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Walton Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Walton Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Pontiac, Michigan, serving 781 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Walton Charter Academy District, which is ranked 435 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walton Charter Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 9.3% to 42.9% in English Language Arts and 9.3% to 28.6% in Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% to 44.4% in ELA and 31.5% to 42.7% in Math. The school serves a high-needs student population, with 93.85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate.

In comparison, the nearby public schools, such as Carpenter Elementary, R Grant Graham Elementary, and Donelson Hills Elementary, generally outperform Walton Charter Academy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. These nearby public schools also serve student populations with lower percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Walton Charter Academy.

763

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,492

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

744 E Walton Blvd
Pontiac, MI 48340-1361

(248) 371-9300

District: Walton Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

African American:

25.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 22 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,131^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

507^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

435^th of 613Walton Charter 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1131 of 1488	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1057 of 1486	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1077 of 1470	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1105 of 1344	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1116 of 1153	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1147 of 1408	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1152 of 1448	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1273 of 1466	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	1271 of 1548	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	1203 of 1580	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	1207 of 1533	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1291 of 1563	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1332 of 1566	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	1297 of 1552	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	1298 of 1552	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	1264 of 1589	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1263 of 1577	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1358 of 1565	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	1407 of 1545	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	104 of 369	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	94 of 348	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	84 of 321	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	60 of 158	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	98 of 212	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	104 of 475	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	132 of 173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	148 of 184	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	125 of 180	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	67 of 98	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	87 of 117	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	192 of 270	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1159 of 1338	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1063 of 1342	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	952 of 1321	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1018 of 1106	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	883 of 902	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1052 of 1171	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1123 of 1443	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	156 of 209	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	156 of 201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	122 of 188	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	47 of 86	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	57 of 86	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	941 of 1346	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	849 of 1381	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	863 of 1350	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	852 of 1099	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	713 of 749	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	859 of 1134	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	969 of 1397	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1026 of 1366	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	929 of 1347	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1146 of 1334	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	939 of 1139	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	902 of 915	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	993 of 1196	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1116 of 1446	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.9	226 of 403	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	27.9	966 of 1253	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	507 of 890	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	394 of 897	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	490 of 883	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	488 of 776	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	591 of 675	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	559 of 792	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	567 of 838	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	531 of 821	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	476 of 894	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	438 of 919	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	26.9	707 of 921	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	781 of 919	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	748 of 900	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	638 of 858	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.9	645 of 851	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.5	630 of 847	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.9	611 of 839	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	694 of 823	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	687 of 806	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	49 of 338	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	45 of 300	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	88 of 310	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	46 of 182	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	77 of 196	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	102 of 366	72.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	37 of 88	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	15 of 46	67.4%	★★★★☆
2018	35.6	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	436 of 789	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	338 of 771	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	328 of 770	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	459 of 657	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.5	482 of 521	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	564 of 658	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	544 of 794	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	153 of 265	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	100 of 257	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	94 of 246	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	65 of 138	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	74 of 137	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	154 of 266	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	312 of 832	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	227 of 836	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	265 of 825	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	260 of 691	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	401 of 523	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	327 of 672	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	390 of 815	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	508 of 798	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	348 of 786	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	552 of 776	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	445 of 658	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	437 of 540	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	429 of 639	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	498 of 797	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	56.5	259 of 678	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2025)72nd percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2018)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2018)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)86th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2018)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Social Studies16%-22 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
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
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1700 Baldwin Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7870	383	17	22.0	79.4%	17 (4.4%)	181 (47.3%)	157 (41.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	10.2	1356^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%		6.3	1431^st of 1486 public elementary schools	3.7%	75			15.0		16.3			15.6		12.8			14.9				$22,850	$7,045	$15,805
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
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
Rogers School	Public	K-5	2600 Dexter Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7850	280	14	20.5	70.0%	25 (8.9%)	124 (44.3%)	93 (33.2%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	19.1	1179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.8%		13.9	1265^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.9%	86			17.8	26.5	7.9			26.7	40.0				10.5				$21,501	$6,907	$14,594
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
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
Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	467	25	18.7	30.6%	309 (66.2%)	22 (4.7%)	72 (15.4%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	81.7	251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%		80	247^th of 1486 public elementary schools	83.4%	4			54.3	68.4	61.4			51.4	58.8	57.1			54.3		44.3		$14,034	$931	$13,103
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
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

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Walton Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Walton Charter Academy?

Students at Walton Charter Academy are 60% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Walton Charter Academy.

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