Pontiac Academy For Excellence - Elementary Primary School
196 Cesar East Chavez Ave
Pontiac MI, 48342, Oakland County
Phone: 248-745-9420
Ranking: 
(2,108 out of 2,213, bottom 5%)*
(2,108 out of 2,213, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 30 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 31 | |||||
| Total Students: | 548 | 689 | 707 | 708 | 742 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 16.8% | 97 | 14.1% | 126 | 17.8% | 152 | 21.5% | 130 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 17.0% | 129 | 18.7% | 139 | 19.7% | 120 | 16.9% | 130 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 96 | 17.5% | 134 | 19.4% | 112 | 15.8% | 114 | 16.1% | 130 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 18.1% | 109 | 15.8% | 108 | 15.3% | 102 | 14.4% | 133 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 15.3% | 106 | 15.4% | 104 | 14.7% | 118 | 16.7% | 110 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 15.3% | 114 | 16.5% | 118 | 16.7% | 102 | 14.4% | 109 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 294 | 53.6% | 372 | 54.0% | 373 | 52.8% | 347 | 49.0% | 379 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 254 | 46.4% | 317 | 46.0% | 334 | 47.2% | 361 | 51.0% | 355 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 120 | 21.9% | 153 | 22.2% | 140 | 19.8% | 148 | 20.9% | 142 | 19.1% |
| Black: | 371 | 67.7% | 460 | 66.8% | 498 | 70.4% | 499 | 70.5% | 538 | 72.5% |
| White: | 44 | 8.0% | 56 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.2% | 41 | 5.8% | 51 | 6.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 492 | 89.8% | 558 | 81.0% | 593 | 83.9% | 633 | 89.4% | 708 | 95.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 15 | 2.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.27 | 20.88 | 19.64 | 22.13 | 23.94 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 40.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 11.7% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 8.2% | 44.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 38.2% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 26.8% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 19.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | 11.2% | 46.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 14.7% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 6% | 45.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 35.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 0.9% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 0.9% | 13.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pontiac Academy For Excellence - Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.