The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 73%.
Original Research by School Decision on Concord Academy - Boyne
Concord Academy - Boyne is a single-school charter district in Charlevoix County, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is a very small school, with enrollment distributed across every grade band but with quite small classes in the upper grades. The student body is predominantly white, with a small handful of students identifying as Hispanic, Black, or multiracial. Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education rates, and English learner status was not available, so we cannot characterize the economic makeup or the level of specialized student services from the information provided.
The academic picture for this school is unusual and incomplete. State assessment results from the most recent year are almost entirely suppressed for grades three through seven, with the state reporting no students tested in those grades. This is likely tied to the very small class sizes at those levels, where privacy rules often prevent reporting. What the state did report comes from grade eight, where a small group of students sat for the PSAT in English language arts and the M-STEP in math, science, and social studies. In English language arts, that grade eight cohort performed well, with a strong majority of tested students reaching proficiency. In math, science, and social studies, however, the reported proficiency range was very low, with no students in the tested group reaching the proficient threshold. A parent looking at these results should keep in mind that we are talking about a single small cohort, so these figures carry limited statistical weight. Still, the gap between ELA performance and the other three subjects is wide enough to be worth asking about.
When compared among Charlevoix County's districts, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile. That positioning, though, rests almost entirely on that single strong grade eight ELA result, since so few other data points were reportable. A parent should treat the favorable county comparison cautiously, understanding that it reflects a narrow slice of tested students rather than a broad track record across grades and subjects.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern. The school's rate places it in the bottom quartile among Charlevoix County's districts, meaning a substantial share of students miss school frequently relative to peer districts. This is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school, especially given how small the student body is, where each absent student represents a larger fraction of the class.
Per-pupil spending sits in the lower range among county districts. This may reflect the charter district's lean structure, but with no program listings, staffing data, or course access information available in the sources we reviewed, it is hard to say how that spending level translates into classroom resources or electives. We looked for details on curriculum, advanced coursework, career pathways, and extracurriculars, but none were available in the data provided. The district brief search also returned no evidence of recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, facilities referendums, or property-tax adjustments.
No graduation rate data was available for this district, which may reflect the very small number of students in the high school grades. No locale brief, community context, housing data, or civil rights information was provided, so we cannot characterize the surrounding community or the housing market from the materials at hand.
What the available data describes is a very small, predominantly white charter school spanning all grade levels, with one bright spot in grade eight English and clear weakness in grade eight math, science, and social studies, alongside elevated absenteeism and limited public information about programs or spending detail. For a parent, the key questions to bring to the school would center on what happens in the untested grades, why absenteeism runs high, and what the academic experience looks like for the small number of students in the upper grades.
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