1
How has Ivywood Classical Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
613
Combined
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IVYWOOD CLASSICAL ACADEMY·NCES 260112308912
Ivywood Classical Academy
14356 GENOA CT, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 · (248) 207-1757 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
95 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 6% |
This year's 1st grade class (86) is 95% larger than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
60.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
63.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ivywood Classical Academy
Ivywood Classical Academy's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivywood Classical Academy this school | 613 | 15.5% | 64.2% |
| Leland Public School LELAND | 421 | 30.2% | 59.6% |
| Glen Lake Community School MAPLE CITY | 735 | 33.1% | 53.0% |
| North Dickinson School FELCH | 250 | 26.0% | 55.4% |
| Stephenson Area Public School STEPHENSON | 380 | 35.8% | 51.3% |
| Brimley Area School BRIMLEY | 463 | 35.0% | 42.9% |
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 Ivywood Classical Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #2 of 30 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #2 of 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #5 of 32 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #4 of 200 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #50 of 61 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #29 of 61 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #102 of 102 | #14 of 14 |
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
613
+315 (+106%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 613 | 36.2 | 16.9:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 26.6 | 21.6:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 18% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ivywood Classical Academy.
About Ivywood Classical Academy
Ivywood Classical Academy sits in PLYMOUTH, Michigan, and is classified as a combined-grade school. A federal count lists 613 students at the school, in kindergarten through 10. Average enrollment for combined schools in Michigan is about 281, so this school runs 118% bigger than that.
Federal records list Ivywood Classical Academy as its own district.
About 85% of the student body at Ivywood Classical Academy is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. In Wayne County overall, about 49% of residents are White. Ivywood Classical Academy's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 36.2 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. That matches the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is 66%.
Measured against Michigan public K-12 schools, Ivywood Classical Academy receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Michigan, Ivywood Classical Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.2% actual against a predicted 59.4%.
Federal survey data for Wayne County show that the median household income is $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
Nearest public school: Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ivywood Classical Academy ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.2% against a local average of 66.6%.
Ivywood Classical Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. Ivywood Classical Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal counts for Ivywood Classical Academy: 298 students in 2020-21, 613 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The ratio was 19.9:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Ivywood Classical Academy
- Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd SiteCombined · 84 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 823 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Bird Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Isbister Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy0.7 mi · 823
- Ridge Wood Elementary School1.7 mi · 468
- Bird Elementary School2.0 mi · 476
- West Middle School2.0 mi · 667
- Northville High School2.0 mi · 2,441
- Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site2.1 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Ivywood Classical AcademyHow large is Ivywood Classical Academy?
Ivywood Classical Academy enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-10.
What age range does Ivywood Classical Academy serve?
Ivywood Classical Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at Ivywood Classical Academy?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Ivywood Classical Academy.
How diverse is Ivywood Classical Academy?
Ivywood Classical Academy reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ivywood Classical Academy?
Ivywood Classical Academy is overseen by Ivywood Classical Academy in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.