Laurus Academy

Summary:

Laurus Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Southfield, Michigan, with a predominantly African American student population. The school's performance data highlights significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic proficiency, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, similar to the trends observed in nearby schools in the Southfield Public School District and other charter schools in the area.

Laurus Academy's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 19.8% to 56.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math have consistently lagged behind the state averages, with only 25% to 42.3% of students proficient in ELA and 11.5% to 27.5% proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 37.5% to 44% in ELA and 31% to 43.4% in Math. Additionally, over 80% of Laurus Academy's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Laurus Academy's performance is generally lower than the state averages, it is not significantly different from the nearby schools, such as Morris Adler Elementary School, Adlai Stevenson Elementary School, and Dr Joseph F Pollack Academic Center of Excellence, which also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic proficiency, and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that there may be systemic challenges in the local education system that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for students in the Southfield area.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 24590 Lahser Rd
       Southfield, MI  48033-6040


(248) 799-8401

District: Laurus Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,457 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  749

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.1%
Two or more races:
6.4%
Hispanic:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.5% Help


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Compare Details Laurus Academy ranks worse than 75.5% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.12. (See more...)
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Compare Details Laurus Academy ranks worse than 70.5% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.54. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (90.1%), two or more races (6.4%), Hispanic (2.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laurus Academy is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laurus Academy is $12,457.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laurus Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurus Academy 1122nd of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Laurus Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Laurus Academy 632nd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Laurus Academy in the ranking list.)

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Laurus Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurus Academy 484th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Laurus Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 20.39 1419th 1565 9.3%
2008 37.99 1235th 1577 21.7%
2009 29.53 1337th 1589 15.9%
2010 37.39 1246th 1552 19.7%
2011 38.07 1208th 1552 22.2%
2012 33.93 1170th 1566 25.3%
2013 32.82 1150th 1563 26.4%
2014 49.91 836th 1533 45.5%
2015 44.71 924th 1580 41.5%
2016 36.17 1014th 1548 34.5%
2017 41.37 845th 1466 42.4%
2018 42.72 902nd 1448 37.7%
2019 33.69 933rd 1408 33.7%
2021 15.30 1014th 1153 12.1%
2022 21.84 1046th 1344 22.2%
2023 22.33 1104th 1470 24.9%
2024 23.12 1122nd 1486 24.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.71 571st 1397 59.1%
2019 46.37 611th 1134 46.1%
2021 19.84 665th 749 11.2%
2022 34.68 736th 1099 33.0%
2023 31.12 939th 1350 30.4%
2024 31.36 983rd 1381 28.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.32 751st 1443 48.0%
2019 33.64 802nd 1171 31.5%
2021 23.86 729th 902 19.2%
2022 22.62 900th 1106 18.6%
2023 28.04 940th 1321 28.8%
2024 20.04 1089th 1342 18.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.02 1033rd 1446 28.6%
2019 25.88 914th 1196 23.6%
2022 18.30 958th 1139 15.9%
2023 13.22 1177th 1334 11.8%
2024 19.08 1099th 1347 18.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.37 29th 475 93.9%
2019 69.86 45th 212 78.8%
2021 41.74 28th 51 45.1%
2022 55.69 53rd 158 66.5%
2023 50.94 118th 321 63.2%
2024 54.23 121st 348 65.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Laurus Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 19.93 724th 823 12.0%
2008 34.62 663rd 839 21.0%
2009 29.28 706th 847 16.6%
2010 42.55 630th 851 26.0%
2011 40.05 646th 858 24.7%
2012 34.05 657th 900 27.0%
2013 36.43 625th 919 32.0%
2014 36.86 627th 921 31.9%
2015 44.00 529th 919 42.4%
2016 53.03 399th 894 55.4%
2017 42.80 434th 821 47.1%
2018 51.04 425th 838 49.3%
2019 27.91 578th 792 27.0%
2021 24.47 528th 675 21.8%
2022 30.93 534th 776 31.2%
2023 33.88 571st 883 35.3%
2024 27.54 632nd 897 29.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.44 56th 377 85.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.98 248th 815 69.6%
2019 33.66 470th 672 30.1%
2021 37.95 334th 523 36.1%
2022 48.50 330th 691 52.2%
2023 42.18 457th 825 44.6%
2024 35.94 530th 836 36.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.85 372nd 794 53.1%
2019 39.73 387th 658 41.2%
2021 33.99 350th 521 32.8%
2022 39.89 371st 657 43.5%
2023 40.83 441st 770 42.7%
2024 25.97 572nd 771 25.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.04 415th 797 47.9%
2019 21.90 525th 639 17.8%
2022 25.94 491st 658 25.4%
2023 20.73 613th 776 21.0%
2024 22.77 617th 786 21.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Laurus Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.33 28th 366 92.3%
2019 58.17 71st 196 63.8%
2021 54.96 34th 77 55.8%
2022 64.22 48th 182 73.6%
2023 67.89 74th 310 76.1%
2024 58.34 92nd 300 69.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Laurus Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 2 352 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2006 2 513 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2007 3 529 0 0 0 n/a n/a 11 543
2008 8 599 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 608
2009 6 669 0 0 1 n/a n/a 1 677
2010 5 687 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 692
2011 4 720 0 3 1 0 14 0 742
2012 9 697 1 0 1 0 10 0 718
2013 9 696 1 0 0 0 9 0 715
2014 7 720 1 1 0 1 6 0 736
2015 6 711 1 2 0 1 5 0 726
2016 4 715 3 3 0 2 5 0 732
2017 9 684 3 7 4 1 8 0 716
2018 4 701 3 6 7 1 9 0 731
2019 3 709 2 6 6 1 16 0 743
2020 0 700 1 11 5 1 16 0 734
2021 2 744 1 14 5 1 35 0 802
2022 0 715 2 17 4 1 36 0 775
2023 2 675 2 18 4 0 48 0 749

