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Schools in Auburn Hills · Pontiac City School District

Auburn Hills’s public schools score below 90% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 10% of Auburn Hills’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Auburn Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#693of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 28 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 24 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
56%
▼ 26 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.5K
▲ 48% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
7
2,062 students on the public path
In brief

Auburn Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1001 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Auburn Hills’s, its schools beat 0%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

56% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $24,507 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 20% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Pontiac Middle School, then Pontiac High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Oakland Christian School (private), Auburn Hills Christian School (private) and Havenwyck School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Auburn Hills’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Michigan school districts, #693 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1001)Better than 0%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,740 test results and a graduating class of 249 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Auburn Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,743 in math, 1,736 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Auburn Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Rogers SchoolPontiac City School DistrictD
6–8Pontiac Middle Schoolin PontiacD
9–12Pontiac High Schoolin PontiacC−

Auburn Hills’s public schools are run by Pontiac City School District, which also serves Lake Angelus, Pontiac and Sylvan Lake. Parts of Auburn Hills (18% of its land) are served by Avondale instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pontiac City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,773 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$24,507MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 45.4% · 1736 students tested
Math10%
State average 33.6% · 1743 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 20% of the Pontiac City district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Auburn Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Auburn Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Auburn HillsDPontiac City
PontiacDPontiac City
OrionALake Orion
Lake Angelus—Pontiac City PK–12 · Waterford PK–12
Rochester HillsA+Rochester
WaterfordB−Waterford
IndependenceAClarkston
BloomfieldA+Bloomfield Hills PK–12 · Birmingham City PK–12

2 of the 7 neighbors share Pontiac City with Auburn Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Auburn Hills

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Auburn Hillsby address
Rogers School
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
280 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Auburn Hillsin other towns
Pontiac Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pontiac
D
790 students20:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
C−
992 students17:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Auburn Hillsrun by other districts or the state
Auburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
333 students12:1Rate it →
R Grant Graham Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
390 students16:1Rate it →
Avondale High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
911 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Oakland Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
582 students13:1Rate it →
Auburn Hills Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
302 students13:1Rate it →
Havenwyck School
Grades 6–12
Private · Nonsectarian · All-boys
29 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Avondale Learning Center).

Questions about Auburn Hills’s schools

Are Auburn Hills’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Auburn Hills children attend score below 90% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #693 of 699 Michigan towns. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Auburn Hills in?

Pontiac City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,773 students in 9 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Auburn Hills are served by Avondale.

Where do Auburn Hills kids go to high school?

Pontiac High School in Pontiac, with 992 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Auburn Hills’s graduation rate?

56% of the class of 2023 in Pontiac City School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Auburn Hills spend per student?

$24,507 in Pontiac City School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Auburn Hills?

Yes: Oakland Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 582 students), Auburn Hills Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 302 students) and Havenwyck School (nonsectarian · all-boys, grades 6–12, 29 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.