State/Public Middle Open

Pontiac Middle School

1275 N Perry St, Pontiac, Oakland County, 48340

729
Pupils
19.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pontiac Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pontiac, Oakland County. The school has 729 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontiac City School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Pontiac City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Pontiac Middle School enrolls 729 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.

Male students
383 (53%)
Female students
346 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.8
Student-teacher ratio
19.3:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American34848%
Hispanic or Latino27237%
White527.1%
Two or more races354.8%
Asian212.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

588 of the school's 729 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 582 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6–8Title I

Pontiac Middle 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.

School district: Pontiac City School District

Pontiac Middle 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 729 students, Pontiac Middle School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.

3,851
District students
10
Schools
222
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

23%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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