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Enrollment
528
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REACH CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260095007851
Reach Charter Academy
25275 CHIPPENDALE ST, ROSEVILLE, MI 48066 · (586) 498-9171 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.2:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
458 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 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
28%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
26.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
13.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Reach Charter Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach Charter Academy this school | 528 | 86.7% | 21.1% |
| Key Elementary School OAK PARK | 516 | 83.3% | N/A |
| Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods HARPER WOODS | 603 | 87.9% | N/A |
| Noble ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 512 | 92.0% | N/A |
| Henderson Academy DETROIT | 558 | 91.6% | N/A |
| Emerson ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 532 | 91.0% | 22.7% |
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 Reach Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,061 of 1,085 | #98 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #1,069 of 1,072 | #98 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #1,044 of 1,139 | #97 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #210 of 1,630 | #25 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #323 of 1,424 | #15 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #863 of 1,424 | #99 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #244 of 1,563 | #17 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #360 of 979 | #19 of 75 |
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
528
-95 (-15%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 528 | 37.1 | 14.2:1 | 87% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 89% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 92% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 90% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 86% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 82% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 63% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reach Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (630 to 528); teachers down 7% (40 to 37.1).
About Reach Charter Academy
In ROSEVILLE, Michigan, Reach Charter Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 528 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 43% larger than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Reach Charter Academy's enrollment is 84% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Macomb County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. Reach Charter Academy's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Reach Charter Academy and a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 87% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Macomb County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Reach Charter Academy is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Reach Charter Academy is 6.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.1% actual, 27.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Michigan.
Census estimates describe Macomb County this way: the median household income is $77,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Reach Charter Academy, Macomb County has 235 other public schools.
The school nearest to Reach Charter Academy is Eastpointe Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Reach Charter Academy is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. Reach Charter Academy is run as a public charter school.
Over 4 years, Reach Charter Academy's enrollment declined 15%, to 528. The school's ratio fell from 16.4:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEVILLE
- Roseville High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Roseville Middle SchoolMiddle · 620 students
- Ruth H Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Joseph G Steenland Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Eastland Middle SchoolMiddle · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Eastpointe Middle School0.4 mi · 295
- Ruth H Green Elementary School0.5 mi · 440
- Princeton Elementary School0.6 mi · 652
- Forest Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 356
- Harmon Elementary School0.9 mi · 317
- Greenwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Reach Charter AcademyHow many students attend Reach Charter Academy?
Reach Charter Academy enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Reach Charter Academy serve?
Reach Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reach Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reach Charter Academy is approximately 14.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Reach Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Reach Charter Academy are roughly 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Reach Charter Academy?
Reach Charter Academy is overseen by Reach Charter Academy in Macomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.