Bradford Academy

Summary:

Bradford Academy is a public magnet charter school located in Southfield, Michigan that serves 980 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with a predominantly African American student body.

While Bradford Academy has seen fluctuations in its graduation rates, ranging from a high of 88.9% in 2018-2019 to a low of 60.4% in 2020-2021, its most recent graduation rate of 75.3% in 2022-2023 is lower than the state average. Correspondingly, the school has experienced relatively high dropout rates, reaching as high as 15.5% in the most recent school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Bradford Academy has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 50.2% in 2022-2023, nearly double the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 18.4% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.6%.

When comparing Bradford Academy to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. The School at Marygrove, another alternative school in Detroit Public Schools Community District, has significantly higher graduation rates (93.8%) and lower dropout rates (5.1%) than Bradford Academy. Additionally, David Ellis Academy and David Ellis Academy West, both public charter schools in the David Ellis Academy district, have lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Bradford Academy. Furthermore, AGBU AlexMarie Manoogian School, a public charter school in AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School, consistently outperforms Bradford Academy and the state averages on academic assessments.


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Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative PK, KG-12

 24218 Garner St
       Southfield, MI  48033-2900


(248) 351-0000

District: Bradford Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
1332nd of 1,486 Michigan Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,954 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  768

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.0%
Hispanic:
0.4%
Two or more races:
0.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bradford Academy ranks worse than 89.6% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.53. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bradford Academy ranks worse than 98.6% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.92. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bradford Academy ranks worse than 90.7% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.82. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bradford Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (99%), Hispanic (0.4%), two or more races (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bradford Academy is 22.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bradford Academy is $12,954.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bradford Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Academy 1332nd of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Bradford Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Academy 884th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Bradford Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Academy 674th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Bradford Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bradford Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 2.85 1528th 1545 1.1%
2007 9.78 1499th 1565 4.2%
2008 13.79 1465th 1577 7.1%
2009 15.95 1449th 1589 8.8%
2010 12.16 1470th 1552 5.3%
2011 12.67 1451st 1552 6.5%
2012 13.65 1430th 1566 8.7%
2013 11.73 1425th 1563 8.8%
2014 9.61 1425th 1533 7.0%
2015 10.53 1439th 1580 8.9%
2016 7.94 1449th 1548 6.4%
2017 7.18 1383rd 1466 5.7%
2018 8.17 1396th 1448 3.6%
2019 5.70 1354th 1408 3.8%
2022 3.11 1337th 1344 0.5%
2023 6.22 1417th 1470 3.6%
2024 10.53 1332nd 1486 10.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.59 1324th 1397 5.2%
2019 10.59 1067th 1134 5.9%
2022 3.97 1094th 1099 0.5%
2023 8.38 1298th 1350 3.9%
2024 14.65 1235th 1381 10.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.27 1377th 1443 4.6%
2019 8.08 1122nd 1171 4.2%
2023 5.97 1280th 1321 3.1%
2024 12.34 1205th 1342 10.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.62 1363rd 1446 5.7%
2023 5.27 1309th 1334 1.9%
2024 5.11 1324th 1347 1.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.76 363rd 475 23.6%
2019 21.11 176th 212 17.0%
2022 9.88 155th 158 1.9%
2023 17.76 288th 321 10.3%
2024 33.17 218th 348 37.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bradford Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 6.76 769th 806 4.6%
2007 6.78 785th 823 4.6%
2008 13.57 771st 839 8.1%
2009 16.97 770th 847 9.1%
2010 19.81 753rd 851 11.5%
2011 21.72 748th 858 12.8%
2012 25.40 722nd 900 19.8%
2013 21.99 749th 919 18.5%
2014 10.08 835th 921 9.3%
2015 10.11 831st 919 9.6%
2016 6.85 849th 894 5.0%
2017 5.31 807th 821 1.7%
2018 9.37 802nd 838 4.3%
2019 5.80 765th 792 3.4%
2023 5.97 859th 883 2.7%
2024 4.92 884th 897 1.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.16 762nd 815 6.5%
2019 7.31 651st 672 3.1%
2023 7.22 800th 825 3.0%
2024 5.21 827th 836 1.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.64 731st 794 7.9%
2019 7.28 630th 658 4.3%
2023 4.55 765th 770 0.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.74 760th 797 4.6%
2023 5.30 764th 776 1.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.67 272nd 366 25.7%
2019 19.57 171st 196 12.8%
2023 16.25 286th 310 7.7%
2024 15.30 285th 300 5.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 9.31 686th 765 10.3%
2011 10.30 692nd 784 11.7%
2012 11.08 678th 773 12.3%
2013 13.07 680th 805 15.5%
2014 9.61 702nd 799 12.1%
2015 12.68 735th 832 11.7%
2016 5.51 780th 852 8.5%
2017 7.26 700th 835 16.2%
2018 4.47 789th 824 4.2%
2019 1.31 664th 666 0.3%
2024 8.82 674th 743 9.3%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.20 300th 315 4.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.10 710th 755 6.0%
2019 1.06 531st 532 0.2%
2024 11.32 593rd 654 9.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.43 698th 710 1.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.27 688th 707 2.7%
2019 1.22 540th 543 0.6%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Bradford Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.01 222nd 254 12.6%
2019 6.56 145th 147 1.4%
2024 26.82 141st 188 25.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bradford Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2004 3 266 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 272
2005 2 434 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 438
2006 4 750 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 759
2007 3 1093 2 0 0 n/a n/a 2 1100
2008 4 1249 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1258
2009 4 1417 1 0 0 n/a n/a 2 1424
2010 2 1463 1 5 0 n/a n/a 1 1472
2011 2 1498 0 7 2 3 3 0 1515
2012 9 1254 3 9 0 0 0 0 1275
2013 5 1073 3 2 0 0 1 0 1084
2014 4 1239 3 3 0 0 2 0 1251
2015 2 1474 5 4 0 0 15 0 1500
2016 5 1469 2 10 0 0 39 0 1525
2017 3 1346 0 13 4 0 47 0 1413
2018 4 1458 1 11 1 0 34 0 1509
2019 4 1381 2 6 0 0 23 0 1416
2020 4 1254 0 6 0 0 18 0 1282
2021 1 1130 0 3 0 0 16 0 1150
2022 1 1048 0 4 0 0 14 0 1067
2023 0 969 0 4 0 1 6 0 980
2024 1 760 1 3 0 0 3 0 768

