Star International Academy
- CTest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 247% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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%.
Schools most like Star International Academy
Star International Academy's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star International Academy this school | 370 | 87.8% | 37.3% |
| River Oaks Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 366 | 93.7% | 36.8% |
| McCollough Elementary School DEARBORN | 424 | 87.5% | 36.4% |
| McDonald Elementary School DEARBORN | 357 | 90.5% | 35.6% |
| Highview Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 395 | 89.4% | 52.5% |
| Tau Beta School HAMTRAMCK | 261 | 87.7% | N/A |
Where Star International Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #778 of 1,085 | #97 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #732 of 1,072 | #94 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #816 of 1,139 | #103 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #789 of 1,630 | #179 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #464 of 1,424 | #77 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,211 of 1,424 | #181 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #229 of 1,563 | #114 of 294 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 24.8 | 14.9:1 | 88% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 16.4 | 18.8:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 13.7 | 16.8:1 | 78% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 5 | 6.8:1 | 82% (28) |
About Star International Academy
Star International Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in CANTON, Michigan, that operates as a charter school. Total enrollment is 370 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8.
Star International Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
At Star International Academy, 92% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Asian and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 49% White. The diversity index for Star International Academy is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal data show 88% of students (325) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County is 22 points.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Star International Academy outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 27.4%.
Wayne County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,539 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wayne County number 573, with about 259,786 students.
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is the nearest public school to Star International Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Star International Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Star International Academy comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Star International 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. Star International Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
In 2020-21 the school reported 34 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 370. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio was 6.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
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