Chandler Park Academy
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Chandler Park Academy is a well renowned charter school
in Harper Woods, Michigan
. Founded in 1775, it is a college preparatory elementary, middle, and high school offering grades K
-12.
The student body is 98.89% African American
and 80% of students qualify for free/reduced price lunch
. The student/teacher ratio is 25:1.
Chandler Park Academy rates lower than most nearby public schools based on test scores according to greatschools.net, although their fall 2006 MEAP and National Merit scores were higher than the State of Michigan targets. The Chandler Park boys middle school track team won the championship for the 3rd time in a row . Also Coach J is director of sports.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
in Harper Woods, Michigan
Harper Woods, Michigan
Harper Woods is a city located on the eastside of suburban Detroit, Michigan, United States. The city is located in Wayne County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 14,236.- History :...
. Founded in 1775, it is a college preparatory elementary, middle, and high school offering grades K
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
-12.
The student body is 98.89% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
and 80% of students qualify for free/reduced price lunch
National School Lunch Act
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is a United States federal law signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1946. The act created the National School Lunch Program , a program to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools...
. The student/teacher ratio is 25:1.
Chandler Park Academy rates lower than most nearby public schools based on test scores according to greatschools.net, although their fall 2006 MEAP and National Merit scores were higher than the State of Michigan targets. The Chandler Park boys middle school track team won the championship for the 3rd time in a row . Also Coach J is director of sports.