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Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac

Q: Is Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac a good school?

Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac?

Students at Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac are 77% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac is an alternative public charter school serving around 810 students in grades PK-12 in Pontiac, Michigan, an area with several other alternative and public schools nearby.

The school faces significant challenges, with graduation rates ranging from 78.9% to 85.1% over the past few years, lower than the state average of 80-85%. Dropout rates have been high, ranging from 7.6% to 10.5%, compared to the state average of 5-7%. Chronic absenteeism has been a major issue, with rates ranging from 29.5% to 92.5%, far exceeding the state average of 15-20%. The school's test scores on state assessments are extremely low, with only 8.33% proficiency in 4th grade ELA, 5.08% in 5th grade ELA, and 7.14% in 11th grade science, well below state averages. However, the school's per-student spending has increased from around $9,600 in 2020-2021 to $12,999 in 2023-2024, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Kingsley Montgomery School and Kennedy Center, Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac has similar graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism, suggesting these are common challenges for alternative schools in the area. However, the school's test scores are significantly lower than even other alternative schools in the region, such as Lighthouse Connections Academy and Oakside Prep Academy, which have much higher proficiency rates. The school's very high free/reduced lunch rate of over 90% is an outlier even compared to other high-poverty alternative schools in the area, indicating it serves an exceptionally disadvantaged student population.

850

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,999

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

888 Enterprise Dr
Pontiac, MI 48341-3167

(248) 452-9309

District: Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.6%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

Michigan avg45%

Elementary school

1,488^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

888^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

722^nd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	3.4	1488 of 1488	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1478 of 1486	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1391 of 1408	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1394 of 1448	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1368 of 1466	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1416 of 1548	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1428 of 1580	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1389 of 1533	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	1362 of 1563	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1431 of 1566	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1373 of 1552	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	1496 of 1552	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	1558 of 1589	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	1535 of 1577	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1519 of 1565	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	1463 of 1545	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.8	396 of 475	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.6	1344 of 1443	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	187 of 222	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	10.9	1319 of 1397	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.3	1367 of 1446	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	888 of 890	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	824 of 838	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	806 of 821	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	813 of 894	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	809 of 919	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	810 of 921	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	791 of 919	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	842 of 900	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	827 of 858	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	840 of 851	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	830 of 847	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	810 of 839	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	801 of 823	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	774 of 806	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.6	336 of 366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.4	760 of 794	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	830 of 832	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	778 of 815	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.6	775 of 797	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	722 of 739	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	709 of 743	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	730 of 735	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	792 of 824	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	771 of 835	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	800 of 852	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	762 of 832	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.0	223 of 254	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	565 of 629	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	585 of 619	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	678 of 710	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	122 of 203	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	629 of 635	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	615 of 654	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	704 of 755	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	3.8	678 of 707	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)17th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2018)16th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2018)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)6th percentile~ school

Male (2018)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2018)8th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2018)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2018)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2018)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing17%-39 vs state

Social Studies7%-38 vs state

English Language Arts6%-36 vs state

Science6%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	888 Enterprise Dr	Pontiac	48341	Oakland County	Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 452-9309	850	35	24.4	77.8%	9 (1.1%)	651 (76.6%)	146 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)								(n/a)	21.4		16.7		8.3	5.1		6.3						5.0	5.0	7.1		4.9	8.9	$12,999	$3,074	$9,925
Charles L Bowers Farm	Public, Alternative	K-12	1219 E Square Lake Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48304	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 641-6475	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	196 Cesar E Chavez Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 745-9420	553	31	17.9	100.0%	13 (2.4%)	363 (65.6%)	144 (26.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)								(n/a)	18.0		25.0	8.9	10.0	26.8	17.8	8.8	8.9	23.3	14.6		5.5	17.1	6.1	15.0	22.0		25.0	$10,766	$4,028	$6,738
Oakside Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Summit Dr	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakside Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 706-2000	1,424	71	19.9	95.4%	85 (6.0%)	623 (43.8%)	549 (38.6%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (10.7%)								(n/a)	36.6	13.3	13.3	34.5	33.9	29.9	26.3	32.4	28.2	26.6	11.5	16.7	28.2	18.4	14.5	13.3	9.4	16.4	9.2	$12,266	$1,443	$10,822
Childrens Village School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 N Telegraph Rd	Pontiac	48341	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 858-5491	56	14	4.0	51.8%	18 (32.1%)	31 (55.4%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)								(n/a)																				$41,516	$8,847	$32,669
Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2111 Pontiac Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 209-2037	298	15	19.4	39.6%	169 (56.7%)	39 (13.1%)	17 (5.7%)	45 (15.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)								(n/a)	62.5	20.0	44.4	57.1	45.5	50.0	27.8	29.6	21.4	30.0	22.2		29.6	56.3	34.1	32.7	37.5	28.6	25.5
Kennedy Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1700 Baldwin Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-8040	57	9	6.6	61.4%	7 (12.3%)	25 (43.9%)	23 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)								(n/a)																				$10,842	$3,624	$7,219
Wing Lake Developmental Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6490 Wing Lake Rd	Bloomfield Hills	48301	Oakland County	Bloomfield Hills Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 341-7900	85	12	7.0	38.8%	49 (57.6%)	17 (20.0%)	6 (7.1%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)																				$64,933	$629	$64,304
Kingsley Montgomery School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4265 Halkirk Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-9660	45	11	3.9	55.6%	30 (66.7%)	9 (20.0%)	5 (11.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$102,989	$4,056	$98,933
Community Educational Resource Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	455 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5436	1	5	.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac

What is the racial makeup of Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac?

Students at Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac are 77% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

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Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac

Is Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac a good school?

Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

How many students attend Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac?

In the 2024-25 school year, 850 students attended Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac.

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