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Prevail Academy

Q: Is Prevail Academy a good school?

Prevail Academy ranks 841 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

841^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Prevail Academy is a public charter school in Mount Clemens, MI, serving 534 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade, where over 90% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically ranked in the lower quarter of Michigan schools, but the most recent data shows a significant turnaround—jumping from the 22nd to the 44th percentile statewide, its highest ranking in years. This improvement is especially notable given the challenges the school faces, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 47.9%, which is far above the state average of 27.9% and much higher than nearby schools like Atwood Elementary School (17.4%) or Cherokee Elementary School (19.7%).

One of the school's most defining strengths is its exceptional performance with African American students, who rank in the 86th percentile statewide—earning a 4-star rating—far outpacing the school's overall rank. However, there is a significant gender gap: female students rank in the 57th percentile (3 stars) while male students rank in the 28th percentile (1 star). Academically, the school shows a clear split between subjects. English Language Arts proficiency rates are close to state averages, but math scores lag considerably—for example, only 18.8% of 6th graders were proficient in math versus 31.9% statewide. A bright spot is 5th-grade science, where proficiency (47.8%) actually surpassed the state average (40%).

Compared to other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Seminole Academy, Prevail Academy performs better overall while serving a similarly disadvantaged population. Its per-student spending of $14,927 is mid-range among peers—higher than Mt Clemens Montessori Academy ($11,866) but lower than Marie C Graham Elementary School ($17,938)—and its student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is comparable to nearby schools. This suggests the school's challenges stem less from resources and more from the high concentration of poverty and attendance issues, making its recent academic gains all the more noteworthy for parents considering this option.

534

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,927

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

353 Cass Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043-2112

(586) 783-0173

District: Prevail Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

Two or more races:

20.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

841^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

548^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

379^th of 625Prevail 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
2026	41.0	841 of 1492	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1160 of 1488	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	965 of 1486	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1096 of 1470	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1124 of 1344	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1034 of 1153	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	966 of 1408	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1130 of 1448	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	1166 of 1466	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	1168 of 1548	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	1133 of 1580	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.0	1032 of 1533	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	913 of 1563	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.2	1165 of 1566	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	1167 of 1552	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	1205 of 1552	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.6	982 of 1589	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.3	631 of 1577	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	824 of 1565	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	55 of 388	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	42.1	186 of 369	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	93 of 348	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	123 of 321	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	55 of 158	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	42 of 51	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	88 of 212	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	133 of 475	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	572 of 1343	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	21.2	1055 of 1338	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	987 of 1342	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	969 of 1321	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	959 of 1106	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	865 of 902	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	915 of 1171	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1061 of 1443	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	484 of 1352	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.8	1004 of 1346	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	781 of 1381	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	962 of 1350	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	880 of 1099	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	625 of 749	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	649 of 1134	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1033 of 1397	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	989 of 1372	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	1111 of 1366	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	855 of 1347	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1101 of 1334	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1033 of 1139	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	876 of 915	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	838 of 1196	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1122 of 1446	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.3	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.5	397 of 403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	461 of 1198	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.9	1035 of 1253	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	548 of 896	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	641 of 890	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	629 of 897	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	538 of 883	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	609 of 776	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	601 of 675	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	465 of 792	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	563 of 838	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	537 of 821	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	607 of 894	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.2	526 of 919	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	540 of 921	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	429 of 919	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	452 of 900	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	472 of 858	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	571 of 851	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	495 of 847	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.1	464 of 839	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.6	355 of 823	56.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	71 of 337	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	46.8	139 of 338	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	116 of 300	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	106 of 310	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	89 of 182	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	59 of 77	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	49 of 196	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	98 of 366	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	422 of 789	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	574 of 789	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	602 of 771	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	473 of 770	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	397 of 657	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	444 of 521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	454 of 658	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	547 of 794	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	417 of 834	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.1	568 of 832	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	542 of 836	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	334 of 825	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	500 of 691	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	428 of 523	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	293 of 672	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	451 of 815	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	503 of 813	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.0	617 of 798	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	507 of 786	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	514 of 776	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	554 of 658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	510 of 540	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	364 of 639	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	473 of 797	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	41.3	391 of 678	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)86th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+21 vs school

