Bradford Academy

Bradford Academy, a sizable multi-level school in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, overseen by Bradford Academy, teaches 678 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 141% above the state mean of about 281.

Bradford Academy is the operating authority for Bradford Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Bradford Academy records that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bradford Academy has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Oakland County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bradford Academy is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Glenn W Levey Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Bradford Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bradford Academy's enrollment has shrank 55% since 2018, when it stood at 1,509 (now 678). Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.