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Livingston Classical Academy

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Livingston Classical Academy ranks 198 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Livingston Classical Academy is a public charter school located in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, serving 286 students in grades K-12. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments, with impressive proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

Livingston Classical Academy's academic excellence is evident across multiple grade levels. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.4%. In Math, 69.6% of 4th graders were proficient or better, surpassing the state's 39.4% average. The school also shines in Science and Social Studies, with 78.1% of 5th graders and 84.21% of 8th graders achieving proficiency or higher, respectively. Additionally, Livingston Classical Academy maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 100% in recent years, and relatively low dropout rates compared to the state average.

Interestingly, Livingston Classical Academy achieves these impressive results with a relatively low student-teacher ratio and lower spending per student compared to some nearby alternative schools, such as Cooke School and Progress Park. This suggests that the school is able to allocate its resources efficiently to support student success. However, the school may want to address its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which is an area for potential improvement.

288

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,963

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8877 Main St
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9251

(734) 449-2052

District: Livingston Classical Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2021 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan alternative schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Michigan avg38%

Elementary school

198^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

16^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 14% (2019) to top 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	85.5	198 of 1488	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	190 of 1486	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	210 of 1470	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	207 of 1344	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	225 of 1153	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	310 of 1408	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	187 of 1338	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	167 of 1342	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	271 of 1321	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	281 of 1366	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	179 of 1347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	204 of 1334	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	271 of 1139	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	331 of 1446	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	259 of 1206	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	290 of 1204	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	280 of 1198	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	302 of 1102	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	251 of 1005	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	353 of 1128	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	459 of 1253	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	16 of 890	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	101 of 897	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	107 of 883	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	98 of 776	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	76 of 675	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	109 of 792	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	88 of 789	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	161 of 771	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	274 of 770	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.3	91 of 794	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	6 of 798	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	93 of 786	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	59 of 776	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	43 of 797	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	42 of 696	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	113 of 701	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	133 of 688	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	102 of 638	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	46 of 577	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	120 of 624	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	78 of 678	88.5%	★★★★☆

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

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+50 vs state

Science78%+38 vs state

English Language Arts63%+22 vs state

Social Studies63%+24 vs state

Math58%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 4, 2025

This school is committed to excellence. The new administration understands classical education and is building on the incredible foundation that has been established over 10 years. Close Quote

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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 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
Livingston Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8877 Main St	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Livingston Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 449-2052	288	22	12.9	23.6%	244 (84.7%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)		80.0		48.6	58.3	75.8	64.0	69.0	51.4	69.6	51.5	58.3	62.1	78.1	78.9	50.0	84.2		$8,963	$242	$8,720
Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	62500 9 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8220	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bates	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2704 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 424-4100	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
High Point School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8111	51	18	2.7	52.9%	26 (51.0%)	10 (19.6%)	8 (15.7%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								(n/a)
LocalBased SpecEd Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	1735 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	13	6	2.0	38.5%	9 (69.2%)	2 (15.4%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Central Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2459 S Industrial Hwy	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Central Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 822-1100	509	36	14.1	100.0%	367 (72.1%)	64 (12.6%)	15 (2.9%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	49.0	24.5	23.8		27.0	19.4	20.9	20.5	8.6	27.0	13.5	18.2	20.0	16.2	13.7	10.8	39.2	12.5	$14,371	$2,331	$12,040
Progress Park	Public, Alternative	K-12	3890 Research Park Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-3340	20	7	2.9	65.0%	12 (60.0%)	3 (15.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Ivywood Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	14356 Genoa Ct	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 207-1757	613	36	16.9	15.5%	520 (84.8%)	13 (2.1%)	27 (4.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)								(n/a)	83.7	46.5		57.8	50.0	64.8	70.4	67.3	65.1	59.5	68.5	61.1	67.3	64.8	66.7	61.1	73.8		$8,435	$535	$7,900
Cooke School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21200 Taft Rd	Northville	48167	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3550	122	26	4.6	43.4%	68 (55.7%)	30 (24.6%)	4 (3.3%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)								(n/a)																			$49,805	$904	$48,900
Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	46250 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 785-8440	84	4	21.5	10.7%	71 (84.5%)	3 (3.6%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Livingston Classical Academy

What is the racial makeup of Livingston Classical Academy?

Students at Livingston Classical Academy are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Livingston Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Livingston Classical Academy.

Is Livingston Classical Academy a good school?

Livingston Classical Academy ranks 198^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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