South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Summary:

South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, part of the Ypsilanti Community Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, but faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and uneven performance across student subgroups.

South Pointe Scholars' chronic absenteeism rates have risen sharply, from 23.5% in 2018-2019 to 42.8% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the M-Step and PSAT assessments are generally lower than state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 33.3% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 39.6%. Performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the school's overall averages, while White and male students tend to perform worse.

Interestingly, nearby South Canton Scholars Charter Academy and Achieve Charter Academy significantly outperform South Pointe Scholars on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other metrics, despite serving more diverse student populations. The broader Ypsilanti Community Schools district also struggles, with schools like Ypsilanti International Elementary and Holmes Elementary having very low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. These challenges may be exacerbated by the high percentage of South Pointe Scholars students (76.73%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a significant role.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 10550 Geddes Rd
       Ypsilanti, MI  48198-9442


(734) 484-0118

District: South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
900th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,986 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  636

Racial breakdown:

African American:
47.0%
White:
23.0%
Two or more races:
14.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.7% Help


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Compare Details South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy ranks worse than 60.6% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.19. (See more...)
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Compare Details South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy ranks worse than 64.4% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.8. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Student population at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (47%), White (23%), two or more races (14.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy is $12,986.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy 900th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy 578th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy 407th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 79.06 285th 1580 82.0%
2016 65.85 487th 1548 68.5%
2017 54.89 597th 1466 59.3%
2018 63.17 559th 1448 61.4%
2019 47.71 709th 1408 49.6%
2021 33.37 774th 1153 32.9%
2022 31.63 901st 1344 33.0%
2023 31.58 971st 1470 33.9%
2024 37.19 900th 1486 39.4%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.73 23rd 270 91.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.94 614th 1397 56.0%
2019 43.08 657th 1134 42.1%
2021 38.12 485th 749 35.2%
2022 37.11 698th 1099 36.5%
2023 35.93 875th 1350 35.2%
2024 47.19 678th 1381 50.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.20 572nd 1443 60.4%
2019 36.33 771st 1171 34.2%
2021 22.89 743rd 902 17.6%
2022 33.18 755th 1106 31.7%
2023 36.26 819th 1321 38.0%
2024 33.60 872nd 1342 35.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.88 570th 1446 60.6%
2019 52.50 544th 1196 54.5%
2021 44.28 484th 915 47.1%
2022 24.17 872nd 1139 23.4%
2023 18.20 1088th 1334 18.4%
2024 31.22 913th 1347 32.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.41 16th 101 84.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.40 28th 475 94.1%
2019 70.80 43rd 212 79.7%
2021 69.24 12th 51 76.5%
2022 58.95 49th 158 69.0%
2023 51.78 114th 321 64.5%
2024 46.54 151st 348 56.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.62 72nd 222 67.6%
2024 81.97 25th 201 87.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.19 526th 1253 58.0%
2019 46.91 594th 1128 47.3%
2021 54.89 416th 1005 58.6%
2022 57.09 444th 1102 59.7%
2023 48.44 611th 1198 49.0%
2024 57.44 488th 1204 59.5%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 60.68 335th 919 63.5%
2016 60.74 318th 894 64.4%
2017 70.07 183rd 821 77.7%
2018 76.70 175th 838 79.1%
2019 58.13 289th 792 63.5%
2021 49.67 291st 675 56.9%
2022 55.83 293rd 776 62.2%
2023 40.36 511th 883 42.1%
2024 33.80 578th 897 35.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.49 2nd 154 98.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.58 52nd 815 93.6%
2019 61.24 211th 672 68.6%
2021 51.69 211th 523 59.7%
2022 64.76 166th 691 76.0%
2023 45.54 416th 825 49.6%
2024 50.06 364th 836 56.5%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.22 121st 794 84.8%
2019 55.97 256th 658 61.1%
2021 50.79 201st 521 61.4%
2022 58.64 216th 657 67.1%
2023 40.38 446th 770 42.1%
2024 30.47 540th 771 30.0%
See the entire list of Best Michigan Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.84 240th 797 69.9%
2019 51.09 272nd 639 57.4%
2021 44.88 258th 540 52.2%
2022 53.77 273rd 658 58.5%
2023 31.23 535th 776 31.1%
2024 31.34 540th 786 31.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.47 27th 366 92.6%
2019 69.66 45th 196 77.0%
2021 70.82 14th 77 81.8%
2022 77.90 23rd 182 87.4%
2023 57.50 105th 310 66.1%
2024 58.31 94th 300 68.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.26 53rd 266 80.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.53 99th 678 85.4%
2019 67.19 171st 624 72.6%
2021 67.95 137th 577 76.3%
2024 58.87 236th 701 66.3%
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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 South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2013 191 173 116 56 1 0 23 0 560
2014 246 204 115 71 2 1 29 0 668
2015 282 240 125 83 2 1 40 0 773
2016 275 253 130 89 2 1 48 0 798
2017 295 220 115 87 2 1 47 0 767
2018 299 245 82 93 1 1 53 0 774
2019 292 251 65 86 1 1 61 0 757
2020 261 273 52 77 0 1 88 0 752
2021 244 287 46 82 2 1 92 0 754
2022 188 284 19 83 0 1 90 0 665
2023 146 299 11 81 6 0 93 0 636

