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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HONEY CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL·NCES 260012100740

Honey Creek Community School

1735 S WAGNER RD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48103 · (734) 994-2636 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • A-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
236
Elementary
STATE 369
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
24 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2310%
Grade 1229%
Grade 23013%
Grade 32711%
Grade 42812%
Grade 52912%
Grade 62511%
Grade 73113%
Grade 8219%

This year's kindergarten class (23) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (21).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
White
16369%
STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
2310%
STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
73%
STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
115%
STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
3214%
STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
11047%
Female
12653%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
65.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
47.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Honey Creek Community School

Honey Creek Community School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Honey Creek Community School this school23610.2%61.2%
Lewis Maire Elementary School
GROSSE POINTE
2526.0%77.1%
Hemmeter Elementary School
SAGINAW
33112.4%79.5%
Bach Elementary School
ANN ARBOR
33414.4%73.7%
Belmont Elementary School
BELMONT
27715.5%67.0%
Ada Elementary School
ADA
29310.9%78.3%
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 Honey Creek Community School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Washtenaw County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.2%#190 of 1,085#16 of 39
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#500 of 1,072#25 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.4%#156 of 1,139#13 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
236#1,320 of 1,630#42 of 53
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#27 of 1,424#5 of 47
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.2%#478 of 1,424#33 of 47
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.2%#1,514 of 1,563#45 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.2%#776 of 979#27 of 32
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 2024-25
Enrollment
236
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
+165% since 2000-01, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523621.311.1:110% (24)
2023-2424921.511.6:115% (38)
2022-232511913.2:116% (39)
2020-212251911.8:112% (26)
2017-1824918.213.7:111% (27)
2015-162481813.8:110% (26)
2010-112311713.6:113% (30)
2000-0189614.8:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honey Creek Community School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (249 to 236); teachers up 17% (18.2 to 21.3).

About Honey Creek Community School

At 1735 S WAGNER RD in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Honey Creek Community School operates as a small elementary school. Enrollment is 236 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 36% lower.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

A majority of students at Honey Creek Community School, 69%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. That is close to the 69% White share among all Washtenaw County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Honey Creek Community School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 at Honey Creek Community School, with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 15.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 10% of enrollment. Among public schools in Washtenaw County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.

Honey Creek Community School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On BeatsExpectations, Honey Creek Community School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.

Washtenaw County census figures show that median household income is about $89,180, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 104 public schools operate in Washtenaw County, serving about 42,861 students.

The next-closest public school is LocalBased SpecEd Programs, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Honey Creek Community School. Its average proficiency rate of 61.2% is above the 61.0% average for nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Honey Creek Community School is Suburb: Large. Honey Creek Community School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 236 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 225.

Discussions about Honey Creek Community School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Washtenaw County at a glance

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Population
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students

Quick facts

School name
Honey Creek Community School
District
Honey Creek Community School
Address
1735 S WAGNER RD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48103
Phone
(734) 994-2636
County
Washtenaw County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
236
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
24 (10%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260012100740
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Honey Creek Community School
How large is Honey Creek Community School?
Honey Creek Community School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Honey Creek Community School serve?
Honey Creek Community School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Honey Creek Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Honey Creek Community School is approximately 11.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Honey Creek Community School?
Honey Creek Community School reports a student body of 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Honey Creek Community School in?
Honey Creek Community School is part of Honey Creek Community School.
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