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Virtual Learning Academy Consortium

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Virtual Learning Academy Consortium ranks 733 rd of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Virtual Learning Academy Consortium is an alternative public virtual school located in Waterford, Michigan, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 290 students. It is part of the Oakland Schools district and provides a fully online learning environment for students.

The school generally performs better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science assessments, but its Math proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average, particularly in grades 3-7. Additionally, the school's 11th-grade performance in Social Studies and SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing is lower than the state average. Virtual Learning Academy Consortium has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.71% to 48.62% over the past three school years, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated significantly, ranging from 27.4 to 93.8 students per teacher, which may impact the quality of instruction and personalized attention students receive.

Compared to nearby schools, Renaissance Virtual School, another public virtual school, performs better than Virtual Learning Academy Consortium in ELA and Math assessments, with higher graduation rates and lower chronic absenteeism. In contrast, Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac, a public charter school, has significantly lower test scores across all subjects compared to Virtual Learning Academy Consortium and the state average. The variability in student outcomes at Virtual Learning Academy Consortium suggests the school may be struggling to provide consistent, high-quality instruction and support across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for its economically disadvantaged student population.

298

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2111 Pontiac Lake Rd
Waterford, MI 48328-2736

(248) 209-2037

District: Oakland Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Asian:

15.1%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg72%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

733^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

542^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

463^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 22 pts since 2023

From top 40% (2023) to bottom 37% (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	49.1	733 of 1488	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	691 of 1486	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	485 of 1470	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	599 of 1344	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	468 of 1408	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	635 of 1448	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	709 of 1466	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	590 of 1548	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.8	197 of 1580	87.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	63.1	339 of 1106	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	821 of 1443	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	631 of 1381	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	530 of 1397	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	913 of 1366	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	831 of 1347	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	488 of 1334	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	591 of 1139	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	507 of 1446	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	520 of 1102	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	735 of 1253	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	542 of 890	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	438 of 897	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	229 of 883	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	313 of 776	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	299 of 792	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	468 of 838	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	353 of 821	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.5	238 of 894	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	149 of 919	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	438 of 789	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	480 of 771	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	253 of 770	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	354 of 657	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	178 of 658	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	536 of 794	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	630 of 832	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	465 of 836	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	231 of 825	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	59 of 691	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	40.9	520 of 815	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	523 of 798	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	328 of 786	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	152 of 776	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	176 of 658	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	160 of 639	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	276 of 797	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	437 of 696	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	441 of 701	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	288 of 688	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	342 of 638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	282 of 624	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	490 of 678	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	463 of 739	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	481 of 743	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	297 of 735	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	471 of 629	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	330 of 619	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	281 of 611	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	258 of 635	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	180 of 654	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	371 of 628	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	476 of 639	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	313 of 638	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	259 of 647	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)69th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)54th percentile~ school

White (2022)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2024)24th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-15 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing44%-11 vs state

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Social Studies29%-11 vs state

Math26%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Renaissance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6558 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(248) 623-5440	63	2	26.1	25.4%	54 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)								41.7					33.3							$36,762	$564	$36,198
Student Support Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6389 Clarkston Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-8080	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																				$5,770	$564	$5,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Learning Academy Consortium

What is the racial makeup of Virtual Learning Academy Consortium?

Students at Virtual Learning Academy Consortium are 57% White, 15% Asian, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Virtual Learning Academy Consortium in?

Oakland Schools

Is Virtual Learning Academy Consortium a good school?

Virtual Learning Academy Consortium ranks 733^rd of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Virtual Learning Academy Consortium?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Virtual Learning Academy Consortium.

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