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bradford Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 272 n/a n/a 51.1
2005 438 n/a n/a 55
2006 759 0.0 n/a 47.4
2007 1100 1.0 1100.0 48.3
2008 1258 n/a n/a 48.2
2009 1424 n/a n/a 52.5
2010 1472 78.8 18.6 65.7
2011 1515 76.0 19.9 71.6
2012 1275 80.0 15.9 67.3
2013 1084 71.0 15.2 77.1
2014 1251 63.0 19.8 93.4
2015 1500 68.0 22.0 87.8
2016 1525 80.0 19.0 85.4
2017 1413 82.0 17.2 82.8
2018 1509 79.0 19.1 84.4
2019 1416 84.2 16.8 83.2
2020 1282 74.2 17.2 84.7
2021 1150 65.3 17.6 87
2022 1067 50.2 21.2 89.3
2023 980 60.2 16.2 92.2
2024 768 34.0 22.5 92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bradford Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2004 272 n/a n/a 51.1
2005 438 n/a n/a 55
2006 759 0.0 n/a 47.4
2007 1100 1.0 1100.0 48.3
2008 1258 n/a n/a 48.2
2009 1424 n/a n/a 52.5
2010 1472 78.8 18.6 65.7
2011 1515 76.0 19.9 71.6
2012 1275 80.0 15.9 67.3
2013 1084 71.0 15.2 77.1
2014 1251 63.0 19.8 93.4
2015 1500 68.0 22.0 87.8
2016 1525 80.0 19.0 85.4
2017 1413 82.0 17.2 82.8
2018 1509 79.0 19.1 84.4
2019 1416 84.2 16.8 83.2
2020 1282 74.2 17.2 84.7
2021 1150 65.3 17.6 87
2022 1067 50.2 21.2 89.3
2023 980 60.2 16.2 92.2
2024 768 34.0 22.5 92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bradford Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,299 (14.8%) $7,458 (85.2%) $8,757
2020 $1,692 (18.6%) $7,417 (81.4%) $9,108
2021 $2,037 (20.1%) $8,114 (79.9%) $10,152
2022 $2,970 (24.2%) $9,290 (75.8%) $12,260
2023 $3,960 (30.6%) $8,993 (69.4%) $12,954

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bradford Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1354th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1417th of 1470 Elementary schools
 0.2%
Ranks 765th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 859th of 883 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)24.415.3
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)24.415.3
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Bradford Academy)20.711.1
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Bradford Academy)20.711.1
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)9.311.4
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)9.311.4
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)8.910
 1.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)8.910
 1.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)14.17.1
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)14.17.1
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)17.19.5
 7.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)17.19.5
 7.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Bradford Academy)5.65.6
   8th Grade Social Studies (Bradford Academy)5.65.6
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)29.920.8
 9.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Bradford Academy)29.920.8
 9.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bradford Academy)7.55.6
 1.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bradford Academy)7.55.6
 1.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%
11th Grade Social Studies (Bradford Academy)6.64.6
 2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Bradford Academy)6.64.6
 2%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1416980
 30.8%
African American1381969
 29.8%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic64
 33.3%
Pacific Islander01
White40
 100%
Two or More Races236
 73.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.2%92.2%
 9.1%


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Students at Bradford Academy are 99% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 768 students attended Bradford Academy.

Bradford Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Michigan alternative schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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