The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hanley International Academy
Hanley International Academy is a single-school charter district in Wayne County, Michigan, authorized by Grand Valley State University. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Because it stops at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate or high school-level accountability data; that gap simply reflects the grade band, not a missing result.
The school enrolls roughly 650 students across those grades, with class sizes at each grade level in the sixties and seventies. The student body is predominantly Asian, with a smaller Black enrollment and a very small White and multiracial presence. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and the dataset did not include IEP or English-learner counts, so a parent wanting to understand the school's support for economically disadvantaged students or students with disabilities would need to ask the school directly. No locale brief or housing data was provided, so the community and economic context around the school is not something this account can speak to.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessments, the most recent results show a mixed but in some places strong picture. In English language arts, fourth graders reached proficiency at a solid clip, and the eighth-grade PSAT reading results were a genuine bright spot, with a large majority of tested students scoring proficient. Seventh-grade ELA was also a respectable showing. The lower elementary and middle grades in ELA were more modest, with third and sixth grades trailing behind the stronger grades.
Math results follow a different pattern. Fourth grade stands out as the strongest, with more than half of tested students proficient. Third grade was also solid. From fifth grade onward, math proficiency drops off considerably. Fifth, seventh, and eighth grades each saw only a fraction of students reach proficiency. A parent may want to look into how the school supports math instruction in the upper elementary and middle grades, since the decline from the fourth-grade peak is pronounced.
Science is tested in fifth and eighth grade, and results were modest in both. Social studies, also tested in those same two grades, showed a similar pattern, with eighth grade outperforming fifth. Neither subject is a standout, but neither is a dramatic weakness either.
Placed among Wayne County's districts, Hanley International Academy sits above the midpoint on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. That positions it reasonably well relative to the large and varied set of districts in the county. Its chronic absenteeism rate falls in the top quartile of the county, meaning fewer students are chronically absent than at most peer districts, which is a genuine strength. Per-pupil current spending sits in the middle range, in the lower half of the county's districts.
No program offerings, course access, staffing, or discipline data was available, so there is little here to describe extracurriculars, advanced coursework, or school climate beyond attendance. The district brief search found no parent-relevant changes reported recently; the available sources covered general school information and assessment results but nothing that cleared a lasting-impact threshold.
For a family considering this school, the academic read is one of real strength in early-elementary math and in eighth-grade literacy, set against a clear slide in math proficiency through the middle grades. The peer environment is distinctive: an overwhelmingly Asian student body, which may appeal to families seeking that cultural context. Attendance is healthier than at most Wayne County districts. What is missing from the available data, especially around free-or-reduced lunch, special education, English learners, and program offerings, means a family would want to have a direct conversation with the school before making a decision.
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