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Great Lakes Academy

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

162

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,973

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46312 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, MI 48342-5006

(248) 334-6434

District: Great Lakes Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2008 → 2nd in 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg44%

Not ranked this year

Great Lakes Academy 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
2018	7.6	1412 of 1448	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1394 of 1466	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1400 of 1580	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1388 of 1533	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1361 of 1563	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1435 of 1566	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1397 of 1552	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	1479 of 1552	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	1524 of 1589	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	1506 of 1577	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	1528 of 1565	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	1346 of 1545	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	446 of 475	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.8	1308 of 1443	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.4	1327 of 1397	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.0	793 of 838	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	742 of 894	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	732 of 919	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	820 of 921	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	836 of 919	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	847 of 900	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	785 of 858	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	784 of 851	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	792 of 847	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	827 of 839	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.7	771 of 823	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	659 of 806	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.9	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.8	735 of 815	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2018)9th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2018)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)5th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2018)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)10th percentile+4 vs school

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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
Great Lakes Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	46312 Woodward Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Great Lakes Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 334-6434	162	13	12.4	87.7%	3 (1.9%)	132 (81.5%)	20 (12.3%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)					26.3												$12,973	$1,429	$11,544
Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 W Montcalm St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7950	611	51	11.8	74.1%	18 (2.9%)	253 (41.4%)	298 (48.8%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	7.8	1404^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%		6.9	1416^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.7%	12			9.1	13.9	15.6			14.4	13.5	11.8			10.1		3.1		$28,399	$6,542	$21,857
Herrington School	Public	K-6	541 Bay St	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7790	319	16	20.4	85.9%	10 (3.1%)	238 (74.6%)	55 (17.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	5.3	1463^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.7%		5.3	1458^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.9%	5			9.6	10.5	6.5			11.3									$20,173	$6,020	$14,152
R Grant Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	2450 Old Salem Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6800	390	25	15.6	62.1%	71 (18.2%)	197 (50.5%)	74 (19.0%)	38 (9.7%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.1	1124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.5%		19.4	1169^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.3%	45			23.8	32.4	28.8			25.4	14.1	19.2			26.9		19.2		$15,820	$2,141	$13,679
Momentum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	60 S Lynn Ave	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-5000	219	15	14.6	87.7%	11 (5.0%)	56 (25.6%)	144 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)	31.3					23.8		10.7				13.6					$15,169	$3,318	$11,850
Donelson Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2690 Wewoka Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-9530	392	22	17.8	79.8%	128 (32.7%)	86 (21.9%)	135 (34.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	28.9	1027^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.8	1021^st of 1486 public elementary schools	31.3%	6			18.3	42.0	39.3			26.8	34.0	21.3			27.9		16.7		$18,981	$2,879	$16,102
Alcott School	Public	K-5	460 W Kennett Rd	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7910	334	14	23.1	64.4%	19 (5.7%)	108 (32.3%)	185 (55.4%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	7.7	1408^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.4%		11	1325^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.8%	83				9.8	13.5			14.3	14.0	10.5			7.9				$19,761	$6,847	$12,914
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Waukegan St	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 537-6500	333	27	12.2	61.9%	82 (24.6%)	175 (52.6%)	60 (18.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.1	1242^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	16.5%		15.7	1241^st of 1486 public elementary schools	16.5%	1			27.3	31.4	16.7			22.7	11.8	8.3			20.8		12.5		$20,654	$2,716	$17,938
Walton Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	744 E Walton Blvd	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Walton Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 371-9300	763	44	17.5	91.7%	33 (4.3%)	194 (25.4%)	456 (59.8%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.7%)	21.5	1131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	24.0%		27.8	1057^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.9%	74	58.8	31.8	23.2	26.2	24.3	31.8	42.9	26.8	25.0	9.3	25.9	28.6	14.7	25.0	5.3	25.9	$14,492	$3,015	$11,477
Eastover Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 Kensington Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 341-7100	589	44	13.4	15.1%	422 (71.6%)	46 (7.8%)	39 (6.6%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	82.7	234^th of 1488 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.7	179^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.0%	55			57.8	68.3	59.6			63.4	64.4	51.9			58.1		36.8		$22,403	$1,028	$21,375

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What is the racial makeup of Great Lakes Academy?

Students at Great Lakes Academy are 81% African American, 12% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Great Lakes Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Great Lakes Academy.

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