Chandler Woods Charter Academy

Chandler Woods Charter Academy is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in BELMONT, Michigan, operated by Chandler Woods Charter Academy, with 741 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Chandler Woods Charter Academy sits 101% bigger than that benchmark.

Chandler Woods Charter Academy is a school of Chandler Woods Charter Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Chandler Woods Charter Academy lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Chandler Woods Charter Academy has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Chandler Woods Charter Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Kent County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, Chandler Woods Charter Academy sits in the top 10% of Michigan schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.4%; actual is 78.5%, +28.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,631 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Chandler Woods Charter Academy is one of 239 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 97,253 students).

The closest other public school is Belmont Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chandler Woods Charter Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. Chandler Woods Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chandler Woods Charter Academy has changed only slightly, going from 739 students in 2018 to 741 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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