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Academy of Southfield

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

286

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18330 George Washington Dr
Southfield, MI 48075-2785

(248) 557-6121

District: Academy of Southfield

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.4%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2006 → 9th in 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2006

!Math scores 32 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2014-2015) ?

This school11%

District avg11%

Michigan avg37%

Not ranked this year

Academy of Southfield did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2015	10.8	1433 of 1580	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.7	1175 of 1533	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	1106 of 1563	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.8	1031 of 1566	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	1015 of 1552	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	1201 of 1552	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	1329 of 1589	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	1231 of 1577	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	1193 of 1565	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.7	813 of 1545	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2015	13.7	785 of 919	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	768 of 921	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	693 of 919	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	631 of 900	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.6	601 of 858	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.0	704 of 851	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	642 of 847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.6	588 of 839	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.2	633 of 823	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.8	535 of 806	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Michigan (2014-2015) ?

English Language Arts20%-28 vs state

Social Studies9%-17 vs state

Math5%-32 vs state

Science0%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	23777 Southfield Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 569-1060	520	32	16.2	82.3%	1 (0.2%)	518 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1256^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.6%		14	1258^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.3%	2	46.8		24.2	5.9	26.9	32.7	33.3	12.9			6.1	15.9	7.7	14.3		22.1	$12,355	$1,950	$10,404
Morris Adler Elementary School	Public	K-5	19100 Filmore St	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8872	355	18	19.7	65.6%	2 (0.6%)	334 (94.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	19.8	1163^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.5	1228^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.4%	65			32.2	20.6	34.2			27.1	11.1	11.0			24.7		12.3		$19,963	$1,969	$17,994
Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	544	35	15.7	64.5%	21 (3.9%)	444 (81.6%)	56 (10.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	14.9	1259^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.9	1312^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.7%	53	22.2		28.3	25.0	26.9	13.3	21.7	24.6	18.5	7.3		15.2	12.3	8.8	9.9	14.0	$24,147	$1,953	$22,194
Alice M Birney K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	27225 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8800	452	32	13.9	62.8%	5 (1.1%)	429 (94.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	14.4	1271^st of 1488 public elementary schools	14.6%		16	1237^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.8%	34	35.3	5.9	22.9	33.3	34.4	11.4	9.1	14.3	11.1		8.6	6.5	12.5	14.7		20.6	$23,809	$2,002	$21,807
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$20,678	$2,922	$17,756
McIntyre Elementary School	Public	K-5	19600 Saratoga Blvd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7365	162	12	13.9	58.6%	1 (0.6%)	151 (93.2%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	21.5	1133^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.2	880^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.8%	253			20.9	27.0	29.5			34.9	13.5	11.4			25.0		20.5		$19,232	$1,906	$17,326
Laurus Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24590 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Laurus Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 799-8401	791	44	17.9	83.4%	2 (0.3%)	691 (87.4%)	26 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	27.4	1050^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.4%		23.1	1122^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.5%	72	47.9	16.4	23.4	34.1	35.2	33.8	34.6	24.7	20.7	18.2	23.8	19.8	26.1	26.7	18.2	17.3	$12,292	$1,864	$10,428
Faxon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	26275 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Faxon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 301-9909	150	9	16.6	77.3%	5 (3.3%)	141 (94.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)						41.7											$13,368	$545	$12,823
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,149	$851	$15,298
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21700 Marlow St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 539-4115	212	14	15.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	212 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		14.8			8.8	17.4										$11,698	$535	$11,163

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What is the racial makeup of Academy of Southfield?

Students at Academy of Southfield are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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In the 2014-15 school year, 286 students attended Academy of Southfield.

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