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Schools in Harper Woods · Harper Woods City Schools, Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Harper Woods’s public schools outscore 78% of Michigan districts

In Harper Woods, 44% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Harper Woods, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#228of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 14 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Grosse Pointe
Students per teacher
18.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
8
1,934 students on the public path
In brief

Harper Woods’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1203 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harper Woods’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Harper Woods City Schools spends $16,108 per student and Grosse Pointe $18,562, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Chandler Park Academy Middle School, Chandler Park Academy Elementary, Chandler Park Academy High School and Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods are in town. Avatar Academy of Excellence and Harper Woods Virtual Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harper Woods’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Michigan school districts, #228 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1203)Better than 87%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,126 test results and a graduating class of 611 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Harper Woods’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,130 in math, 4,122 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harper Woods, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Beacon Elementary SchoolHarper Woods City SchoolsNo scores
3–5Tyrone Elementary SchoolHarper Woods City SchoolsD
6–8Harper Woods Middle SchoolHarper Woods City SchoolsD
9–12Harper Woods High SchoolHarper Woods City SchoolsD−

Harper Woods runs its own schools through grade 12 (Harper Woods City Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Grosse Pointe Public Schools, shared with Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods and Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Harper Woods

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Harper Woods City SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,041 students, up 37% since 2020–21 · 22.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,108MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Grosse Pointe Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 6,326 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$18,562MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Harper Woods City Schools13%
State average 45.4% · 908 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harper Woods City Schools3%
State average 33.6% · 908 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Grosse Pointe Public Schools64%
State average 45.4% · 3214 students tested
Math · PK–12, Grosse Pointe Public Schools55%
State average 33.6% · 3222 students tested

Harper Woods vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Harper Woods’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harper WoodsA−Harper Woods City Schools PK–12 · Grosse Pointe PK–12
DetroitC−Detroit Public Schools Community District
Grosse Pointe WoodsAGrosse Pointe
EastpointeDEastpointe

Every school in Harper Woods

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Harper Woodsby address
Beacon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
368 students20:1Rate it →
Tyrone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
D
336 students21:1Rate it →
Harper Woods Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
353 students22:1Rate it →
Harper Woods High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
877 students25:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Chandler Park Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
Charter
817 students21:1Rate it →
Chandler Park Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
Charter
688 students19:1Rate it →
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods
Elementary · Grades K–8
D−
Charter
603 students18:1Rate it →
Chandler Park Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
Charter
514 students18:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Harper Woodsnot counted as local schools
Avatar Academy of Excellence
High · Grades 7–12
D
OnlineAlternative Education
78 studentsRate it →
Harper Woods Virtual Academy
High · Grades 6–12
C−
OnlineAlternative Education
1,029 studentsRate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (The Harper Woods College and Career Institute).

Questions about Harper Woods’s schools

Are Harper Woods’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Harper Woods children attend outscore 78% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #228 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harper Woods in?

Two districts: Harper Woods City Schools runs grades PK–12, and Grosse Pointe Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods and Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.

Where do Harper Woods kids go to high school?

Harper Woods High School, with 877 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Harper Woods’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Grosse Pointe Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Harper Woods spend per student?

$16,108 in Harper Woods City Schools and $18,562 in Grosse Pointe Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.