Renaissance Public School Academy

Summary:

Renaissance Public School Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 426 students in grades K-8 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's student population is predominantly White (71.83%), with smaller percentages of African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and students of two or more races.

While Renaissance Public School Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school faces several key challenges. Its academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates, is generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Math. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 6.9% to 32.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 56.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the school's academic performance is lower than many of the nearby public schools in the area, such as Winn Elementary School and Beal City Elementary School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across grade levels. The data also suggests potential racial disparities, with the "White Students" subgroup ranking lower than the state average in recent years.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 2797 S Isabella Rd
       Mount Pleasant, MI  48858-2067


(989) 773-9889

District: Renaissance Public School Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1038th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,678 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  438

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Two or more races:
15.8%
African American:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.8% Help


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Compare Details Renaissance Public School Academy ranks worse than 69.9% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.82. (See more...)
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Compare Details Renaissance Public School Academy ranks better than 54.2% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.1. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.9%), two or more races (15.8%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Renaissance Public School Academy is 16.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Renaissance Public School Academy is $10,678.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Renaissance Public School Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Renaissance Public School Academy 1038th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Renaissance Public School Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Renaissance Public School Academy 411th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Renaissance Public School Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Renaissance Public School Academy 366th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Renaissance Public School Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.11 968th 1545 37.3%
2007 54.93 891st 1565 43.1%
2008 37.98 1236th 1577 21.6%
2009 41.85 1196th 1589 24.7%
2010 43.52 1180th 1552 24.0%
2011 43.65 1118th 1552 28.0%
2012 48.32 875th 1566 44.1%
2013 48.67 868th 1563 44.5%
2014 47.34 878th 1533 42.7%
2015 52.52 773rd 1580 51.1%
2016 42.91 913th 1548 41.0%
2017 41.22 847th 1466 42.2%
2018 60.14 615th 1448 57.5%
2019 56.22 574th 1408 59.2%
2021 21.84 930th 1153 19.3%
2022 24.13 1014th 1344 24.6%
2023 25.23 1071st 1470 27.1%
2024 28.82 1038th 1486 30.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.87 496th 1397 64.5%
2019 51.62 505th 1134 55.5%
2022 45.59 571st 1099 48.0%
2023 29.73 966th 1350 28.4%
2024 25.43 1070th 1381 22.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.94 619th 1443 57.1%
2019 53.53 522nd 1171 55.4%
2021 44.50 479th 902 46.9%
2022 42.43 617th 1106 44.2%
2023 29.84 911th 1321 31.0%
2024 34.42 857th 1342 36.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.67 610th 1446 57.8%
2019 50.43 577th 1196 51.8%
2022 27.16 839th 1139 26.3%
2023 27.46 956th 1334 28.3%
2024 24.50 1014th 1347 24.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.03 622nd 1253 50.4%
2019 54.16 494th 1128 56.2%
2021 23.86 814th 1005 19.0%
2022 19.22 936th 1102 15.1%
2023 17.30 1035th 1198 13.6%
2024 19.51 1023rd 1204 15.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Renaissance Public School Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.90 473rd 806 41.3%
2007 56.81 466th 823 43.4%
2008 58.40 461st 839 45.1%
2009 35.72 663rd 847 21.7%
2010 46.05 604th 851 29.0%
2011 33.12 686th 858 20.0%
2012 46.29 508th 900 43.6%
2013 61.04 331st 919 64.0%
2014 44.12 561st 921 39.1%
2015 46.37 505th 919 45.0%
2016 43.77 505th 894 43.5%
2017 35.95 495th 821 39.7%
2018 58.92 356th 838 57.5%
2019 59.17 281st 792 64.5%
2021 55.52 247th 675 63.4%
2022 64.62 216th 776 72.2%
2023 45.94 441st 883 50.1%
2024 49.10 411th 897 54.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.35 340th 815 58.3%
2019 54.25 272nd 672 59.5%
2022 65.11 161st 691 76.7%
2023 41.45 469th 825 43.2%
2024 39.87 487th 836 41.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.22 386th 794 51.4%
2019 45.58 337th 658 48.8%
2021 51.63 197th 521 62.2%
2022 67.36 156th 657 76.3%
2023 45.19 393rd 770 49.0%
2024 47.47 352nd 771 54.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.07 275th 797 65.5%
2019 61.93 201st 639 68.5%
2021 69.61 117th 540 78.3%
2022 57.19 233rd 658 64.6%
2023 41.32 439th 776 43.4%
2024 55.99 284th 786 63.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Renaissance Public School Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.55 257th 678 62.1%
2019 55.60 243rd 624 61.1%
2021 64.12 166th 577 71.2%
2022 65.74 170th 638 73.4%
2023 36.69 433rd 688 37.1%
2024 50.11 304th 701 56.6%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Renaissance Public School Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 132 8 2 7 3 n/a n/a 0 152
1998 135 5 2 3 6 n/a n/a 0 151
1999 89 0 3 1 4 n/a n/a 0 97
2000 78 6 1 5 7 n/a n/a 0 97
2001 65 6 1 7 4 n/a n/a 0 83
2002 88 6 4 40 6 n/a n/a 0 144
2003 88 6 4 40 6 n/a n/a 0 144
2004 153 4 3 11 10 n/a n/a 0 181
2005 160 10 3 8 11 n/a n/a 1 193
2006 182 14 5 12 11 n/a n/a 1 225
2007 227 16 5 25 15 n/a n/a 1 289
2008 212 22 9 22 26 n/a n/a 1 292
2009 227 26 11 11 27 n/a n/a 0 302
2010 250 31 2 15 27 n/a n/a 0 325
2011 223 17 5 28 16 1 35 0 325
2012 239 16 6 26 20 0 31 0 338
2013 217 21 12 34 19 0 38 0 341
2014 197 21 5 26 19 0 26 0 294
2015 202 21 5 22 11 1 38 0 300
2016 232 32 4 20 16 2 45 0 351
2017 256 30 6 14 20 0 51 0 377
2018 285 28 9 13 18 0 52 0 405
2019 306 24 12 9 21 0 59 0 431
2020 318 24 10 8 20 0 56 0 436
2021 302 22 8 8 21 0 62 0 423
2022 306 20 7 12 14 0 59 0 418
2023 306 27 5 10 18 0 60 0 426
2024 306 25 6 12 20 0 69 0 438

