Pontiac Academy for Student Success
PONTIAC · MI · Pontiac City School District · Public
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Kingsley Montgomery School → Kennedy Center → Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE → Avondale Learning Center → Van Hoosen Middle School → West Middle School → Charles L Bowers Farm → Community Ed Resource Center →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Pontiac Academy for Student Success compares for families
What families should know about Pontiac Academy for Student Success.
- ▸ LocallyMI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Kingsley Montgomery School, Kennedy Center, Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Your state's public flagship
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Montgomery School WATERFORD |
Public | 6.6 | 8 | — |
| Kennedy Center PONTIAC |
Public | 1.9 | 13 | — |
| Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE PONTIAC |
Public | 0.2 | — | — |
| Avondale Learning Center AUBURN HILLS |
Public | 3.4 | — | — |
| Van Hoosen Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS |
Public | 4.2 | — | — |
| West Middle School ROCHESTER HILLS |
Public | 4.9 | — | — |
| Charles L Bowers Farm BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
Public | 5.1 | — | — |
| Community Ed Resource Center LAKE ORION |
Public | 6.2 | — | — |