)	43 (8.6%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.4%)	21.1	1139^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.5%		21.7	1148^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.7%	9			23.6	28.7	25.6			13.7	17.8	29.5			24.4		16.7		$19,722	$2,018	$17,704
Bishop Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8888 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7074	486	34	14.2	57.4%	231 (47.5%)	97 (20.0%)	78 (16.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.0%)	27.2	1053^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.3	1030^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.7%	23			26.0	32.9	32.5			37.3	17.6	14.6			32.9		19.5		$17,834	$1,025	$16,810
Tyler Road Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	42200 Tyler Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 699-5818	388	24	16.3	53.6%	116 (29.9%)	213 (54.9%)	13 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	26.9	1054^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		26.4	1077^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.5%	23			20.0	28.6				26.7	35.1								$16,153	$2,557	$13,597
Erickson Elementary	Public	1-6	1427 Levona St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1600	271	26	10.3	84.1%	45 (16.6%)	164 (60.5%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.1%)	4	1486^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%					(n/a)			8.5		7.9			6.8					4.7				$23,123	$6,973	$16,149

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Keystone Academy ranks 252^nd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Keystone Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Keystone Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Keystone Academy?

Students at Keystone Academy are 61% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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