Best Public Schools in Southfield, MI

Summary:

The city of Southfield, Michigan is home to 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 3 alternative schools. The schools in this area serve a predominantly African American student population and face significant challenges, with many schools performing well below state averages on academic metrics.

A few schools stand out in the data, including AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School, an alternative school with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, as well as the highest SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for 11th graders. Vandenberg Elementary School and McIntyre Elementary School also perform well above district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology and schools operated by Crescent Academy struggle with low test scores, high dropout rates, and other challenges.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the Southfield Public School District, with many schools facing high chronic absenteeism rates and a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions and support to address the complex challenges facing the district and improve educational opportunities for all students in Southfield.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	22001 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 569-2988	431	24	17.7	65.4%	425 (98.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	64.3	35.7	44.7	23.4	57.1	38.5	48.1	47.1	61.3	71.4	57.7	48.1	47.1	41.9	33.3	21.4	23.4	18.5	17.9	27.7	$13,030	$00	$13,030
Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	23777 Southfield Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 569-1060	608	40	15.2	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	601 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14	1258^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.3%		18.6	1177^th of 1470 public elementary schools	19.9%	81	52.9	19.1			16.3	20.0	25.9	24.3	43.8	16.7	11.7		11.4	10.4	13.8	26.5			11.8		$13,660	$3,186	$10,473
Bradford Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24218 Garner St	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Bradford Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 351-0000	768	34	22.5	92.8%	1 (0.1%)	760 (99.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)	25.4		12.8		18.4	17.2			8.7	16.3						5.2				17.4	$12,954	$3,960	$8,993
Crescent Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-9	26555 Franklin Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Crescent Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 423-4581	218	13	16.7	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	217 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	816^th of 897 public middle schools	9.0%		12.1	780^th of 883 public middle schools	11.7%	36	22.9	5.7						24.1	17.4				5.2	5.8		15.7			10.0		$25,702	$7,173	$18,529
Crescent Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	2-5	25175 Code Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Crescent Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 281-6471	316	20	15.8	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	313 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14	1261^st of 1486 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.5	1330^th of 1470 public elementary schools	9.5%	69					26.4	15.2	27.9			22.2	9.1	10.5			16.3						$12,572	$5,570	$7,002
Crescent Academy PK1	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	17570 W 12 Mile Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Crescent Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 423-4581	173	18	9.7	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	170 (98.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,167	$3,415	$5,752
Laurus Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24590 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Laurus Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 799-8401	786	27	29.1	85.6%	3 (0.4%)	676 (86.0%)	20 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (10.2%)	23.1	1122^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.5%		22.3	1104^th of 1470 public elementary schools	24.9%	18	50.0	26.1			25.0	28.7	42.3	25.6	35.0	19.3	18.4	27.5	11.5	16.3	23.8	21.3		7.5	12.4		$12,457	$1,860	$10,597
Faxon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	26275 Northwestern Hwy	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Faxon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 301-9909	126	8	15.0	73.8%	6 (4.8%)	114 (90.5%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)							33.3														$10,560	$1,069	$9,491
Southfield Regional Academic Campus	Public, Magnet	9-12	21705 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-8606	34	7	4.8	67.6%	0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																					$23,738	$1,447	$22,290
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-5	27777 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48034	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8840	498	26	19.1	75.5%	6 (1.2%)	451 (90.6%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	21.4	1153^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	22.4%		28.1	1021^st of 1470 public elementary schools	30.5%	132					28.4	40.8	34.2			23.5	14.5	17.1			17.1			4.0			$16,694	$1,861	$14,833
Glenn W Levey Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25300 W 9 Mile Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-8740	351	26	13.5	69.5%	8 (2.3%)	321 (91.5%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	13.2	787^th of 897 public middle schools	12.3%		11.7	787^th of 883 public middle schools	10.9%		42.3	10.8						16.2	17.5				6.1	9.2		18.4			7.0		$25,189	$1,948	$23,241
Vandenberg Elementary School	Public, Magnet	1-5	16100 Edwards Ave	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 746-7378	245	17	14.4	74.3%	11 (4.5%)	202 (82.4%)	19 (7.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.1	949^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.1%		38.3	881^st of 1470 public elementary schools	40.1%	68					36.8	36.7	44.9			28.2	30.0	20.0			36.0			10.0			$20,875	$2,435	$18,440
Morris Adler Elementary School	Public	K-5	24500 Larkins St	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8872	335	20	16.7	74.9%	3 (0.9%)	312 (93.1%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	16.5	1228^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.4%		20.3	1143^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	22.2%	85					20.0	27.3	33.3			14.5	22.7	13.0			18.5			5.6			$18,812	$1,922	$16,890
McIntyre Elementary School	Public	1-5	19600 Saratoga Blvd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7365	283	18	15.7	64.3%	2 (0.7%)	271 (95.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	38.2	880^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.8%		44.2	778^th of 1470 public elementary schools	47.1%	102					41.3	45.3	39.3			47.8	29.7				23.2			7.1			$18,264	$1,692	$16,572
Alice M Birney K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	27225 Evergreen Rd	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8800	443	33	13.4	72.0%	5 (1.1%)	419 (94.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16	1237^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.8%		12	1281^st of 1470 public elementary schools	12.9%	44	44.8	10.3			37.5	26.9	18.5	7.0	14.7	37.5				7.4	18.5	23.0			11.5		$21,340	$1,967	$19,373
Thompson K8 International Academy	Public	K-8	16300 Lincoln Dr	Southfield	48076	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-7404	348	30	11.6	67.0%	13 (3.7%)	308 (88.5%)	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	11.9	1312^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.7%		10.2	1312^th of 1470 public elementary schools	10.7%		37.8	7.9			21.7	16.7	17.7	17.0	13.7	20.8			5.9			13.2			13.2		$23,067	$2,003	$21,063
Kennedy Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16229 Mount Vernon St	Southfield	48075	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 746-8828	50	7	7.1	50.0%	2 (4.0%)	45 (90.0%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$43,447	$6,275	$37,171
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	24675 Lahser Rd	Southfield	48033	Oakland County	Southfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 746-8606	1,190	62	19.2	65.7%	21 (1.8%)	1,113 (93.5%)	31 (2.6%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.0%)	6.3	701^st of 743 public high schools	5.7%		7.8	681^st of 735 public high schools	7.3%	20			17.9														8.1			11.5	$25,422	$4,127	$21,294

Cities Near Southfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmington Hills	2.25 mi	16	157^th
Redford	2.41 mi	24	488^th
Detroit	2.6 mi	301	485^th
Livonia	2.62 mi	32	187^th
Bingham Farms	3.22 mi	1	21^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.