Huron Academy Grades K2, Clinton Twp MI

Original Research by School Decision on Huron Academy Grades K2

Huron Academy Grades K2 is a charter school on Utica Road in Clinton Township, Macomb County. Ferris State University authorized the school, and publicly reported records show its charter contract runs through June 2030, which gives families some assurance of continued operation. The school's current enrollment is limited to kindergarten through second grade, a small early-years setting. Directory records list a broader grade span, but the actual enrollment counts show only the three early grades, so families looking at older children would need to look elsewhere for this particular campus.

The student body reflects a mixed community. A majority of students are white, with a sizable Black enrollment and a small Asian presence. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals that the school serves a population with real economic need. Data on English learners and special-education enrollment was not reported, so a parent whose child needs either of those services would want to ask the school directly what it offers.

State assessment results from the 2015-16 M-STEP administration are available, but they cover grades three through six, which do not match the school's current K-2 enrollment. This means the testing data may reflect an earlier grade configuration or a related program rather than the students currently in the building. Parents should treat those results as historical context rather than a current picture. With that caveat, the results were mixed. English language arts was the stronger subject, with proficiency rates in the upper elementary grades reaching levels that sit around or above typical Michigan schools. Math results were lower across all tested grades, with fewer than a third of students reaching proficiency in any grade. Science was a particular soft spot, with essentially no students meeting the proficiency bar in the one grade tested. Social studies results were also low. A parent considering this school for the long term may want to ask how the curriculum has changed since those results were recorded and what the school is doing in math and science specifically.

Against the set of districts in Macomb County, the school's overall proficiency index sits just below the county midpoint. This comparison is based on those older test results, so it should be read with the same caution. There is no graduation rate to report because the school does not serve high school grades, and no chronic absenteeism data was available.

Clinton Township is a suburban community in Macomb County. Housing in the school's zip code is affordable compared with both state and national benchmarks, with home values well below the state median and rents that are modest for the metro area. Both home values and rents have been rising at a steady pace, which points to a housing market with some upward pressure but still within reach for many working families. Mortgage rates have been elevated, which affects affordability for buyers, and the national unemployment rate has held relatively stable.

What this school offers is a small, early-elementary charter option in an affordable suburban setting, with a student body that reflects working-class families and some racial diversity. The academic picture from the available data is uneven, with reading being a relative bright spot and math, science, and social studies showing weaker results. Because the current enrollment is K-2 only, families should view the state test data as a historical signal and ask the school directly about current performance, teaching approach, and what happens when children age out of second grade.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 41% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 11% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 10% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 18% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 31% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 39% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 32% · ▲ 25 pts above district

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

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 36% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 15% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

This schoolHuron 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 3Lower-income33%Higher-income57%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income16%Higher-income50%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income60%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income62%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income24%Higher-income30%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income41%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income28%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income41%16 pp gap