The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Science. The lowest is 76% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Chandler Woods Charter Academy
Chandler Woods Charter Academy is a single-school charter district in Kent County, Michigan, serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade. The enrollment is modest for a K-through-8 setting, with fairly even distribution across grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with small representations of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Black students. The data does not include free-or-reduced-price lunch counts, special education rates, or English learner figures, so the socioeconomic and special-population picture here is incomplete. A parent wanting to understand those dimensions would need to ask the school directly.
Academically, this is a strong performer. On Michigan's M-STEP and PSAT assessments across the most recent reported year, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, science, and social studies are consistently high from third through eighth grade. In several grades and subjects, the share of students meeting or exceeding proficiency is well above what is typical for the county. English language arts stands out in the upper grades, with eighth-grade results particularly strong. Science and social studies results are also solid across the tested grades. When positioned among Kent County's districts, Chandler Woods lands in the top quartile for overall proficiency and in the top quartile for low chronic absenteeism, meaning students are both performing well and showing up regularly. Per-pupil spending sits in the lower range compared with neighboring districts, which suggests the school achieves its academic results on a comparatively lean budget. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the provided data whether these results represent steady performance or recent improvement.
Because Chandler Woods does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. That is expected for a school ending at eighth grade, not a gap in performance. Families would need to look at where students typically go after eighth grade and how they fare in those high schools, though the provided data does not cover that transition.
The school was publicly reported as a National Blue Ribbon School selection in 2024, a federal recognition tied to sustained academic excellence. For a family weighing school quality, that designation aligns with the strong assessment results visible in the data and offers an external confirmation of what the test numbers show.
Information about the surrounding community, housing market, locale type, and specific program offerings was not available in the provided data. Without a locale brief or housing figures, it is not possible to characterize the cost of living, commute patterns, or neighborhood context from the sources at hand. Similarly, no data on course access, extracurriculars, staffing ratios, discipline, or specialized programs was included, so those questions remain open. The comparison set used here is explicitly among Kent County's districts, and Chandler Woods compares favorably within that group on both academic proficiency and student attendance.
For a parent considering this school, the academic evidence is the strongest part of the picture: consistent, high proficiency across subjects and grades, low absenteeism, and national recognition. The gaps in the data, particularly around student demographics, family income, and special populations, are where a family would want to seek more detail directly from the school before making a decision.
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