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Four Corners Montessori Academy

1075 E GARDENIA AVE, MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 · (248) 542-7001 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Michigan public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools

Enrollment
235
Elementary
STATE 369
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
109 students
STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2611%
Grade 13214%
Grade 2219%
Grade 33214%
Grade 42611%
Grade 53414%
Grade 62611%
Grade 7104%
Grade 82812%

This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
White
12754%
STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
198%
STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
5423%
STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
52%
STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
3013%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11047%
Female
12553%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
43.8%
MI avg 47.7%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Four Corners Montessori Academy

Four Corners Montessori Academy's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Four Corners Montessori Academy this school23546.4%44.4%
Northglade Montessori School
KALAMAZOO
27146.1%58.9%
Donald J Yacks Elem School
HARRISON TOWNSHIP
30051.3%36.7%
Park Elementary School
THREE RIVERS
26253.1%33.6%
Abbot School
ANN ARBOR
31542.2%51.1%
Frank E Weiss Elem School
WOODHAVEN
28541.1%40.9%
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Four Corners Montessori Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#589 of 1,085#116 of 147
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#673 of 1,139#125 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
235#1,324 of 1,630#167 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#638 of 1,424#88 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.2%#208 of 1,424#31 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.4%#955 of 1,563#53 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-45.5%#16 of 979#2 of 118
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
235
-145 (-38%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252351515.7:146% (109)
2023-2427216.516.5:149% (134)
2022-232911717.1:144% (127)
2020-213802217.3:135% (132)
2017-1843123.618.3:133% (141)
2015-163541918.6:131% (108)
2010-112771419.8:145% (126)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Four Corners Montessori Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 45% (431 to 235); teachers down 36% (23.6 to 15).

About Four Corners Montessori Academy

Four Corners Montessori Academy is a small elementary school in Four Corners Montessori Academy, located in MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 235 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Michigan enroll around 369, and this school is 36% below that mark.

Four Corners Montessori Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.

Of every 100 students at Four Corners Montessori Academy, about 54 are White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

Four Corners Montessori Academy has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. At Four Corners Montessori Academy, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Oakland County.

Four Corners Montessori Academy earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Michigan public elementary schools.

Four Corners Montessori Academy is 1.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.4% versus 45.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.

In the surrounding county, Oakland County, median household income comes to about $97,760, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 345, with about 169,926 students.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, Edmonson Elementary School, is the closest to Four Corners Montessori Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Four Corners Montessori Academy comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Four Corners Montessori Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 235, from 380 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Four Corners Montessori Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Oakland County at a glance

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Population
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students

Quick facts

School name
Four Corners Montessori Academy
District
Four Corners Montessori Academy
Address
1075 E GARDENIA AVE, MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071
Phone
(248) 542-7001
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
235
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (46%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260096407979
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Four Corners Montessori Academy
How large is Four Corners Montessori Academy?
Four Corners Montessori Academy enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Four Corners Montessori Academy serve?
Four Corners Montessori Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Four Corners Montessori Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Four Corners Montessori Academy is approximately 15.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Four Corners Montessori Academy?
Student demographics at Four Corners Montessori Academy are roughly 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Four Corners Montessori Academy in?
Four Corners Montessori Academy is part of Four Corners Montessori Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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