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What's the most underrated thing about Center Line Preparatory Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,043
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER LINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 260113108964
Center Line Preparatory Academy
8155 RITTER, CENTER LINE, MI 48015 · (586) 574-5500 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,043 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
52 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
934 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 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 119 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
32%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
32.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,043
+718 (+221%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,043 | 51.6 | 20.2:1 | 90% (934) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 43 | 20.7:1 | 93% (826) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 46.9 | 16.5:1 | 93% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 92% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Line Preparatory Academy.
About Center Line Preparatory Academy
Center Line Preparatory Academy is a large combined-grade school in CENTER LINE, Michigan, (ZIP code 48015). Students in kindergarten through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,043 students. The school's enrollment is 271% above the 281 average for combined schools in Michigan.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Federal enrollment data show Center Line Preparatory Academy is 82% Black. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Hispanic. Macomb County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 51.6 full-time equivalents, or about 20.2 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in Michigan have 17.3:1, compared with 20.2:1 here. About 90% of students, or 934, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
Measured against Michigan public K-12 schools, Center Line Preparatory Academy receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Center Line Preparatory Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.1%; the prediction is 26.6%.
Among Macomb County residents, the median household income is $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Center Line Preparatory Academy is one of 236 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Center Line High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Center Line Preparatory Academy.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. Center Line Preparatory Academy is one of the charter schools in Michigan.
Enrollment was 325 in 2020-21 and 1,043 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Center Line Preparatory Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTER LINE
- Center Line High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Wolfe Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- May V Peck Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rising Stars AcademyHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Center Line High School0.5 mi · 646
- May V Peck Elementary School0.5 mi · 493
- Academy 210.6 mi · 148
- Wolfe Middle School0.7 mi · 506
- Rising Stars Academy0.8 mi · 64
- Success Academy0.9 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Center Line Preparatory AcademyHow large is Center Line Preparatory Academy?
Center Line Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 1,043 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Center Line Preparatory Academy serve?
Center Line Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Center Line Preparatory Academy have?
Center Line Preparatory Academy employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Center Line Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Center Line Preparatory Academy are roughly 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 82% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Center Line Preparatory Academy in?
Center Line Preparatory Academy is part of Center Line Preparatory Academy.
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