Top 100 charter schools in Michigan (2025)

Publicly funded charter schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Honey Creek Community School Ann Arbor · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	83.3 Top 10%	57% Math proficiency	236
2	Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy Plymouth · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	78.5 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	823
3	West Michigan Aviation Academy Grand Rapids · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	76.1 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	600
4	Achieve Charter Academy Canton · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	75.1 Top 25%	73% Math proficiency	771
5	Holly Academy Holly · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	75.0 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	520
6	South Arbor Charter Academy Ypsilanti · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	74.6 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	800
7	Black River Public School MiddleHigh Holland · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	74.2 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	569
8	Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School Brighton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	73.6 Top 25%	18.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	282
9	Chandler Woods Charter Academy Belmont · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	72.6 Top 25%	75% Math proficiency	741
10	Cross Creek Charter Academy Byron Center · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	71.3 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	809
11	Washtenaw Technical Middle College Ann Arbor · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	71.1 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	821
12	Canton Charter Academy Canton · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	70.8 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	774
13	Kingsbury Country Day School Oxford · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	70.1 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	335
14	Charyl Stockwell Academy High School Brighton · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	68.7 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	334
15	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy Canton · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	68.4 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	822
16	Eagle Crest Charter Academy Holland · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	67.6 Top 50%	65% Math proficiency	561
17	Chatfield School Lapeer · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	67.3 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	483
18	Mill Creek Academy Williamsburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	64.6 Top 50%	24.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	233
19	Blue Water Middle College Academy Port Huron · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	64.4 Top 50%	30% Math proficiency	205
20	Waterford Montessori Academy Waterford · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	62.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	188
21	Walker Charter Academy Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	62.1 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	711
22	Copper Island Academy Calumet · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	61.4 Top 50%	39.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	386
23	Old Mission Peninsula School Traverse City · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	61.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	146
24	Black River Public School Elementary Holland · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	60.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	395
25	Island City Academy Eaton Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	60.4 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	197
26	Light of the World Academy Pinckney · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	60.4 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	222
27	American Montessori Academy Elementary Livonia · Elementary · Grades PK–1	Charter	59.7 Top 50%	56.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	152
28	Noor International Academy Sterling Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Charter	59.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	186
29	Vanguard Charter Academy Wyoming · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	58.5 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	765
30	Woodland School Traverse City · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	56.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	209
31	The Greenspire High School Traverse City · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	56.2 Top 50%	39.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	176
32	Canton Preparatory High School Canton · High · Grades 7–12	Charter	56.1 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	612
33	Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	55.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	287
34	West MI Academy of Arts and Academics Spring Lake · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	55.0 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	371
35	Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy Sault Sainte Marie · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	54.8 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	601
36	Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change Norton Shores · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	54.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	154
37	Keystone Academy Belleville · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	54.0 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	721
38	Walden Green Montessori Spring Lake · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	52.8 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	251
39	The Greenspire School Traverse City · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	52.2 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	93
40	Vanderbilt Charter Academy Holland · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	52.1 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	401
41	Tipton Academy PK3 Garden City · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Charter	51.4 Top 50%	64.5% Math proficiency	301
42	Cole Academy East East Lansing · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	50.8 Top 50%	54.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	148
43	Charyl Stockwell Academy Howell · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	50.6 Top 50%	34% Math proficiency	696
44	Kensington Woods Schools Lakeland · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	49.9 Top 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	114
45	Detroit Prep Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	48.5 Lower 50%	49.5% Math proficiency	418
46	Oakland Academy Portage · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	47.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	149
47	Renaissance Public School Academy Mount Pleasant · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	47.2 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	428
48	Cole Academy Lansing · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	45.8 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	155
49	Henry Ford Academy Dearborn · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	45.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	476
50	Mt Clemens Montessori Academy Mount Clemens · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	45.3 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	278
51	Jackson Preparatory Early College Jackson · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	44.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	260
52	Hamtramck Academy Hamtramck · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	42.9 Lower 50%	53% Math proficiency	549
