Charyl Stockwell Academy High School, Brighton MI

Original Research by School Decision on Charyl Stockwell Academy High School

Charyl Stockwell Academy High School is a public charter school in Brighton, Michigan, serving grades nine through twelve under the Charyl Stockwell Academy district. It is a small high school by enrollment, with a senior class that narrows considerably from the earlier grades. The student body is predominantly white, with small Hispanic and multiracial populations and very small Black and Asian representation. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on special education enrollment and English learners was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here.

One thing parents should know up front: the state assessment data available for this school covers middle-grade levels rather than high school grades. The reported results come from the 2020-21 school year and include grades six, seven, and eight in math and ELA, plus grade eight in science and social studies. Because the school currently serves grades nine through twelve, this likely reflects an earlier or different grade configuration, though the data itself does not specify the reason. No high school-specific state assessment results, SAT or ACT scores, AP participation, or college-readiness metrics were available. The graduation rate was also not reported in the data provided. A parent looking into this school may want to ask the administration directly about current high school academic outcomes, since those are not captured in what was available.

What the middle-grade data does show is a pattern worth noting. ELA proficiency rises sharply from sixth grade through eighth grade, reaching a strong level by grade eight. Math follows a similar upward trajectory, with eighth-grade math proficiency landing at a solid level. Science and social studies proficiency at eighth grade land lower, with roughly three in ten students meeting proficiency. Taken together, the overall proficiency index places this school in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Livingston County, though it is not the lowest in the cohort. The county comparison set includes ten districts, and this school's proficiency index sits near the bottom of that group. Whether those middle-grade patterns carry into high school is a question the available data cannot answer.

No program offerings, course access data, staffing figures, discipline data, or attendance chronic absenteeism rates were provided, so the academic program beyond what the test results show cannot be described from the available sources. The district brief search turned up little of lasting parent-relevant change, so there is nothing to report on that front.

Brighton itself is a small city in southeastern Livingston County positioned along the US-23 and I-96 corridors, giving residents straightforward regional highway access. The community skews older, with a sizable senior population and a comparatively small share of households with children under eighteen. The built environment is overwhelmingly car-dependent, with major retail concentrated near highway exits rather than in a walkable core. Downtown Brighton has seen streetscape improvements and public art installations as part of revitalization efforts, and civic life centers on the downtown area where City Hall is located. The Brighton District Library serves the city and surrounding townships, and recreation is handled through a regional authority. The population is growing modestly, and the average household size has been declining, reflecting a trend toward smaller households.

Housing in the area is relatively expensive compared with state and national benchmarks. The typical home value in the school's zip code sits above both the Michigan and national medians, and rents are moderate. Mortgage rates hover in the mid-six-percent range. For families considering a move, the housing market reflects Brighton's character as a established, quieter community with regional highway convenience rather than an urban center.

What this school offers is a small charter high school setting in a community that is residential and car-oriented with an older demographic profile. The available academic data, while limited to middle grades, shows genuine upward growth in ELA and math through those years but places the school below most of its Livingston County peers on overall proficiency. The absence of high school-specific outcomes, graduation data, and program information means a parent would need to go directly to the school for a fuller picture before making a decision.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 73 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,027 schools plotted. 80 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 40% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 43% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 63% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 63% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 75% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 51% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 60% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

This schoolCharyl Stockwell Academy, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income27%Higher-income31%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income51%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income54%Higher-income75%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income33%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income57%19 pp gap