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Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods is a K-8 public charter school in Harper Woods, MI, serving 603 students within the Discovery Creative Pathways district.

This school faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 58.9%—more than double the state average of 27.9% and far above nearby Grosse Pointe Public Schools (17.3%). Academic proficiency is critically low across most subjects and grades. For example, only 4.23% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to the state average of 39.4%, while 8.5% are proficient in ELA versus the state's 41.3%. This places the school in the bottom 6% of Michigan elementary schools. The student body has very high economic need, with 87.89% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and the school spends less per student ($13,032) than neighboring districts like Grosse Pointe, which spends between $16,069 and $22,767 per student. The contrast with Kerby Elementary School, just over a mile away, is stark—Kerby ranks in the 92nd percentile with 70.9% 4th-grade math proficiency.

Despite these challenges, there are some encouraging signs. The school showed dramatic year-over-year improvement from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency jumping from 5.3% to 22.1% and math from 6.8% to 15.9%. Additionally, 8th-grade Social Studies stands out as a notable strength, with 42.2% proficiency approaching the state average of 50.3%. The school's African American students also perform relatively better, ranking in the 17th percentile statewide compared to the school's overall 6th percentile ranking. While Discovery Creative Pathways remains far from state averages, these improvements suggest recent interventions may be starting to take hold, offering a glimmer of hope for families considering this school.

603

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,032

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19360 Harper Ave
Harper Woods, MI 48225-2212

(616) 916-7590

District: Discovery Creative Pathways

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Pacific Islander:

2.5%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,399^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

778^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 6% (2023) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

586^th of 625Discovery Creative Pathways 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
2026	8.5	1399 of 1492	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1481 of 1488	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1429 of 1486	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1388 of 1470	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	322 of 388	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	364 of 369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	309 of 348	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	270 of 321	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1288 of 1343	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	1322 of 1338	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1292 of 1342	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1252 of 1321	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1261 of 1352	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	1340 of 1346	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1327 of 1381	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1255 of 1350	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	1316 of 1372	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1328 of 1347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1287 of 1334	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	778 of 896	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	846 of 890	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	839 of 897	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	830 of 883	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	243 of 337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	301 of 338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	242 of 300	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	250 of 310	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	690 of 789	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	752 of 789	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	763 of 771	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	688 of 834	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	772 of 832	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	761 of 836	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	785 of 825	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	730 of 813	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	766 of 798	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	721 of 786	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	736 of 776	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

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

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Science9%-30 vs state

Math8%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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 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
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	Public, Charter	K-8	19360 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7590	603	33	18.2	87.9%	5 (0.8%)	572 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8.5	1399^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.2%		4.5	1481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	0.5%	82	21.9	340.9	22.1	8.5	13.5	14.3	15.7	15.9	4.2	1456.4	5.7	5.9	8.1	10.9	1462.4	42.2	$13,032	$1,653	$11,379
Tyrone Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	19525 Tyrone St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-5379	336	16	20.6	89.0%	3 (0.9%)	323 (96.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	6.9	1440^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.3	1442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.1%	2			5.0	13.6	21.6			7.6	1361.2	2.9			11.8		5.9		$17,674	$1,893	$15,781
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6145 Canyon St	Detroit	48236	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9360	422	28	15.2	91.5%	3 (0.7%)	413 (97.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.7	1359^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.9%		5.3	1464^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.6%	105	15.4	7.7	1261.6	11.6	17.5	8.1	10.5	16.9	21.4	12.5	1555.1	1663.8	7.5	8.1	12.5	13.9	$23,028	$2,071	$20,958
Beacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	19475 Beaconsfield St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 245-5343	368	18	20.0	88.3%	7 (1.9%)	347 (94.3%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)																	$16,331	$1,945	$14,386
John Monteith Elementary School	Public	K-4	1275 Cook Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4500	456	30	15.2	16.7%	311 (68.2%)	73 (16.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	77	307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.8	294^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%	13			59.6	52.2				53.2	54.3								$17,742	$1,106	$16,636
Carleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11724 Casino St	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-8322	379	28	13.5	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	373 (98.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1451^st of 1492 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.7	1406^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.5%	45			10.3	7.0	1468.0			7.8	14.3	1455.3			1464.4		1461.6		$23,417	$1,814	$21,603
Stevens T Mason Elementary School	Public	K-4	1640 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4400	274	22	12.3	39.1%	149 (54.4%)	89 (32.5%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	40.6	851^st of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		49.6	722^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%	129			37.3	39.2				33.3	31.4								$22,767	$1,633	$21,133
Chandler Park Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	20200 Kelly Rd	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Chandler Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 884-8830	817	39	20.9	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	811 (99.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9.7	1375^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.8%		8	1400^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.9%	25			21.1	19.8	19.6			15.3	4.3	1459.2			8.4		2.8		$11,746	$1,591	$10,155
Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	321	18	18.1	7.2%	276 (86.0%)	13 (4.0%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	90.9	118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.1%		96	42^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%	76			67.2	60.0				69.0	70.9								$16,069	$1,747	$14,323
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15865 E 7 Mile Rd	Detroit	48205	Wayne County	Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 371-1300	707	43	16.5	98.7%	1 (0.1%)	654 (92.5%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	21.7	1145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.3%		14.1	1276^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.2%	131	40.6	20.3	32.1	25.9	10.8	21.3	29.3	25.3	30.0	1462.3	21.3	18.7	9.3	17.1	1467.0	32.9	$14,100	$1,844	$12,257

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What is the racial makeup of Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods?

Students at Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods are 95% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods?

In the 2024-25 school year, 603 students attended Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods.

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Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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