Copper Island Academy

Copper Island Academy, a mid-sized elementary school in Calumet, Michigan, run under Copper Island Academy, hosts 386 students, covering grades K through 8.

Copper Island Academy is a school of Copper Island Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Copper Island Academy records that nearly all students (97%) are White; the rest comes out to 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Copper Island Academy has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Copper Island Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Copper Island Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 57.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Houghton County indicate median household income runs about $58,899, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Houghton County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,267 students), Copper Island Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dollar BayTamarack City Area K12 School, roughly 3.8 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Copper Island Academy at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting. Copper Island Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.