Pontiac Academy For Excellence - Middle School
196 Cesar East Chavez Ave
Pontiac MI, 48342, Oakland County
Phone: 248-745-9420
Ranking: 
(2,195 out of 2,213, bottom 1%)*
(2,195 out of 2,213, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | |||||
| Total Students: | 293 | 360 | 353 | 344 | 368 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 91 | 31.1% | 111 | 30.8% | 112 | 31.7% | 99 | 28.8% | 135 | 36.7% |
| Grade 7: | 107 | 36.5% | 125 | 34.7% | 120 | 34.0% | 125 | 36.3% | 117 | 31.8% |
| Grade 8: | 95 | 32.4% | 124 | 34.4% | 121 | 34.3% | 120 | 34.9% | 116 | 31.5% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 137 | 46.8% | 177 | 49.2% | 169 | 47.9% | 183 | 53.2% | 169 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 156 | 53.2% | 183 | 50.8% | 184 | 52.1% | 161 | 46.8% | 191 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 29.7% | 99 | 27.5% | 83 | 23.5% | 83 | 24.1% | 72 | 19.6% |
| Black: | 191 | 65.2% | 228 | 63.3% | 242 | 68.6% | 241 | 70.1% | 278 | 75.5% |
| White: | 13 | 4.4% | 26 | 7.2% | 23 | 6.5% | 14 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 230 | 78.5% | 261 | 72.5% | 298 | 84.4% | 317 | 92.2% | 302 | 82.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.56 | 23.23 | 17.65 | 16.78 | 20.44 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 7.4% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 5.4% | 40.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 35.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | 68.2% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 1.8% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 0.9% | 29.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 3.6% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 1.9% | 38.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 24.1% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 17% | 62% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 15.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 5.6% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 5.1% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 4.7% | 32.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.2% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 1.7% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 15.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pontiac Academy For Excellence - Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.