Whitman Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 611 students
Great Lakes Academy
46312 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48342
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
162
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Great Lakes Academy
Oakland County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Great Lakes Academy
Great Lakes Academy is a charter elementary school in Pontiac, Michigan, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a small city in Oakland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 162 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Eastern Michigan University. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 162 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Eastern Michigan University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Great Lakes Academy
- County
- Oakland County
- NCES school ID
- 260015700971
Schools near Great Lakes Academy
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Herrington School
Public · Grades K–6 · 319 students
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Public · Grades K–5 · 390 students
Momentum Academy
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 219 students
Saving Our Community Korporation
Private · Grades K–5 · 40 students
Donelson Hills Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 392 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.