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Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence is a public magnet charter school in Southfield, Michigan that serves 608 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence District, which is ranked 519 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating.

Despite its magnet status, Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.9%, and only 12.9% were proficient in math compared to 42.7% statewide. The school also faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 51.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school spends between $8,690 to $13,660 per student, which is lower than the spending at many nearby schools.

When comparing Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence to nearby schools, such as Pembroke Academy, it consistently underperforms academically. The school's performance has also been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1153 out of 1153 schools in 2020-2021 to 1256 out of 1488 schools in 2024-2025. Addressing these challenges will require a concerted effort to improve student engagement, instructional quality, and resource allocation at the school.

520

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,355

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23777 Southfield Rd
Southfield, MI 48075-3458

(248) 569-1060

District: Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.6%

White:

0.2%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,256^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

666^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

519^th of 613Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1256 of 1488	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1258 of 1486	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1177 of 1470	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1250 of 1344	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1153 of 1153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1261 of 1408	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1252 of 1448	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1212 of 1466	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1352 of 1548	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1320 of 1580	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	1248 of 1533	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1236 of 1563	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1363 of 1566	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	1412 of 1552	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1389 of 1552	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	1365 of 1589	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	1327 of 1577	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1328 of 1565	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.6	1280 of 1545	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	214 of 369	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	195 of 348	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	141 of 321	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	112 of 158	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.0	51 of 51	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	133 of 212	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	186 of 475	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1042 of 1338	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1176 of 1342	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1054 of 1321	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1082 of 1106	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1047 of 1171	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1197 of 1443	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1077 of 1346	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1141 of 1381	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1074 of 1350	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1037 of 1099	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	989 of 1134	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1149 of 1397	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1167 of 1366	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1249 of 1347	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1165 of 1334	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1115 of 1139	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1130 of 1196	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1244 of 1446	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	666 of 890	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	622 of 897	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	675 of 883	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	684 of 776	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	651 of 675	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	686 of 792	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	731 of 838	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	739 of 821	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	779 of 894	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	737 of 919	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	799 of 921	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	787 of 919	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	826 of 900	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	786 of 858	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	766 of 851	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.5	699 of 847	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	665 of 839	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.8	645 of 823	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.2	463 of 806	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	136 of 338	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	103 of 300	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	135 of 310	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	117 of 182	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	109 of 196	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	638 of 789	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	571 of 771	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	615 of 770	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	573 of 657	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	583 of 658	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	682 of 794	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	598 of 832	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	546 of 836	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	622 of 825	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	592 of 691	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	495 of 523	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	580 of 672	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	664 of 815	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	604 of 798	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	591 of 786	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	614 of 776	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	603 of 658	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	573 of 639	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	652 of 797	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)60th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Social Studies22%-25 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

Science12%-29 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
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
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
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
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
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
Einstein Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14001 Northend Ave	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7640	387	24	16.3	80.6%	10 (2.6%)	361 (93.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.8	1430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.9%		5	1462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.6%	32			7.9	11.1	19.7			4.8	6.9	4.9			14.8		8.2		$20,765	$2,328	$18,436
Pembroke Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19940 Mansfield St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Pembroke Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 243-0092	390	26	15.0	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	340 (87.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	88	157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.4%		79.8	252^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	83.0%	95			56.1	59.4	80.0	82.1		58.5	62.5	60.0	53.6		68.0		48.0		$17,851	$2,081	$15,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence

What is the racial makeup of Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence?

Students at Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence are 100% African American.

How many students attend Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence.

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