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Schools in Sylvan Lake · Pontiac City School District

Sylvan Lake’s public schools score below 90% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Sylvan Lake, 10% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sylvan Lake, 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.

K–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
0
3,709 students on the public path
In brief

Sylvan Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 521 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sylvan Lake’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 ↓

Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Pontiac Middle School, then Pontiac High 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sylvan Lake’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Michigan school districts. 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 (521)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 Sylvan Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,743 in math, 1,736 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–8Pontiac Middle Schoolin PontiacD
9–12Pontiac High Schoolin PontiacC−

Sylvan Lake’s public schools are run by Pontiac City School District, which also serves Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus and Pontiac. Parts of Sylvan Lake (15% of its land) are served by West Bloomfield 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.

Sylvan Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sylvan LakeDPontiac City
West BloomfieldAWest Bloomfield PK–12 · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12
PontiacDPontiac City
WaterfordB−Waterford

Every school in Sylvan Lake

7 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 Sylvan Lakein other towns
Whitman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pontiac
D−
611 students12:1Rate it →
Owen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pontiac
D
383 students22:1Rate 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 →
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 →

Questions about Sylvan Lake’s schools

Are Sylvan Lake’s schools good?

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

What school district is Sylvan Lake in?

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

Where do Sylvan Lake kids go to high school?

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

What is Sylvan Lake’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 Sylvan Lake spend per student?

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

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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.