📍 6325 Oakland Dr, Portage, Kalamazoo County, 49024
Oakland Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portage, Kalamazoo County. The school has 163 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oakland Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Oakland Academy enrolls 163 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 17% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 163 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oakland Academy 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-40, state senate district 20, state house district 61.
Oakland Academy is one of 1 schools in Oakland Academy, based in PORTAGE, Michigan. The district serves 149 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 163 students, Oakland Academy is close to the district average of about 149 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small