The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 50% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Agbu Alex-marie Manoogian School
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School is a single-school district in Oakland County, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The enrollment is small, with roughly two dozen to three dozen students per grade in the elementary and middle years and a slightly larger high school contingent. The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students from other racial backgrounds. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data, special education counts, and English learner figures were not reported, so the economic profile of the enrolled families and the scope of specialized support services are things a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
On state assessments, the school shows a distinctive pattern. In the early elementary grades, proficiency rates in both math and English language arts sit comfortably above where most Michigan schools land, with third-grade math particularly strong. Fourth grade holds that momentum reasonably well. By fifth grade, results begin to soften across subjects, and the middle grades show a clearer dip. Sixth-grade math and especially sixth-grade ELA stand out as the weakest points in the progression, with ELA proficiency falling to a level well below the school's own elementary results. Seventh grade partially recovers in both subjects. Eighth grade, assessed through the PSAT rather than M-STEP, bounces back strongly, with the majority of students reaching proficiency in math, ELA, science, and social studies. Science and social studies results are mixed but generally land in a moderate range, with eighth-grade social studies a relative bright spot.
Taken as a whole, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among Oakland County's districts, well above the county median. That is a meaningful marker of academic strength given how competitive Oakland County is. Chronic absenteeism is also in the top quartile, meaning students here attend more reliably than at most peer districts. Per-pupil spending sits in the middle range but in the lower half, below the county median, which may reflect the efficiencies of a small single-building operation rather than any lack of investment. A graduation rate was not available in the data provided, so we cannot speak to how the high school cohort fares on that measure.
Publicly reported information from the school describes a STEAM Center that opened in fall 2022, equipped with renewable energy technology and serving as the science and technology hub for the entire K-through-12 student body. The school frames this as deepening its project-based STEAM curriculum, and for a small district to have a dedicated facility of this kind is a genuine programmatic strength. No additional program listings, course catalogs, AP or dual-enrollment details, or extracurricular inventories were available in the data, so families looking for specifics on advanced coursework or career pathways will need to go to the school's website or contact them directly.
No locale brief or community economic context was available, so we cannot characterize the surrounding housing market, commute patterns, or residential cost picture from the provided data. Oakland County is a large, varied county, and without a specific municipality listed, situating the school within its neighborhood is not possible here. Similarly, no civil-rights data on discipline, access, or staffing was included.
What the data does show is a small, culturally focused school with solid early-grade academics, a middle-grade slump worth asking about, a strong rebound by eighth grade, low absenteeism, and a publicly reported investment in STEAM facilities. For a family drawn to a tight-knit, single-building K-through-12 environment with an Armenian heritage identity, the academic foundation in the early years and the eighth-grade rebound are encouraging signs. The sixth-grade results and the absence of graduation-rate data are the areas a parent would want to probe further before committing.
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