Crescent Academy Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Crescent Academy Elementary teaches 265 students from grades 3 through 6, overseen by Crescent Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Crescent Academy Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Crescent Academy, a district that works with 659 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Crescent Academy Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Crescent Academy Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Crescent Academy Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Oakland County put median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Crescent Academy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Crescent Academy Elementary 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. Crescent Academy Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 265). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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