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Enrollment
534
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PREVAIL ACADEMY·NCES 260031001754
Prevail Academy
353 CASS AVE, MOUNT CLEMENS, MI 48043 · (586) 783-0173 · Macomb County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
484 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
31.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Prevail Academy
Prevail Academy's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevail Academy this school | 534 | 90.6% | 26.0% |
| Dye Elementary School FLINT | 559 | 92.3% | 30.3% |
| Ridge Park Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 507 | 91.3% | 41.2% |
| Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy RIVER ROUGE | 625 | 86.9% | N/A |
| Thorne Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 593 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Beech Elementary REDFORD | 457 | 84.0% | 24.3% |
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 Prevail Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,005 of 1,085 | #94 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #870 of 1,072 | #78 of 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #984 of 1,139 | #91 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #195 of 1,630 | #22 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,015 of 1,424 | #68 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #427 of 1,424 | #51 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #180 of 1,563 | #14 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #546 of 979 | #34 of 75 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
534
-130 (-20%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 91% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 93% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 92% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 89% (593) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 83% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 81% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 58% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prevail Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (601 to 534); teachers down 14% (36 to 31).
About Prevail Academy
Located in MOUNT CLEMENS, Michigan, Prevail Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 534 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 45% above average.
Federal records list Prevail Academy as its own district.
By race and ethnicity, Prevail Academy is 65% Black. Other reported shares: 20% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% White. That compares with about 13% Black among all Macomb County residents. By the diversity index, Prevail Academy comes in at 52%.
Teachers at Prevail Academy total 31 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. The average for public schools in Macomb County is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Prevail Academy is C-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Prevail Academy would be expected to post about 26.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.0%.
In Macomb County (population about 879,853), median household income is about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prevail Academy is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County, which together enroll about 115,743 students.
The school nearest to Prevail Academy is Mount Clemens High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Prevail Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Prevail Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Prevail Academy as a charter school.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 664 to 534.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Prevail Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT CLEMENS
- Seminole AcademyElementary · 407 students
- Clinton Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Mt Clemens Montessori AcademyElementary · 278 students
- Mount Clemens High SchoolHigh · 239 students
- Mount Clemens Middle SchoolMiddle · 151 students
- Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center SchoolCombined · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Clemens High School0.5 mi · 239
- Mount Clemens Middle School0.5 mi · 151
- Mt Clemens Montessori Academy0.8 mi · 278
- Clinton Valley Elementary School1.1 mi · 322
- Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center School1.2 mi · 23
- Seminole Academy1.2 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Prevail AcademyHow many students attend Prevail Academy?
Prevail Academy enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Prevail Academy serve?
Prevail Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Prevail Academy?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Prevail Academy.
What is the student diversity at Prevail Academy?
Student demographics at Prevail Academy are roughly 6% White, 8% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Prevail Academy in?
Prevail Academy is part of Prevail Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.