The top reported proficiency rate is 11% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Michigan Collegiate Elementary
Michigan Collegiate Elementary is a charter school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Roseville's Eastland Street, part of the Michigan Collegiate district authorized by Ferris State University. The school's charter was reauthorized in mid-2023 and runs through mid-2026, which confirms its continued operation for families weighing enrollment. The Romine Group serves as the education service provider. As a charter district, Michigan Collegiate does not levy property taxes or issue bonds, so there are no local bond or referendum decisions to track.
The student body is small for its grade band and overwhelmingly Black, with a very large share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special-education enrollment was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here. Roseville itself is a mature inner-ring Detroit suburb in Macomb County, car-dependent and largely built out, with no traditional walkable downtown. Gratiot Avenue runs as the main commercial spine, and the Macomb Mall and Eastgate Shopping Center anchor retail activity. Manufacturing, health care, and retail trade dominate local employment. The community has seen slow population decline over recent years, though median property values have been rising. Housing in the school's zip code sits well below both the state and national benchmarks, making this one of the more affordable corners of metro Detroit for families looking to buy. Rents are similarly modest relative to broader state and national levels.
On state assessments, Michigan Collegiate Elementary's results are low. In math, the share of students reaching proficiency across third, fourth, and fifth grades was in the single digits or lower. English language arts proficiency was somewhat higher but still in the low teens across the tested grades. Fifth-grade science and social studies proficiency fell into the lowest reporting band. Average scale scores are reported for each tested grade and subject, and a parent can find those figures in the data sections. The school's overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Macomb County, the comparison set used here. That is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school, asking about the instructional approach, tutoring or intervention supports, and how the charter management organization plans to strengthen outcomes.
No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether proficiency is improving or declining over time. Participation rates for state testing were also not reported. Chronic absenteeism and graduation-rate figures do not appear here; the graduation metric does not apply because this is an elementary school, and absenteeism data was not provided. Civil-rights data, course-access information, staffing details, and program offerings were not available in the data provided, so those areas are left out rather than guessed at.
What the picture does show is a small charter elementary option in an affordable, established suburb, serving a high-poverty student population with a clear curricular focus implied by the "Collegiate" name, though specifics on academic programming were not included in the available data. The neighborhood is auto-oriented with limited street life, and the housing market is accessible by metro Detroit standards. Families considering this school should weigh the affordability and location against the current proficiency results, and should ask the school directly about its academic improvement plans, support services, and what the next charter authorization period may bring.
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