📍 460 W Kennett Rd, Pontiac, Oakland County, 48340
Alcott School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontiac, Oakland County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontiac City School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alcott School enrolls 180 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 77 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 39% |
| White | 12 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 180 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alcott School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Alcott School is one of 10 schools in Pontiac City School District, based in PONTIAC, Michigan. The district serves 3,851 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Alcott School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small