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Westfield Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-6

1153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Westfield Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Redford, Michigan, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 698 students. The school is part of the Westfield Charter Academy District, which is ranked 559 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westfield Charter Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Westfield Charter Academy's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 20.6% in ELA and 21.7% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. Additionally, Westfield Charter Academy has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 66.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools, such as Jane Addams Elementary, Hayes Elementary, and Hillcrest Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism compared to Westfield Charter Academy. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Jane Addams Elementary had 3rd-grade proficiency rates of 27.1% in ELA and 22.9% in Math, which are higher than Westfield Charter Academy's rates. Hillcrest Elementary, a magnet school in the Crestwood School District, had particularly strong academic performance, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates of 56.9% in ELA and 67.9% in Math.

730

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,812

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27201 W Chicago
Redford, MI 48239-2333

(313) 625-3030

District: Westfield Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.2%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2021 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg38%

1,153^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

559^th of 613Westfield 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1153 of 1488	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1218 of 1486	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1168 of 1470	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1187 of 1344	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1083 of 1153	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	140 of 369	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	177 of 348	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	137 of 321	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	86 of 158	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1094 of 1338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1152 of 1342	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1085 of 1321	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1016 of 1106	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	844 of 902	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1012 of 1346	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1172 of 1381	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1025 of 1350	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	944 of 1099	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	691 of 749	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1122 of 1366	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1198 of 1347	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1144 of 1334	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1049 of 1139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	884 of 915	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	56 of 81	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)31st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Math20%-17 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (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	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 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
Westfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	27201 W Chicago	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 625-3030	730	42	17.3	82.6%	10 (1.4%)	622 (85.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.0%)	20.4	1153^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.3	1218^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.0%	65		20.6	26.8	30.8	22.1		21.7	21.4	24.1	11.7	23.8		17.5		$13,812	$2,556	$11,256
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28030 Cathedral St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2700	415	27	15.2	42.2%	277 (66.7%)	53 (12.8%)	49 (11.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	59.2	572^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%		60	551^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.9%	21		40.2	45.3				42.4	55.3							$17,223	$1,312	$15,911
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26555 Westfield	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-2330	248	20	12.2	71.8%	39 (15.7%)	176 (71.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	19.8	1165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.1	1198^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.4%	33		23.4	21.9	25.6			19.1	15.6	20.9		23.3		23.3		$19,904	$1,197	$18,707
Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10000 Crosley	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-2455	341	22	15.4	78.9%	30 (8.8%)	268 (78.6%)	19 (5.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	24.2	1092^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	26.6%		24	1105^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.6%	13		18.9	21.3	36.4			17.0	27.9	19.5		27.3		23.4		$17,704	$1,296	$16,408
Vandenberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24901 Cathedral	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-0300	280	22	12.9	81.8%	17 (6.1%)	240 (85.7%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	16.8	1226^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.6%		23.3	1117^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.8%	109		27.1	37.8	18.5			27.1	18.9	9.3		11.1		9.3		$20,231	$2,209	$18,021
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14025 Berwyn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-8064	297	18	16.3	66.3%	33 (11.1%)	220 (74.1%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	30.6	1003^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.6%		23.3	1116^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.9%	113		27.1	38.6	35.1			22.9	34.1	24.6		31.6		17.5		$18,593	$1,485	$17,107
Douglas Elementary 34 Campus	Public	3-4	6400 Hartel St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8450	412	28	14.6	52.4%	315 (76.5%)	45 (10.9%)	27 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	37.8	895^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.9%		30.3	1014^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.8%	119		32.5	38.0				30.9	35.4							$18,114	$2,664	$15,450
Hayes Elementary School	Public	K-4	30600 Louise St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2725	416	28	14.9	36.1%	306 (73.6%)	50 (12.0%)	31 (7.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	67.3	456^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.4%		76.4	311^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.1%	145		41.7	62.3				42.9	57.1							$16,337	$1,229	$15,109
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.2	1459^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.8%	57		13.3	16.1	13.9			9.7						8.3		$14,336	$2,578	$11,759
WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	591	14	42.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	585 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	5.8	1449^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.5	1402^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	5.7%	47	48.3	6.3	7.7	11.1	15.2	15.0	6.3		4.8		7.9	16.9	4.8	13.3	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Westfield Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Westfield Charter Academy?

Students at Westfield Charter Academy are 85% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Westfield Charter Academy a good school?

Westfield Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Westfield Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Westfield Charter Academy.

What district is Westfield Charter Academy in?

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