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Thompson K8 International Academy

Public Grades K-8

1259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Thompson K8 International Academy is an elementary school located in Southfield, Michigan, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 348 students. The school is part of the Southfield Public School District, which is ranked 447 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thompson K8 International Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies are significantly lower than the Southfield Public School District and the state of Michigan averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.3% of 3rd graders at Thompson K8 International Academy were proficient in M-Step/English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% in the Southfield district and 38.9% statewide. Additionally, Thompson K8 International Academy has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 51.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools, such as Vandenberg Elementary, McIntyre Elementary, Alice M Birney K8 School, and MacArthur K8 University Academy, generally perform better academically than Thompson K8 International Academy, with higher proficiency rates and higher SchoolDigger rankings. For example, in 2024-2025, MacArthur K8 University Academy had 58.8% of 3rd graders proficient in M-Step/English Language Arts, compared to only 28.3% at Thompson K8 International Academy. Addressing the challenges faced by Thompson K8 International Academy, including academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students.

544

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,147

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16300 Lincoln Dr
Southfield, MI 48076

(248) 746-7404

District: Southfield Public School District

Students who attend Thompson K8 International Academy usually attend:

High:

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.6%

Hispanic:

10.3%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,259^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

814^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Southfield Public School District

447^th of 613Southfield Public School District 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	14.9	1259 of 1488	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1312 of 1486	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1312 of 1470	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1257 of 1408	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1275 of 1448	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	1221 of 1466	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1237 of 1548	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	1296 of 1580	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1244 of 1533	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	1349 of 1563	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	184 of 369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	214 of 348	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	248 of 321	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	78 of 158	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	141 of 212	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	202 of 475	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1149 of 1338	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1109 of 1342	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1030 of 1171	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1191 of 1443	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1096 of 1346	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1026 of 1134	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1203 of 1397	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1174 of 1366	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1245 of 1334	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1132 of 1196	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1274 of 1446	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	27.6	326 of 403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	814 of 890	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	806 of 897	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	737 of 883	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	631 of 776	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	641 of 792	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	672 of 838	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	716 of 821	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	728 of 894	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	677 of 919	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	726 of 921	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	777 of 919	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	244 of 338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	198 of 300	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	194 of 310	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	90 of 182	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	128 of 366	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	46.9	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	768 of 789	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	718 of 771	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	680 of 770	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	531 of 657	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	517 of 658	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	584 of 794	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	807 of 832	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	736 of 836	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	695 of 825	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	376 of 691	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	495 of 672	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	584 of 815	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	727 of 798	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	691 of 786	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	681 of 776	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	549 of 658	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	567 of 639	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	642 of 797	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.3	235 of 377	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2018)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)58th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2018)38th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Math16%-21 vs state

Social Studies12%-27 vs state

Science11%-30 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
Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	544	35	15.7	64.5%	21 (3.9%)	444 (81.6%)	56 (10.3%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	14.9	1259^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.4%		11.9	1312^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.7%	53	22.2		28.3	25.0	26.9	13.3	21.7	24.6	18.5	7.3		15.2	12.3	8.8	9.9	14.0	$24,147	$1,953	$22,194
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,149	$851	$15,298
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$20,678	$2,922	$17,756
Morris Adler Elementary School	Public	K-5	19100 Filmore St	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8872	355	18	19.7	65.6%	2 (0.6%)	334 (94.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	19.8	1163^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.5	1228^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.4%	65			32.2	20.6	34.2			27.1	11.1	11.0			24.7		12.3		$19,963	$1,969	$17,994
Angell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3849 Beverly Blvd	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8500	411	24	17.0	19.0%	320 (77.9%)	53 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	75.8	324^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.2%		71.5	380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.4%	56			59.4	40.6	52.6			56.3	49.3	58.6			67.2		44.8		$16,956	$505	$16,451
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	23777 Southfield Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 569-1060	520	32	16.2	82.3%	1 (0.2%)	518 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1256^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.6%		14	1258^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.3%	2	46.8		24.2	5.9	26.9	32.7	33.3	12.9			6.1	15.9	7.7	14.3		22.1	$12,355	$1,950	$10,404
Crescent Academy PK2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	17570 W 12 Mile Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Crescent Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 423-4581	249	18	14.1	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	247 (99.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,195	$3,316	$10,879
McIntyre Elementary School	Public	K-5	19600 Saratoga Blvd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7365	162	12	13.9	58.6%	1 (0.6%)	151 (93.2%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	21.5	1133^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.9%		38.2	880^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.8%	253			20.9	27.0	29.5			34.9	13.5	11.4			25.0		20.5		$19,232	$1,906	$17,326
University Elementary School Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	19301 W 12 Mile Rd	Lathrup Village	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8590	312	15	20.6	42.6%	3 (1.0%)	296 (94.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	71.1	400^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.1%		62	523^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	64.8%	123			58.8	66.2	44.4			64.7	61.2	37.8			33.3		31.1		$19,250	$1,667	$17,583
Alice M Birney K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	27225 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8800	452	32	13.9	62.8%	5 (1.1%)	429 (94.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	14.4	1271^st of 1488 public elementary schools	14.6%		16	1237^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.8%	34	35.3	5.9	22.9	33.3	34.4	11.4	9.1	14.3	11.1		8.6	6.5	12.5	14.7		20.6	$23,809	$2,002	$21,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Thompson K8 International Academy

What is the racial makeup of Thompson K8 International Academy?

Students at Thompson K8 International Academy are 82% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Thompson K8 International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Thompson K8 International Academy.

Is Thompson K8 International Academy a good school?

Thompson K8 International Academy ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Thompson K8 International Academy in?

Southfield Public School District

What schools do graduates of Thompson K8 International Academy attend?

Students who attend Thompson K8 International Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology

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