White (2023)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2018)1st percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)79th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

White (2018)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Social Studies29%-10 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

Mathematics15%-18 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
Prevail Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	353 Cass Ave	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Prevail Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 783-0173	534	31	17.2	90.6%	32 (6.0%)	349 (65.4%)	45 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (20.0%)	41	841^st of 1492 public elementary schools	43.6%		19.9	1160^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.0%	319	60.6	15.2	34.0	37.7	45.7	32.7	35.5	25.5	34.0	23.9	18.8	25.8	47.8	30.3	23.9	36.4	$14,927	$1,716	$13,211
Mt Clemens Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1070 Hampton Rd	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 465-5545	278	14	19.5	35.6%	170 (61.2%)	80 (28.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	62.7	520^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		65.9	479^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.8%	41			44.7	46.3	48.5			48.9	41.5	34.4			45.5		42.4		$11,866	$848	$11,018
Clinton Valley Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1260 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-5200	322	18	18.4	57.5%	167 (51.9%)	97 (30.1%)	10 (3.1%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.0%)	22.2	1139^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.7%		27.4	1047^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%	92			23.2	33.3	40.7			18.2	11.5	17.2			26.8		5.4		$14,958	$1,265	$13,693
Seminole Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Mulberry St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 461-3900	407	21	19.3	92.4%	59 (14.5%)	261 (64.1%)	17 (4.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	7.3	1427^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.7	1431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.8%	4			4.8	18.0	1465.2			8.1	13.1	1460.3			1470.7		1464.7		$16,339	$2,762	$13,577
Cherokee Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42900 Rivergate Dr	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-4800	526	27	19.8	40.3%	368 (70.0%)	69 (13.1%)	29 (5.5%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	55.4	623^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		52.5	678^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.4%	55			48.1	48.8	43.0			41.6	36.6	38.7			40.9		26.9		$13,663	$846	$12,817
Erie Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	42276 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-5400	474	29	16.6	36.3%	357 (75.3%)	59 (12.4%)	24 (5.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.9%)	37.4	897^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		44	810^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.6%	87			35.6	41.3	40.0			31.0	23.8	18.2			34.5		27.3		$15,395	$1,222	$14,173
Charles C McGlinnen School	Public	PK, KG-5	21415 Sunnyview St	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 791-3400	409	23	17.7	80.9%	145 (35.5%)	190 (46.5%)	22 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	18.9	1198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.7%		9.1	1373^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	175			12.5	38.1	23.1			14.3	27.0	9.8			21.2		11.5		$14,411	$1,767	$12,644
Red Oak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	22280 E Price Dr	Clinton Twp	48035	Macomb County	Red Oak Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 369-9500	60	6	10.0	98.3%	21 (35.0%)	5 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (55.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	53.3	20.0					35.3					1672.8		33.3		33.3	$24,408	$1,140	$23,268
Ottawa Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	18601 Millar Rd	Clinton Twp	48036	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 723-6600	519	30	17.3	49.9%	304 (58.6%)	114 (22.0%)	41 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	23.1	1118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		18.6	1188^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	70			16.0	33.9	38.4			12.2	14.3	20.9			26.7		16.3		$13,985	$963	$13,023
Marie C Graham Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25555 Crocker Blvd	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(586) 783-6460	356	27	12.9	60.4%	215 (60.4%)	93 (26.1%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	45	776^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.0%		52.2	684^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.0%	92			21.9	33.3	54.5			31.3	36.5	38.2			47.3		23.6		$17,938	$1,645	$16,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Prevail Academy

What is the racial makeup of Prevail Academy?

Students at Prevail Academy are 65% African American, 20% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Prevail Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Prevail Academy.

What district is Prevail Academy in?

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Is Prevail Academy a good school?

Prevail Academy ranks 841^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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