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Momentum Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Momentum Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Waterford, Michigan, with 212 students. Despite receiving significantly more funding per student than nearby public schools, Momentum Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools, earning just 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Momentum Academy faces several key challenges. It has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 46.2% in recent years, far exceeding the 29.5% average of nearby public schools. Academically, Momentum Academy students perform poorly on state assessments, with only 23.8% of 6th graders projected to be proficient in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.6%. In math, just 10.71% of 3rd graders and 13.64% of 7th graders are expected to be proficient, well below state averages.

Momentum Academy serves a highly disadvantaged population, with 92-95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the 45-82% range of nearby public schools. Despite this high-need student body and the school's higher per-student spending ($15,169 in 2023-2024 versus $17,417 to $19,097 for nearby public schools), Momentum Academy is not seeing a positive return on this investment in the form of improved student learning and achievement. Significant improvements are needed across the board if the school hopes to better serve its students and community.

219

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,169

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 S Lynn Ave
Waterford, MI 48328-3823

(248) 682-5000

District: Momentum Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

25.6%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 26 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg45%

726^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 47 pts since 2017

From top 35% (2017) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

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
2024	12.1	1306 of 1486	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1210 of 1470	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1286 of 1408	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1336 of 1448	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1122 of 1466	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1335 of 1548	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1421 of 1580	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	112 of 184	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	161 of 201	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	91 of 188	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	1167 of 1381	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1017 of 1350	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	838 of 1134	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1285 of 1397	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	1101 of 1347	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1050 of 1334	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	726 of 890	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	721 of 897	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	712 of 838	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.4	284 of 821	65.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.9	363 of 366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	59.0	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	185 of 265	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	199 of 257	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	569 of 832	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	650 of 836	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2018)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-15 vs state

Math12%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Momentum Academy

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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
Momentum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	60 S Lynn Ave	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-5000	219	15	14.6	87.7%	11 (5.0%)	56 (25.6%)	144 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)	31.3					23.8		10.7				13.6					$15,169	$3,318	$11,850
Donelson Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	2690 Wewoka Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-9530	392	22	17.8	79.8%	128 (32.7%)	86 (21.9%)	135 (34.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	28.9	1027^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.8	1021^st of 1486 public elementary schools	31.3%	6			18.3	42.0	39.3			26.8	34.0	21.3			27.9		16.7		$18,981	$2,879	$16,102
Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4350 Elizabeth Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	188	14	13.4	38.8%	123 (65.4%)	23 (12.2%)	31 (16.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	68.5	431^st of 1488 public elementary schools	71.0%		48.7	718^th of 1486 public elementary schools	51.7%	287	82.4	29.4	64.7			59.5	51.4	44.4			27.0	27.0		70.6		82.4	$7,571	$590	$6,980
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
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
Haviland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5305 Cass Elizabeth Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-2620	308	22	14.3	57.5%	177 (57.5%)	41 (13.3%)	62 (20.1%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	51.3	698^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.1%		44.2	779^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.6%	81			70.7	48.0	35.8			53.7	46.0	20.0			41.8		18.2		$19,097	$2,156	$16,941
Knudsen Elementary School	Public	K-5	5449 Crescent Rd	Waterford	48327	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 682-7300	278	19	14.8	64.4%	190 (68.3%)	27 (9.7%)	41 (14.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	33.7	960^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.5%		34	951^st of 1486 public elementary schools	36.0%	9			54.8	24.4	41.8			38.1	24.4	18.2			27.3		16.7		$18,007	$2,566	$15,440
Cooley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Highfield Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 673-0300	377	21	17.5	50.4%	273 (72.4%)	29 (7.7%)	49 (13.0%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	56.4	622^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	58.2%		64.3	494^th of 1486 public elementary schools	66.8%	128			52.3	41.2	40.0			44.6	50.0	33.3			53.3		22.0		$17,417	$2,000	$15,417
Gretchko Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Greer Rd	West Bloomfield	48324	Oakland County	West Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 865-6570	331	24	13.8	31.7%	169 (51.1%)	78 (23.6%)	41 (12.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.1%)	59.5	566^th of 1488 public elementary schools	62.0%					(n/a)			43.5	46.3	51.4			50.0	35.2	28.6			45.7		51.4		$17,263	$848	$16,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Momentum Academy

How many students attend Momentum Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Momentum Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Momentum Academy?

Students at Momentum Academy are 66% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Momentum Academy in?

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