Achieve Charter Academy, Canton MI

Original Research by School Decision on Achieve Charter Academy

Achieve Charter Academy sits on Denton Road in Canton, a large charter township in Wayne County positioned between Detroit and Ann Arbor. Canton is a suburban, predominantly residential community with commercial strips along Ford Road and Michigan Avenue, and it ranks among the higher-income places in the country for its size. The township has no traditional downtown; civic life clusters around the administration building complex and community spaces like Preservation Park, which hosts a farmers market and seasonal events. Walkability is limited, and daily life runs on car travel. The housing market here sits well above both the state and national benchmarks, with home values reflecting the township's established suburban character. Rents are moderate for the region. The township grew rapidly through the late twentieth century and into the two thousands, but growth has leveled off, with recent census estimates showing a slight dip from the prior count.

As a charter school, Achieve Charter Academy operates as its own district under a single school. Publicly reported information indicates it is managed by National Heritage Academies and follows a Moral Focus curriculum, with a meal program in place. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, and its enrollment is moderate for a K-through-eight building. The student body is diverse, with an Asian plurality, followed by white and black students and a smaller multiracial segment. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school does not report figures for English learners or students with individualized education programs, so those profiles are not visible in the available data.

On state assessments, Achieve Charter Academy posts strong results across the board. In English language arts, proficiency rates are consistently high across every tested grade, with the eighth-grade cohort performing especially well on the PSAT. Math proficiency is solid throughout, with the strongest showing in third grade and steady results across the upper elementary and middle grades. Science proficiency in the tested grades is healthy, and social studies results are also strong, particularly in eighth grade. When measured against districts in Wayne County, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile, a clear strength relative to its local context.

Because the school ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism figure was available in the data provided. Participation rates for state assessments were also missing across all tested grades. The school's Title I status was not reported. No discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance details were available. Program offerings were not included in the data, so we cannot speak to extracurriculars, enrichment, or specialized academic tracks. A parent interested in those dimensions would want to ask the school directly.

No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these proficiency levels are rising, stable, or easing. The district brief noted no parent-relevant changes in recent years that clear a lasting-impact threshold, so there is nothing new to flag on that front.

This is a school with a strong academic record on state tests, a diverse student population, and a location in an affluent suburban township where housing costs run above state and national levels. Families drawn to a charter option with a structured character curriculum and consistent assessment results may find it a good fit. Those seeking information beyond test scores, including special education services, English learner support, and extracurricular programming, should look into those areas further with the school itself, as the available data does not cover them.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 55 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 765%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 53 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 894%

School 94% · District 94%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

Science

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 883%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 57 pts above county median

This schoolAchieve Charter 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-income73%Higher-income80%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income84%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income81%Higher-income83%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income81%31 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income72%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income69%Higher-income87%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income71%21 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income76%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income76%48 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income58%Higher-income72%14 pp gap