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Schools in Lake Angelus

Lake Angelus’s public schools

Pontiac City School District and Waterford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Angelus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/21schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Graduate on time
56%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▲ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Waterford
Students per teacher
16.5
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
10,158 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Angelus’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Lake Angelus’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Schoolcraft Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Alcott School lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

15 elementary schools serve Lake Angelus, graded from D− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and four high schools: Pontiac High School, Waterford Mott High School, Waterford Kettering High School and Childrens Village School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Angelus, with each school’s own grade.

15 schools teach K in Lake Angelus’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pontiac City School District.

Two districts serve Lake Angelus

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pontiac City School District17%
State average 45.4% · 1736 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pontiac City School District10%
State average 33.6% · 1743 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waterford School District39%
State average 45.4% · 3472 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waterford School District25%
State average 33.6% · 3476 students tested

Lake Angelus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Lake Angelus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Angelus—Pontiac City PK–12 · Waterford PK–12
WaterfordB−Waterford
Auburn HillsDPontiac City
PontiacDPontiac City

2 of the 3 neighbors share Pontiac City with Lake Angelus for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake Angelus

21 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).

Also serving Lake Angelusin other towns
Schoolcraft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterford
B
398 students17:1Rate it →
Haviland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterford
C+
308 students14:1Rate it →
Beaumont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterford
C
298 students17:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterford
C+
291 students15:1Rate it →
Houghton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Lake
C
278 students14:1Rate it →
Whitman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pontiac
D−
611 students12:1Rate it →
Grayson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterford
B−
437 students18:1Rate it →
Donelson Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterford
C−
392 students18:1Rate it →
Owen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pontiac
D
383 students22:1Rate it →
Cooley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterford
B
377 students18:1Rate it →
Alcott School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pontiac
D−
334 students23:1Rate it →
Herrington School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pontiac
D−
319 students20:1Rate it →
Rogers School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Auburn Hills
D
280 students21:1Rate it →
Knudsen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waterford
C
278 students15:1Rate it →
Childrens Village School
Grades K–12 · Pontiac
C−
56 students4:1Rate it →
Pontiac Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pontiac
D
790 students20:1Rate it →
Pierce Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterford
B−
733 students18:1Rate it →
Mason Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterford
B−
731 students17:1Rate it →
Waterford Kettering High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waterford
C+
909 students22:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
C−
992 students17:1Rate it →
Waterford Mott High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterford
C
963 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Angelus’s schools

Are Lake Angelus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Angelus. Pontiac City School District and Waterford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Angelus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Angelus in?

Pontiac City School District and Waterford School District.

Where do Lake Angelus kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Pontiac High School, Waterford Mott High School, Waterford Kettering High School and Childrens Village School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.