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Macarthur K-8 University Academy Primary School
24501 Fredrick St
Southfield MI, 48033, Oakland County
Phone: 248-746-8590
Ranking:
(655 out of 2,213, top 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Southfield Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 520 | 551 | 537 | 580 | 546 | 478 | 453 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 48 | 9.2% | 42 | 7.6% | 39 | 7.3% | 50 | 8.6% | 54 | 9.9% | 52 | 10.9% | 47 | 10.4% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 10.8% | 56 | 10.2% | 47 | 8.8% | 66 | 11.4% | 48 | 8.8% | 40 | 8.4% | 61 | 13.5% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 10.6% | 56 | 10.2% | 63 | 11.7% | 56 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.2% | 61 | 12.8% | 70 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 9.8% | 63 | 11.4% | 51 | 9.5% | 56 | 9.7% | 67 | 12.3% | 56 | 11.7% | 58 | 12.8% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 11.5% | 53 | 9.6% | 52 | 9.7% | 84 | 14.5% | 75 | 13.7% | 63 | 13.2% | 60 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 58 | 11.2% | 52 | 9.4% | 79 | 14.7% | 79 | 13.6% | 73 | 13.4% | 57 | 11.9% | 53 | 11.7% |
Grade 6: | 57 | 11.0% | 84 | 15.2% | 73 | 13.6% | 87 | 15.0% | 54 | 9.9% | 48 | 10.0% | 79 | 17.4% |
Grade 7: | 82 | 15.8% | 71 | 12.9% | 78 | 14.5% | 50 | 8.6% | 56 | 10.3% | 74 | 15.5% | 20 | 4.4% |
Grade 8: | 53 | 10.2% | 74 | 13.4% | 55 | 10.2% | 52 | 9.0% | 74 | 13.6% | 27 | 5.6% | 5 | 1.1% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 50.2% | 271 | 49.2% | 261 | 48.6% | 289 | 49.8% | 271 | 49.6% | 242 | 50.6% | 238 | 52.5% |
Female: | 259 | 49.8% | 280 | 50.8% | 276 | 51.4% | 291 | 50.2% | 267 | 48.9% | 228 | 47.7% | 211 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% |
Black: | 502 | 96.5% | 529 | 96.0% | 517 | 96.3% | 552 | 95.2% | 512 | 93.8% | 443 | 92.7% | 405 | 89.4% |
White: | 12 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.0% | 23 | 4.0% | 28 | 5.1% | 30 | 6.3% | 37 | 8.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 167 | 32.1% | 186 | 33.8% | 202 | 37.6% | 213 | 36.7% | 167 | 30.6% | 142 | 29.7% | 145 | 32.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 7.3% | 52 | 9.4% | 47 | 8.8% | 40 | 6.9% | 40 | 7.3% | 36 | 7.5% | 30 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.87 | 17.22 | 17.38 | 19.27 | 19.64 | 17.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 88.7% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 89.9% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.7% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.3% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 29.9% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 35.2% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 87.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 86.9% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 86.9% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 85.7% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 52.1% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 65.2% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 68.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 62.8% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 60.5% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.5% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 81.4% | 81.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 79.9% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 84.1% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 92.1% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 86.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 32.8% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 30.9% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84% | 83.2% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 80.7% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 76.7% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 84.6% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 80.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 62.6% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 58.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 62.8% | 54.8% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 44.1% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 38.9% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 50.1% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 41.8% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 42.9% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 73.7% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 73.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 76.6% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 80.2% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 26.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32.1% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83.7% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 80.8% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 75.2% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 81.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 86.2% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 60.6% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 63.5% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.1% | 76.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 75.6% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.8% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 73.5% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 75.1% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 4.2% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 6.6% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.1% | 62.9% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 56.7% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 58.5% | 63.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 58.8% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 71.4% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 68.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 74% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 19.3% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 19.8% | 40.2% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 69.7% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 81.8% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 70.4% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 53.7% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 53.8% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 52.1% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 55.1% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 11.9% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 10.9% | 29.7% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.5% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.8% | 75.7% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 64.1% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 76.3% | 82.6% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 82.6% | 82.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.6% | 84.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 15.3% | 37.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 22.2% | 38.4% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 55.5% | 72.5% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 70.4% | 79.6% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 71.2% | 82% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66.6% | 79% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 39.1% | 59.7% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 48.1% | 62% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 70.9% | 77.9% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 30.7% | 47.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 33.2% | 47.3% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 45.3% | 51.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 72.9% | 74.5% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 61.3% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66.5% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 10.6% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 12.2% | 32.5% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68% | 75.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 81% | 83.4% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 75.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 44.8% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 46.4% | 65.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 65.7% | 76.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63.5% | 75.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 66.4% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.3% | 5.6% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 3.1% | 15.9% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 68.2% | 74.2% |
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* Macarthur K-8 University Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.