Chandler Park Academy is a well renowned charter school by Keenan Duane Boyd in Harper Woods, Michigan. Founded in 1997, 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.
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