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Renaissance Public School Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 152 8.0 19.0 0
1998 151 9.0 16.8 0
1999 97 7.0 13.9 0
2000 97 6.5 14.9 0
2001 83 6.0 13.8 55.4
2002 144 n/a n/a 61.1
2003 144 n/a n/a 61.1
2004 181 12.0 15.1 55.8
2005 193 14.5 13.3 56.8
2006 225 14.0 16.1 59.8
2007 289 19.0 15.2 47.9
2008 292 20.8 14.0 50.9
2009 302 23.0 13.1 52.6
2010 325 22.0 14.7 65.2
2011 325 24.2 13.4 65.5
2012 338 25.3 13.3 68
2013 341 25.8 13.1 70.7
2014 294 24.5 12.0 65
2015 300 23.0 13.0 70.3
2016 351 24.0 14.6 68.4
2017 377 24.7 15.2 60.2
2018 405 25.1 16.1 61
2019 431 27.8 15.4 58.5
2020 436 30.0 14.5 56.2
2021 423 25.0 16.9 55.8
2022 418 27.1 15.4 56.2
2023 426 26.6 16.0 56.6
2024 438 27.1 16.1 59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Renaissance Public School Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 152 8.0 19.0 0
1998 151 9.0 16.8 0
1999 97 7.0 13.9 0
2000 97 6.5 14.9 0
2001 83 6.0 13.8 55.4
2002 144 n/a n/a 61.1
2003 144 n/a n/a 61.1
2004 181 12.0 15.1 55.8
2005 193 14.5 13.3 56.8
2006 225 14.0 16.1 59.8
2007 289 19.0 15.2 47.9
2008 292 20.8 14.0 50.9
2009 302 23.0 13.1 52.6
2010 325 22.0 14.7 65.2
2011 325 24.2 13.4 65.5
2012 338 25.3 13.3 68
2013 341 25.8 13.1 70.7
2014 294 24.5 12.0 65
2015 300 23.0 13.0 70.3
2016 351 24.0 14.6 68.4
2017 377 24.7 15.2 60.2
2018 405 25.1 16.1 61
2019 431 27.8 15.4 58.5
2020 436 30.0 14.5 56.2
2021 423 25.0 16.9 55.8
2022 418 27.1 15.4 56.2
2023 426 26.6 16.0 56.6
2024 438 27.1 16.1 59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Renaissance Public School Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $925 (10.8%) $7,604 (89.2%) $8,529
2020 $655 (8.4%) $7,165 (91.6%) $7,820
2021 $1,013 (11.6%) $7,734 (88.4%) $8,747
2022 $2,334 (22.5%) $8,019 (77.5%) $10,353
2023 $1,852 (17.3%) $8,826 (82.7%) $10,678

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Renaissance Public School Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 574th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1071st of 1470 Elementary schools
 32.1%
Ranks 281st of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 441st of 883 Middle schools
 14.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)50.944
 6.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)50.944
 6.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)51.736
 15.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)51.736
 15.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)58.527.9
 30.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)58.527.9
 30.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)36.616.3
 20.3%
   4th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)36.616.3
 20.3%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)52.128.6
 23.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)52.128.6
 23.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)31.36.1
 25.2%
   5th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)31.36.1
 25.2%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Renaissance Public School Academy)2514.3
 10.7%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Renaissance Public School Academy)2514.3
 10.7%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)46.821.3
 25.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)46.821.3
 25.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)36.219.1
 17.1%
   6th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)36.219.1
 17.1%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)47.843.8
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)47.843.8
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)40.439.6
 0.8%
   7th Grade Math (Renaissance Public School Academy)40.439.6
 0.8%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Renaissance Public School Academy)25.717
 8.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Renaissance Public School Academy)25.717
 8.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)62.955.3
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Renaissance Public School Academy)62.955.3
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Renaissance Public School Academy)45.729.8
 15.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Renaissance Public School Academy)45.729.8
 15.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students431426
 1.2%
African American2427
 12.5%
American Indian2118
 14.3%
Asian125
 58.3%
Hispanic910
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White306306
Two or More Races5960
 1.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.5%56.6%
 1.9%


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Renaissance Public School Academy ranks 1038th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Renaissance Public School Academy are 70% White, 16% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended Renaissance Public School Academy.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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