Chandler Park Academy Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Harper Woods, Michigan
Chandler Park Academy Middle School in Harper Woods, Michigan enrolled 514 students in 2024-25 with 28.6 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 12-16% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
522 students in 2022-23, 587 students in 2023-24, 514 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 28.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 522 | 27.0 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 25.8 | 22.8 |
| 2024-25 | 514 | 28.6 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Michigan middle schools
Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 292 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chandler Park Academy Middle School enrolled 583 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 292 of the 583 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent51.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.8% of students were Black, 0.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black99.8%
- Two or more races0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Chandler Park Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 12-16% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 12‑16% | 12‑16% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 1% or less | 1‑6% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Harper Woods
2 public middle schools in Harper Woods report 2024-25 enrollment; Chandler Park Academy Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Park Academy Middle School | 514 | 18.0 | 88.9% |
| Harper Woods Middle School | 353 | 22.1 | 81.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Chandler Park Academy Middle School
- Harper Woods Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 353 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Parcells Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 671 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Chandler Park Academy Middle School with Harper Woods Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chandler Park Academy District spends per student$12,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,897
- The largest public schools in MichiganChandler Park Academy Middle School is the number 236 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#236 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Chandler Park Academy Middle School
How many students attend Chandler Park Academy Middle School?
514 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 522 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harper Woods, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Chandler Park Academy Middle School?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Chandler Park Academy Middle School a Title I school?
Chandler Park Academy Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Chandler Park Academy Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Chandler Park Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 12-16% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Chandler Park Academy Middle School in?
Chandler Park Academy District, NCES district ID 2600168. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260016801037 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.