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Enrollment
590
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANIFF LIBERTY ACADEMY·NCES 260101608313
Caniff Liberty Academy
2650 CANIFF ST, HAMTRAMCK, MI 48212 · (248) 327-7673 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
564 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
53%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
34.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 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 Caniff Liberty Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caniff Liberty Academy this school | 590 | 95.6% | 32.9% |
| Detroit International Academy for Young Women DETROIT | 248 | 83.9% | N/A |
| State Street Academy BAY CITY | 286 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Multicultural Academy ANN ARBOR | 324 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School Sault Ste. Marie | 389 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Howe Trainable Center and Montessori DEARBORN HTS | 247 | 74.9% | 68.8% |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 Caniff Liberty Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #28 of 30 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #20 of 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #28 of 32 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #7 of 200 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.6:1 | #59 of 61 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #11 of 61 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #4 of 102 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.4% | #3 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
590
+115 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
30.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 590 | 19.3 | 30.6:1 | 96% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 20.1 | 28.0:1 | 93% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 22.5 | 22.3:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 100% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 95% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 93% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caniff Liberty Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (439 to 590); teachers down 12% (22 to 19.3).
About Caniff Liberty Academy
At 2650 CANIFF ST in HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, Caniff Liberty Academy operates as a large combined-grade school. School enrollment was 590 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 9. For comparison, combined schools in Michigan average about 281 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Caniff Liberty Academy. Other groups include 29% Asian and 8% Black. The county population is about 49% White. Caniff Liberty Academy has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 19.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 30.6:1. For comparison, combined schools in Michigan average 17.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 96%. The 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 30 points lower.
allk12 grades Caniff Liberty Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.9% for Caniff Liberty Academy. The school posts 32.9%, 9.0 points above the prediction.
In Wayne County (population about 1,772,259), median household income is about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caniff Liberty Academy is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 259,786 students.
Of nearby public schools, Dickinson West Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Caniff Liberty Academy is 2nd of 5 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). Federal records list Caniff Liberty Academy as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Caniff Liberty Academy went from 475 students to 590. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.8:1 to 30.6:1.
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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 HAMTRAMCK
- Hamtramck High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Hanley International AcademyElementary · 667 students
- Oakland International Academy 912High · 614 students
- Bridge Academy EastElementary · 581 students
- Hamtramck AcademyElementary · 549 students
- Dickinson East Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Dickinson West Elementary School0.2 mi · 422
- Kosciuszko School0.2 mi · 279
- Horizon High School0.3 mi · 125
- Hamtramck High School0.3 mi · 926
- Oakland International Academy 9120.4 mi · 614
- Early Childhood Elementary School0.4 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Caniff Liberty AcademyHow large is Caniff Liberty Academy?
Caniff Liberty Academy enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-09.
What grades does Caniff Liberty Academy serve?
Caniff Liberty Academy serves grades PK-09.
How many students per teacher at Caniff Liberty Academy?
Approximately 30.6:1 students per teacher at Caniff Liberty Academy.
How diverse is Caniff Liberty Academy?
Caniff Liberty Academy reports a student body of 61% White, 0% Hispanic, 8% Black, 29% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Caniff Liberty Academy public or private?
Caniff Liberty Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Caniff Liberty Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.