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 560 27.0 20.7 49.3
2014 668 34.1 19.5 46.3
2015 773 38.0 20.3 49.4
2016 798 38.0 21.0 47.4
2017 767 39.0 19.6 44.2
2018 774 39.0 19.8 51
2019 757 41.5 18.2 51.8
2020 752 41.0 18.3 58.4
2021 754 38.6 19.5 61.8
2022 665 35.5 18.7 68
2023 636 38.2 16.6 76.7

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 South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2013 560 27.0 20.7 49.3
2014 668 34.1 19.5 46.3
2015 773 38.0 20.3 49.4
2016 798 38.0 21.0 47.4
2017 767 39.0 19.6 44.2
2018 774 39.0 19.8 51
2019 757 41.5 18.2 51.8
2020 752 41.0 18.3 58.4
2021 754 38.6 19.5 61.8
2022 665 35.5 18.7 68
2023 636 38.2 16.6 76.7

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $654 (6.9%) $8,852 (93.1%) $9,506
2020 $714 (7.3%) $9,042 (92.7%) $9,757
2021 $1,301 (12.3%) $9,255 (87.7%) $10,556
2022 $2,172 (18.4%) $9,664 (81.6%) $11,836
2023 $1,718 (13.2%) $11,268 (86.8%) $12,986

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 709th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 971st of 1470 Elementary schools
 15.7%
Ranks 289th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 511th of 883 Middle schools
 21.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)48.833.3
 15.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)48.833.3
 15.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)5328
 25%
   3rd Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)5328
 25%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)4637.3
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)4637.3
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)40.223.9
 16.3%
   4th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)40.223.9
 16.3%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)53.838.5
 15.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)53.838.5
 15.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)3526.2
 8.8%
   5th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)3526.2
 8.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)13.610.8
 2.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)13.610.8
 2.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)4128.6
 12.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)4128.6
 12.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)28.224.3
 3.9%
   6th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)28.224.3
 3.9%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)51.218.2
 33%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)51.218.2
 33%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)32.520.5
 12%
   7th Grade Math (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)32.520.5
 12%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)42.326.1
 16.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)42.326.1
 16.2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)66.263
 3.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)66.263
 3.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)42.330.4
 11.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy)42.330.4
 11.9%
   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 Students757636
 16%
African American251299
 19.1%
American Indian16
 500%
Asian6511
 83.1%
Hispanic8681
 5.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White292146
 50%
Two or More Races6193
 52.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.8%76.7%
 24.9%


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South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy ranks 900th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy are 47% African American, 23% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 636 students attended South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy.


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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.

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