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What's something Achieve Charter Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
771
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVE CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260096307974
Achieve Charter Academy
3250 DENTON RD, CANTON, MI 48188 · (734) 397-0960 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
227 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (86).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Achieve Charter Academy
Achieve Charter Academy's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achieve Charter Academy this school | 771 | 29.4% | 70.8% |
| Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy PLYMOUTH | 823 | 19.2% | 79.5% |
| Canton Charter Academy CANTON | 774 | 35.3% | 60.3% |
| Hampton Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 567 | 15.2% | 54.9% |
| Village Oaks Elementary School NOVI | 499 | 13.6% | 63.9% |
| Wattles Elementary School TROY | 406 | 21.9% | 57.7% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Achieve Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #63 of 1,085 | #9 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #129 of 1,072 | #15 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #36 of 1,139 | #5 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #31 of 1,630 | #15 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,390 of 1,424 | #268 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #104 of 1,424 | #9 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #1,238 of 1,563 | #261 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #959 of 979 | #172 of 177 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
771
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 771 | 36 | 21.4:1 | 29% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 29 | 26.4:1 | 28% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 34 | 22.9:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 34 | 23.3:1 | 20% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 33.8 | 23.0:1 | 14% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 28 | 23.4:1 | 14% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achieve Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (776 to 771); teachers up 7% (33.8 to 36).
About Achieve Charter Academy
Achieve Charter Academy is an elementary school in CANTON, Michigan, reachable at (734) 397-0960. The school serves 771 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Asian students are the largest group at Achieve Charter Academy, with 48% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black, 17% White, 11% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 4%. By the diversity index, Achieve Charter Academy comes in at 68%.
Teachers at the school number 36 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.4:1. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 29% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is lower.
Achieve Charter Academy is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Achieve Charter Academy beats its 53.2% prediction with 70.8%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
Federal survey data for Wayne County show that median household income is about $60,539, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 573 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 259,786 students.
The closest public school to Achieve Charter Academy is South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy, about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Achieve Charter Academy comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Achieve Charter Academy went from 792 students to 771. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.3:1 to 21.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 822 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
Nearby schools
- South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy1.3 mi · 631
- Workman Elementary School1.8 mi · 637
- Dodson Elementary School2.1 mi · 470
- South Canton Scholars Charter Academy2.2 mi · 822
- Star International Academy2.4 mi · 370
- Ford Early Learning Center2.4 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Achieve Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Achieve Charter Academy?
Achieve Charter Academy enrolls approximately 771 students in grades KG-08.
Is Achieve Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Achieve Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Achieve Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Achieve Charter Academy is approximately 21.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Achieve Charter Academy?
At Achieve Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 17% White, 2% Hispanic, 21% Black, 48% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Achieve Charter Academy public or private?
Achieve Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achieve Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.