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Laurus Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 355 19.0 18.7 34.6
2006 515 21.0 24.5 49.9
2007 543 30.3 17.9 44.7
2008 608 32.0 19.0 49.3
2009 677 33.0 20.5 54.9
2010 692 33.1 20.9 62.4
2011 742 34.8 21.2 67.8
2012 718 35.6 20.1 69.8
2013 715 37.0 19.3 70.9
2014 736 35.1 20.9 70.2
2015 726 34.0 21.3 71.2
2016 732 33.0 22.1 72.8
2017 716 35.0 20.4 71.8
2018 731 37.0 19.7 76.2
2019 743 37.5 19.8 73.4
2020 734 39.5 18.5 76.4
2021 802 38.5 20.8 81
2022 775 31.0 24.9 84.8
2023 749 45.0 16.6 86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Laurus Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 355 19.0 18.7 34.6
2006 515 21.0 24.5 49.9
2007 543 30.3 17.9 44.7
2008 608 32.0 19.0 49.3
2009 677 33.0 20.5 54.9
2010 692 33.1 20.9 62.4
2011 742 34.8 21.2 67.8
2012 718 35.6 20.1 69.8
2013 715 37.0 19.3 70.9
2014 736 35.1 20.9 70.2
2015 726 34.0 21.3 71.2
2016 732 33.0 22.1 72.8
2017 716 35.0 20.4 71.8
2018 731 37.0 19.7 76.2
2019 743 37.5 19.8 73.4
2020 734 39.5 18.5 76.4
2021 802 38.5 20.8 81
2022 775 31.0 24.9 84.8
2023 749 45.0 16.6 86.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Laurus Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $930 (9.7%) $8,686 (90.3%) $9,616
2020 $998 (10.5%) $8,540 (89.5%) $9,538
2021 $1,142 (11.3%) $8,964 (88.7%) $10,107
2022 $2,223 (19.8%) $9,002 (80.2%) $11,225
2023 $1,860 (14.9%) $10,597 (85.1%) $12,457

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Laurus Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 933rd of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1104th of 1470 Elementary schools
 8.8%
Ranks 578th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 571st of 883 Middle schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)32.125.8
 6.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)32.125.8
 6.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Laurus Academy)28.416.9
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Laurus Academy)28.416.9
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)47.630.9
 16.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)47.630.9
 16.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)5020.6
 29.4%
   4th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)5020.6
 29.4%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)38.238.2
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)38.238.2
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)20.213.2
 7%
   5th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)20.213.2
 7%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Laurus Academy)16.96.6
 10.3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Laurus Academy)16.96.6
 10.3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)42.334.1
 8.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)42.334.1
 8.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)15.414.6
 0.8%
   6th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)15.414.6
 0.8%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)27.637.5
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)27.637.5
 9.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)1626.3
 10.3%
   7th Grade Math (Laurus Academy)1626.3
 10.3%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Laurus Academy)6.87.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Laurus Academy)6.87.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)60.848.7
 12.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Laurus Academy)60.848.7
 12.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Laurus Academy)29.725.6
 4.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Laurus Academy)29.725.6
 4.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students743749
 0.8%
African American709675
 4.8%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian22
Hispanic618
 200%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White32
 33.3%
Two or More Races1648
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.4%86.5%
 13.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 749 students attended Laurus Academy.

Students at Laurus Academy are 90% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Laurus Academy ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Michigan elementary schools.


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