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Advantage Alternative Program

PublicOtherGrades K–12Alternative Education School

1620 E Elza Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 · (248) 658-5280 · Part of Hazel Park City School District

Hazel Park’s School Grade D better than 11% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
150
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Advantage Alternative Program

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1620 E Elza Ave, Hazel Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 22
Grade 31
Grade 73
Grade 86
Grade 916
Grade 1025
Grade 1132
Grade 1265
Enrollment over time
124’20
164’21
157’22
190’23
150’24

Up 21% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%White 19%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Advantage Alternative Program from Hazel Park families.

Other schools in Hazel Park City School District

The district →
Webb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ferndale
C−
328 students11:1
Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Park
D
280 students14:1
Jardon Vocational School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ferndale
34 students5:1
United Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hazel Park
D
363 students12:1
Edison
Other · Grades K–12 · Ferndale
C−
65 students7:1
Hazel Park Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hazel Park
C−
413 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Hazel Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.