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Keys Grace Academy

Q: Is Keys Grace Academy a good school?

Keys Grace Academy ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Keys Grace Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Keys Grace Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Keys Grace Academy?

Students at Keys Grace Academy are 91% White, 8% African American.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Keys Grace Academy is an alternative public school in Madison Heights, MI, serving 530 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and it operates as its own district, meaning it functions independently without a larger district support network.

Nearly all students at Keys Grace Academy (99.81%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting an exceptionally high-need population. The school's most impressive achievement is its dramatic turnaround in attendance. Chronic absenteeism plummeted from a staggering 59.9% in 2021-2022 to just 8.2% in 2024-2025—now nearly 20 percentage points better than the state average and far superior to most comparable alternative schools in the region. For context, Center Line Preparatory Academy reports 62.7% chronic absenteeism, while NOVA Discipline Academy sits at 85.9%. This shows Keys Grace has implemented highly effective strategies to get kids to school consistently.

However, the attendance success has not translated into academic gains. Proficiency rates remain well below state averages across all subjects and grade levels—for example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 9.26% versus the state's 37.5-43.8%, and 8th grade PSAT ELA is 31.6% compared to 64.8% statewide. This is particularly puzzling given the school's high per-pupil spending of $24,674, which is roughly double what New Dawn Academy of Warren spends ($12,686) despite New Dawn achieving dramatically better test scores across all grades. The contrast raises important questions about how resources are being used. While Keys Grace has proven it can fix attendance, extending that success to academics remains the key challenge ahead. Notably, no graduation rate or high school test data is available, making it difficult to assess how the school serves its secondary students.

530

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,674

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27321 Hampden St
Madison Heights, MI 48071-3113

(248) 629-7700

District: Keys Grace Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

African American:

7.9%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,402^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

833^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

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
2026	8.3	1402 of 1492	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	1457 of 1488	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1434 of 1486	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1401 of 1470	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1443 of 1448	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	184 of 188	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	267 of 270	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	1282 of 1343	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1291 of 1321	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1425 of 1443	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1260 of 1352	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	1319 of 1346	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1340 of 1381	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1280 of 1350	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1382 of 1397	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1348 of 1372	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1323 of 1366	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1431 of 1446	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	1199 of 1199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	1206 of 1206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1204 of 1204	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1197 of 1198	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1253 of 1253	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	833 of 896	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	869 of 890	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	872 of 897	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	871 of 883	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	816 of 838	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	729 of 789	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	764 of 789	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	737 of 794	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	775 of 834	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	814 of 832	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	817 of 836	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	810 of 825	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	779 of 815	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	798 of 813	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	796 of 798	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	759 of 786	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	769 of 797	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	684 of 687	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.7	695 of 696	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	701 of 701	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	674 of 678	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies23%-16 vs state

Science12%-27 vs state

English Language Arts11%-29 vs state

Math11%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, March 16, 2018

I have encountered multiple former students of Keys Grace who were sadly disappointed in the quality of education they received while there. Many of those students actually returned to the public school system because Keys Grace was that bad. They described it as a Chaldean social hour. Unfortunately it is the most vulnerable members of the Chaldean community who are losing out...those new immigrants who are taken in by community members they expect to look out for them. It seems that the students represent dollar signs more than a chance to help new immigrants to succeed in our country. Thanks for nothing, Betsy DeVos. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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 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 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
Keys Grace Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27321 Hampden St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Keys Grace Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 629-7700	530	29	18.5	99.8%	482 (90.9%)	42 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	31.6			317.4					9.3	9.4	11.3	13.8	10.9	14.3	18.5	1456.1	4.6	7.7	1462.8	12.3		1460.3	22.8		$24,674	$9,622	$15,052
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Dequindre	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27300 Dequindre Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 353-2108	573	44	13.1	99.8%	41 (7.2%)	452 (78.9%)	7 (1.2%)	55 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	36.7	54.3	7.4	349.7	17.1	32.4	17.6	28.6	11.1	22.7	28.1	29.4	21.4	8.3	7.0	10.5	21.6	29.5	13.0	20.6	9.1	18.5	39.4	$15,728	$1,218	$14,510
Edison	Public, Alternative	K-12	1650 Mapledale St	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(248) 658-5400	65	9	7.1	53.8%	31 (47.7%)	30 (46.2%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$103,833	$1,224	$102,608
Jardon Vocational School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2200 Woodward Hts	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(248) 658-5950	34	7	4.5	32.4%	17 (50.0%)	15 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$86,190	$684	$85,507
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(616) 309-1600	3,199	163	19.6	76.4%	1,601 (50.0%)	923 (28.9%)	315 (9.8%)	44 (1.4%)	20 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	295 (9.2%)								(n/a)	46.6	37.6	50.4	6.8	7.0	8.4	26.8	386.3	4.0	12.4	13.5	14.4	13.4	2.3	6.2	5.0	6.0	5.6	9.4	15.9	18.7	3.5	23.9	19.9	$10,717	$1,212	$9,506
Advantage Alternative Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1620 E Elza Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-5280	150	6	25.0	84.0%	29 (19.3%)	109 (72.7%)	11 (7.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		323.1	18.8		289.4	320.6	382.4	333.8													2070.5			2077.3	$15,714	$863	$14,851
NOVA Discipline Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	13900 Granzon St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7650	108	6	18.0	84.3%	3 (2.8%)	102 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		27.3	321.3		317.3	313.0	367.4	349.1													2067.5			11.4	$22,121	$2,706	$19,415
Center Line Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8155 Ritter	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-5500	1,043	52	20.2	89.5%	39 (3.7%)	850 (81.5%)	26 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (11.9%)								(n/a)	34.2	20.8	27.9	6.6	4.0	362.8	17.7	359.2	29.4	37.5	29.8	31.9	17.4	29.4	31.3	23.2	29.4	11.4	31.3	18.4	6.6	7.2	28.9	7.9	$34,858	$22,690	$12,168
Kennedy Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16229 Mount Vernon St	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8828	46	5	9.2	52.2%	2 (4.3%)	41 (89.1%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$50,809	$5,696	$45,113
David Ellis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18977 Schaefer Hwy	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	David Ellis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 450-0642	206	15	14.2	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	205 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	37.5			364.4					20.0	25.0	14.3	31.8	60.0	25.0	1375.5	1462.4	1570.4	35.0	1472.6	18.8		1465.9	18.8		$15,930	$2,079	$13,851

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Keys Grace Academy ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

How many students attend Keys Grace Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Keys Grace Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Keys Grace Academy?

Students at Keys Grace Academy are 91% White, 8% African American.

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