53	Triumph Academy Monroe · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	42.6 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	777
54	Hillsdale Preparatory School Hillsdale · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	41.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	60
55	Paragon Charter Academy Jackson · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	41.3 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	627
56	Arts Academy in the Woods Fraser · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	41.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	327
57	Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy Lake Leelanau · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Charter	40.8 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	71
58	New Bedford Academy Lambertville · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	40.5 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	63
59	Flextech High School Shepherd Shepherd · High · Grades 8–12	Charter	40.3 Lower 50%	59.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	79
60	Crossroads Charter Academy K5 Big Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	39.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	103
61	Branch Line School Livonia · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	39.8 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	141
62	South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy Ypsilanti · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	39.8 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	631
63	Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	38.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	901
64	North Star Montessori Academy Marquette · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	38.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	145
65	Waterford Montessori Academy Waterford · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	37.8 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	213
66	Four Corners Montessori Academy Madison Heights · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	37.5 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	235
67	Metro Charter Academy Romulus · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	37.5 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	421
68	Three Lakes Academy Curtis · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Charter	36.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	114
69	Oakland International Academy PreK1 Detroit · Elementary · Grades PK–1	Charter	35.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	344
70	Knapp Charter Academy Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	35.5 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	398
71	Arbor Preparatory High School Ypsilanti · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	35.4 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	278
72	University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School Detroit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	35.1 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	513
73	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan Benton Harbor · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	35.0 Lower 50%	87.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	112
74	Taylor Preparatory High School Taylor · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	34.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	405
75	Huron Academy Grades 38 Clinton Township · Middle · Grades 3–8	Charter	34.1 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	408
76	Quest Charter Academy Taylor · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	33.5 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	683
77	Edgewood Elementary Academy Muskegon · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Charter	33.4 Lower 50%	91.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	134
78	Fostering Leadership Academy Redford · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	33.0 Lower 50%	90.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	76
79	Ridge Park Charter Academy Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.6 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	507
80	Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.1 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	234
81	Windemere Park Charter Academy Lansing · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	32.0 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	580
82	Oakland FlexTech High School Farmington Hills · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	31.9 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	162
83	Wellspring Preparatory High School Grand Rapids · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	31.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	267
84	Gerald Dawkins Academy Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	31.5 Lower 50%	96.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	152
85	Fortis Academy Ypsilanti · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	30.8 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	681
86	Hanley International Academy Hamtramck · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	30.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	667
87	Lake Superior Academy Sault S Marie · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	30.2 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	93
88	Creative Montessori Academy Southgate · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	29.7 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	759
89	East Arbor Charter Academy Ypsilanti · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	29.5 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	483
90	Taylor Exemplar Academy Taylor · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	29.5 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	660
91	The James and Grace Lee Boggs School Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	29.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	172
92	Star International Academy Canton · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	28.7 Lower 50%	87.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	370
93	Vista Charter Academy Grand Rapids · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	28.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	641
94	University Preparatory Science and Math Elementary Detroit · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	28.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	476
95	Bridge Academy East Hamtramck · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Charter	28.2 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	581
96	Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School Flint · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	28.2 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	362
97	Summit Academy North Middle School Romulus · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	28.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	385
98	Grand River Preparatory High School Grand Rapids · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	27.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	635
99	Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2 Flint · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Charter	27.7 Lower 50%	94.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	216
100	Inkster Preparatory Academy Inkster · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	27.3 Lower 50%	34.5% Math proficiency	220

Honey Creek Community School in Ann Arbor leads the 2025 list of charter schools in Michigan with a Success Index (US) of 83.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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What is the best charter school in Michigan?

Honey Creek Community School in Ann Arbor ranks first among charter schools in Michigan with a Success Index (US) of 83.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 236).

How are charter schools in Michigan ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.