The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in English language arts. The lowest is 10% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on George Crockett Academy
George Crockett Academy is a single-school charter district in Wayne County, Michigan, serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The academy is a small, tightly knit operation with one school under its umbrella, and its enrollment is modest for its grade span. The student body is almost entirely Black, with a tiny handful of Hispanic students and no other racial or ethnic groups represented in the reported data. This is a homogeneous peer environment in terms of race, which some families may see as a culturally affirming setting and others may want to weigh against the lack of demographic diversity.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and leans toward the low end. In English language arts, the academy shows more life. Eighth-grade ELA proficiency stands out as a relative bright spot, with a substantial portion of tested students reaching proficiency. Fifth-grade ELA is also reasonably strong. The middle-grade ELA results suggest that some students are building real literacy skills by the time they approach high school. Lower-elementary ELA results are weaker, with only a small share of third and fourth graders demonstrating proficiency.
Math is a different story. Across every tested grade, math proficiency is very low. Several grades show proficiency at or near the floor, with no students reaching the proficient threshold in some grade levels. Third grade is the relative high point in math, but even there, only a small fraction of students met the standard. The gap between ELA and math outcomes is wide, and a parent may want to look into how the school is addressing math instruction and intervention, particularly in the upper elementary and middle grades.
Science and social studies results, tested in fifth and eighth grades, also sit at the low end. Only a small share of students reached proficiency in either subject at either grade level. When the overall proficiency index is placed among Wayne County's districts, George Crockett Academy sits below the midpoint. Wayne County is a large, diverse set of districts that includes both Detroit and many suburban systems, so this is a broad comparison pool.
Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern. The rate reported for the academy places it in the bottom quartile among Wayne County's districts, meaning a large proportion of students are missing substantial instructional time. High absenteeism compounds the academic challenges visible in the test results, since students who are not consistently present are less likely to build skills across the year. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its attendance supports and what strategies are in place to keep students engaged and coming to school regularly.
Per-pupil spending sits in the middle range and upper half among Wayne County districts, so the resource level is not obviously the binding constraint relative to peer districts. The academy does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, which is expected for a grade band ending at eighth grade. Free or reduced-price lunch data, special education rates, and English learner counts were not available in the data provided, so those pieces of the student-support picture are missing here. The absence of FRPL data in particular limits the ability to understand the economic context families are navigating.
No locale brief or community economic context was available, so there is little to say about the surrounding housing market or neighborhood character from the provided data. The district brief search found no parent-relevant changes or recent initiatives of lasting impact, which the search attributed to the academy being a single-school charter with only static directory and demographic information publicly available. Program offerings, course access details, staffing data, and civil-rights data were also absent. A family considering this school has the assessment results and the absenteeism signal to work from, but would need to go directly to the school for information about academic supports, enrichment, discipline practices, and the overall school culture.
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