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Oakland Academy

Q: Is Oakland Academy a good school?

Oakland Academy ranks 704 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Academy is a small, K-8 public charter school in Portage, MI, serving just 149 students as its own independent district. It sits geographically between two very different public school systems: the high-performing Portage Public Schools and the lower-performing Kalamazoo Public Schools. With a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, Oakland Academy lands in the middle—outperforming nearby Kalamazoo schools like Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts and Paramount Charter Academy, but lagging behind top Portage options such as Moorsbridge Elementary School and Amberly Elementary School.

The most striking concern for parents is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-2025, Oakland Academy's rate was 35.4%—more than double the rates at nearby Portage elementary schools, which range from 10.1% to 16.4%. Even Winchell Elementary School in Kalamazoo has a lower rate at 19.5%. This suggests that when students do attend, they may perform adequately, but the high absenteeism likely prevents the school from reaching higher academic rankings. The school's overall state percentile has gradually declined from a peak in 2021-2022, though it remains stable in the mid-50s range.

On the positive side, Oakland Academy offers notably small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 13.8, lower than most surrounding schools. Science is a clear strength—5th-grade proficiency reached 56.3% in 2025-2026, well above the state average of 40% and competitive with the best local schools. However, ELA and math scores vary widely by grade level, showing no consistent pattern. The school also spends less per student ($12,231) than nearby Portage schools, which spend between $13,205 and $20,067. For families weighing options, Oakland Academy could be a reasonable middle-ground choice, especially if the school addresses its attendance challenges and builds on its science success.

149

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,231

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6325 Oakland Dr
Portage, MI 49024-2589

(269) 324-8951

District: Oakland Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

African American:

14.1%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Michigan avg37%

704^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 625Oakland Academy among Michigan districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	704 of 1492	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	741 of 1488	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	693 of 1486	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	652 of 1470	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	583 of 1344	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	632 of 1153	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	686 of 1408	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	477 of 1448	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.2	183 of 1466	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	280 of 1548	81.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	315 of 1580	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	410 of 1533	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	510 of 1563	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.7	527 of 1566	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	510 of 1552	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.7	379 of 1552	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	375 of 1589	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	265 of 1577	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	517 of 1565	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.7	739 of 1545	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	398 of 1342	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	433 of 1321	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	319 of 1443	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	536 of 1350	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	553 of 1397	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	481 of 1372	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	767 of 1366	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	681 of 1347	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	602 of 1334	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	556 of 1446	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	685 of 1206	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	715 of 1204	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	516 of 1198	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	678 of 1102	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	281 of 1253	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)70th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)60th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+16 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Math35%~ state avg

Social Studies25%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Oakland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6325 Oakland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Oakland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 324-8951	149	11	13.8	36.9%	85 (57.0%)	21 (14.1%)	18 (12.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.4%)	49.4	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		48.7	741^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.2%	37			36.8	50.0	31.3			47.4	30.0	25.0			56.3		25.0		$12,231	$809	$11,422
Haverhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6200	378	28	13.5	37.8%	232 (61.4%)	40 (10.6%)	33 (8.7%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.6%)	64.6	496^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		63.1	522^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	64.9%	26			46.6	65.7	54.3			58.6	37.3	31.4			41.4		32.9		$18,427	$1,230	$17,196
Amberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6637 Amberly St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-5900	513	32	16.2	31.4%	327 (63.7%)	73 (14.2%)	48 (9.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	75.3	335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.5%		71	402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	73.0%	67			49.4	53.8	57.5			56.5	56.0	47.1			49.4		36.8		$14,518	$620	$13,898
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6633 Haverhill Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6600	348	26	13.3	35.6%	236 (67.8%)	26 (7.5%)	34 (9.8%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	55	627^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.0%		61	550^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	77			51.9	42.3	38.3			60.0	31.5	28.3			40.0		33.3		$20,067	$1,178	$18,889
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	57.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%	50			41.0	55.4	44.6			42.6	52.3	24.6			46.2		27.7		$15,805	$1,016	$14,790
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7361 Moorsbridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6400	591	29	20.3	11.3%	379 (64.1%)	20 (3.4%)	45 (7.6%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	85.7	186^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.7	162^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	89.1%	24			45.5	70.7	66.3			53.5	62.4	55.0			67.0		55.0		$12,273	$612	$11,661
12th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 S 12th St	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6900	589	31	18.9	20.7%	345 (58.6%)	81 (13.8%)	47 (8.0%)	56 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	76.9	309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.3%		75.1	336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	77.4%	27			56.8	66.3	50.0			55.7	72.4	38.6			51.0		38.2		$13,205	$615	$12,590
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3215 Oakland Dr	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0790	501	26	19.3	78.8%	120 (24.0%)	248 (49.5%)	40 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)	23.1	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.6	1187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	68			15.9	17.9	31.6			20.7	8.5	27.6			33.7		20.4		$16,930	$2,410	$14,520
Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	373	25	15.1	95.2%	65 (17.4%)	182 (48.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.4%)	22.8	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%	169	47.1	334.1	29.3	22.0	34.6	21.2	38.5	26.8	19.5	15.4	15.2	23.1	30.8	1776.4	15.4	35.3	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	8422 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 323-6100	439	27	16.2	31.4%	304 (69.2%)	35 (8.0%)	31 (7.1%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	58	584^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		69.6	415^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.1%	169			35.8	51.4	44.4			37.3	61.1	34.9			41.3		30.2		$16,603	$1,074	$15,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Academy

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Academy?

Students at Oakland Academy are 57% White, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Oakland Academy a good school?

Oakland Academy ranks 704^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakland Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Oakland Academy.

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