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Enrollment
763
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260025401247
Walton Charter Academy
744 E WALTON BLVD, PONTIAC, MI 48340 · (248) 371-9300 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.5:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
700 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 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
57%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
29.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Walton Charter Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Charter Academy this school | 763 | 91.7% | 28.2% |
| Vista Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 641 | 93.4% | 32.7% |
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 1,002 | 84.8% | N/A |
| Harrison Park Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 708 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 673 | 81.7% | N/A |
| North Godwin Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 400 | 90.5% | 27.6% |
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 Walton Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #967 of 1,085 | #142 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #963 of 1,072 | #138 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #992 of 1,139 | #144 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #37 of 1,630 | #2 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,067 of 1,424 | #139 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #340 of 1,424 | #59 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #147 of 1,563 | #4 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #777 of 979 | #96 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 2024-25Enrollment
763
-62 (-8%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 763 | 43.6 | 17.5:1 | 92% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 41.5 | 18.8:1 | 94% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 40.4 | 20.0:1 | 94% (759) |
| 2020-21 | 825 | 38 | 21.7:1 | 94% (775) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 40.8 | 19.8:1 | 90% (722) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 42 | 19.1:1 | 86% (692) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 38 | 20.4:1 | 82% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 31% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walton Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (805 to 763); teachers up 7% (40.8 to 43.6).
About Walton Charter Academy
Walton Charter Academy is an elementary school located in PONTIAC, Michigan, in Oakland County. It enrolls 763 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 107% bigger than the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Walton Charter Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The share of Hispanic students at Walton Charter Academy is 60%, a majority. After that, the student body is 25% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Oakland County is about 5% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.7 students per teacher. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Oakland County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Walton Charter Academy outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walton Charter Academy falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 28.2% actual against 25.6% predicted.
Census data for Oakland County show the median household earns about $97,760 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Walton Charter Academy, Oakland County has 345 public schools.
Pontiac Academy for Student Success, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Walton Charter Academy as City: Small. Walton Charter Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decline, from 825 to 763. The ratio was 21.7:1 in 2020-21 and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in PONTIAC
- Pontiac High SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Arts and Technology Academy of PontiacCombined · 850 students
- Pontiac Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Pontiac Academy for ExcellenceCombined · 553 students
- Owen Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Pontiac Academy for Student Success0.6 mi · 7
- Pontiac High School0.6 mi · 992
- Pontiac Middle School0.8 mi · 790
- Owen Elementary School1.4 mi · 383
- Kennedy Center1.4 mi · 57
- Herrington School1.8 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Walton Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Walton Charter Academy?
Walton Charter Academy enrolls approximately 763 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Walton Charter Academy serve?
Walton Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walton Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walton Charter Academy is approximately 17.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Walton Charter Academy?
Walton Charter Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 60% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Walton Charter Academy?
Walton Charter Academy is overseen by Walton Charter Academy in Oakland County.
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