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Enrollment
823
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH SCHOLARS CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260102008377
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy
48484 N TERRITORIAL RD, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 · (734) 459-6149 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
158 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
65%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
82.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
79.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy this school | 823 | 19.2% | 79.5% |
| Achieve Charter Academy CANTON | 771 | 29.4% | 70.8% |
| Hampton Elementary School ROCHESTER HILLS | 567 | 15.2% | 54.9% |
| Village Oaks Elementary School NOVI | 499 | 13.6% | 63.9% |
| Novi Woods Elementary School NOVI | 496 | 6.0% | 76.4% |
| Martin Luther King Elem School ANN ARBOR | 511 | 9.0% | 80.9% |
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 Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #13 of 1,085 | #2 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #22 of 1,072 | #3 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #8 of 1,139 | #2 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #15 of 1,630 | #9 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #1,406 of 1,424 | #274 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #164 of 1,424 | #21 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #1,398 of 1,563 | #271 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #268 of 440 | #59 of 91 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
823
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 823 | 37.3 | 22.1:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 37.2 | 21.6:1 | 19% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 37.8 | 21.0:1 | 18% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 37 | 21.7:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 37.2 | 20.9:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 10% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (780 to 823); teachers unchanged (37.2 to 37.3).
About Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy serves students in PLYMOUTH, Michigan, as a large elementary school. The school's enrollment of 823 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 123% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
In federal data, the district for Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy is the school itself.
Roughly 51% of students at Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy are Asian. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Wayne County, the Asian share is about 4%. Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy, 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.1:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Roughly 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy is A+. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy does better than predicted by 21.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.5%; the prediction is 57.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wayne County show that the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
The school nearest to Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy is Ivywood Classical Academy, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.6%; Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy's is 79.5%, ranking 1st of 7.
NCES assigns Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 803 in 2020-21 and 823 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 PLYMOUTH
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ivywood Classical AcademyCombined · 613 students
- Bird Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Isbister Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Ivywood Classical Academy0.7 mi · 613
- Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site1.7 mi · 84
- Pioneer Middle School1.9 mi · 827
- West Middle School2.0 mi · 667
- Bird Elementary School2.0 mi · 476
- Ridge Wood Elementary School2.1 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy?
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy enrolls approximately 823 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy serve?
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy have?
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy?
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy reports a student body of 26% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 51% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy public or private?
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.