Summary:
Three Oaks Public School Academy is a single public charter elementary school in Muskegon, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with 363 students and operating as its own district. This school is facing a severe academic crisis, ranking in the bottom 4% of Michigan schools with a zero-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year.
The most alarming trend is the dramatic academic decline across every subject and grade level between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. Third grade math proficiency plummeted from 26.1% to just 6.9%, while third grade ELA fell from 15.2% to 5.17%. Similar drops occurred in 4th and 6th grades across all subjects. The school now trails state averages by 15 to 36 percentage points in every tested area. For example, only 6.9% of 3rd graders are proficient in math compared to 42.9% statewide, and just 5.17% meet ELA standards versus 38.2% at the state level. The school serves a student population where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism affects 35.6% of students—nearly 8 points above the state average.
Despite spending $15,070 per student and maintaining a favorable 15.2:1 student-teacher ratio, outcomes remain extremely poor. One bright spot: 6th graders significantly outperform younger students, with 20.8% proficient in ELA (four times the 3rd grade rate) and 16.67% in math (2.4 times higher). This suggests students who remain enrolled through 6th grade may benefit from sustained support. However, the school dropped from the 15th percentile to the 4th percentile in just one year, and no 5th grade ELA or math data was reported for 2025-2026. The combination of universal proficiency declines, extreme poverty, high absenteeism, and a zero-star rating indicates a school in urgent need of intervention from the Three Oaks Public School Academy district and state education authorities.
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