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Churchill Community Educational Center

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Churchill Community Educational Center ranks 599 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Churchill Community Educational Center is a small alternative high school in Royal Oak, MI, serving just 77 students in grades 9-12 within the Royal Oak Schools district.

Churchill is a high-cost, high-need school designed to support students who have struggled in traditional settings. The school spends about $37,389 per student—more than double the per-student spending at nearby Royal Oak High School ($16,590) or Berkley High School ($17,596)—and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of about 9 to 1. This investment reflects an attempt to provide intensive support, yet the school faces severe challenges. Chronic absenteeism is the most pressing issue: nearly 90% of Churchill students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, a rate more than four times the district average (21.2%) and far above neighboring schools like Clawson High School (21.6%) or Lamphere High School. This persistent absenteeism—above 85% for four straight years—makes academic progress extremely difficult.

Academically, Churchill's outcomes are dramatically lower than area averages. The 4-year graduation rate is 47.6%, compared to 89.9% for the district and 95.9% at Royal Oak High School. State test proficiency is also low: only 28.9% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT reading/writing, versus 70.2% at Royal Oak High and 74.5% at Berkley High. However, there are some bright spots. Social studies proficiency has shown improvement, reaching 36.7% in 2024-2025 before dipping to 26.5%—still the school's strongest subject. It's important to understand Churchill's role: as an alternative school, it serves a fundamentally different population than traditional high schools, with 57% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch (nearly three times the rate at Royal Oak High). The school provides a pathway to graduation for students who might otherwise drop out, a function that standard metrics don't fully capture. For parents considering this school, it's essential to recognize both the significant challenges and the dedicated, resource-intensive approach the school takes to serve its students.

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,389

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Girard Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48073-3648

(248) 588-5050

District: Royal Oak Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

African American:

31.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2012 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2012

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (48% vs 84%)

!High chronic absenteeism (90% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg54%

Michigan avg41%

599^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Royal Oak Schools

113^th of 625Royal Oak Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	599 of 800	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	559 of 739	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	651 of 743	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	610 of 735	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	698 of 835	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	589 of 852	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	562 of 832	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	6.1	765 of 799	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	559 of 805	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	11.1	679 of 773	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	631 of 784	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	617 of 765	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	598 of 754	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	594 of 750	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	608 of 767	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	518 of 686	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.4	322 of 629	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	527 of 619	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	520 of 611	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	671 of 710	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	634 of 719	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	557 of 654	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	474 of 614	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	603 of 755	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	599 of 693	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	550 of 707	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	397 of 671	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	407 of 639	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.6	605 of 638	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	565 of 647	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	661 of 708	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)41st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing29%-23 vs state

Social Studies26%-17 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchill Community Educational Center	Public	9-12	707 Girard Ave	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 588-5050	77	8	9.2	57.1%	42 (54.5%)	24 (31.2%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	21.7	599^th of 800 public high schools	25.1%		22.9	559^th of 739 public high schools	24.4%	40					28.9	387.9	23.5	26.5	$37,389	$620	$36,768
Lamphere High School	Public	9-12	610 W 13 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3943	753	39	19.1	50.2%	506 (67.2%)	108 (14.3%)	45 (6.0%)	29 (3.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.8%)	57.6	282^nd of 800 public high schools	64.8%		51.9	347^th of 739 public high schools	53.0%	65	62.8	68.7	28.2	29.4	47.9	20.6	40.2	53.1	$17,722	$1,551	$16,170
Royal Oak High School	Public	9-12	1500 Lexington Blvd	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 435-8500	1,293	93	13.9	19.0%	947 (73.2%)	142 (11.0%)	76 (5.9%)	23 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	98 (7.6%)	83.7	92^nd of 800 public high schools	88.5%		84.4	78^th of 739 public high schools	89.4%	14	74.0	73.5	42.2	45.6	70.2	39.1	53.2	62.9	$16,590	$1,195	$15,394
Clawson High School	Public	9-12	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-4200	369	21	17.6	32.8%	268 (72.6%)	46 (12.5%)	30 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	75.2	143^rd of 800 public high schools	82.1%		41.3	435^th of 739 public high schools	41.1%	292	67.5	64.8	35.0	34.1	66.3	37.5	57.8	59.0	$18,938	$2,563	$16,374
Lamphere Center	Public	5-12	29685 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3155	29	7	4.1	48.3%	19 (65.5%)	4 (13.8%)	1 (3.4%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)									$90,958	$115	$90,842
Madison High School	Public	8-12	915 E 11 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 548-1800	255	15	17.1	75.7%	69 (27.1%)	158 (62.0%)	12 (4.7%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	12.8	682^nd of 800 public high schools	14.8%		20.9	577^th of 739 public high schools	21.9%	105	41.3	30.9	6.3	357.9	23.1	9.2	16.9	13.8	$17,798	$1,530	$16,269
Madison Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	915 E 11 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 543-5465	5	1	6.2		1 (20.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$108,840	$1,094	$107,746
Berkley High School	Public	7-12	2325 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8100	1,200	68	17.5	13.3%	877 (73.1%)	206 (17.2%)	45 (3.8%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	87	71^st of 800 public high schools	91.1%		83.1	91^st of 739 public high schools	87.7%	20	84.8	81.2	49.6	51.1	74.5	40.8	49.5	54.1	$17,596	$427	$17,169
Oakland Schools Technical CampusSE	Public	9-12	5055 Delemere Ave	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 288-4020	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Warren Mott High School	Public	9-12	3131 E 12 Mile Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 574-3250	1,335	61	21.9	67.4%	582 (43.6%)	218 (16.3%)	29 (2.2%)	456 (34.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.4%)	39.5	463^rd of 800 public high schools	42.1%		24.3	546^th of 739 public high schools	26.1%	83	59.7	55.2	29.5	22.4	50.5	17.0	19.2	24.7	$15,352	$824	$14,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchill Community Educational Center

Is Churchill Community Educational Center a good school?

Churchill Community Educational Center ranks 599^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Churchill Community Educational Center?

Students at Churchill Community Educational Center are 55% White, 31% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Churchill Community Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Churchill Community Educational Center.

What district is Churchill Community Educational Center in?

Royal Oak Schools

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