📍 196 Cesar e Chavez Ave, Pontiac, Oakland County, 48342
Pontiac Academy for Excellence is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Pontiac, Oakland County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontiac Academy for Excellence school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence enrolls 551 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 327 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6% |
| White | 15 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 551 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 525 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 29.
Pontiac Academy for Excellence is one of 1 schools in Pontiac Academy for Excellence, based in PONTIAC, Michigan. The district serves 553 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Pontiac Academy for Excellence is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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