The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Three Oaks Public School Academy
Three Oaks Public School Academy is a single-school district serving Muskegon County, Michigan, from kindergarten through sixth grade. Though its listed grade band includes pre-kindergarten, no pre-kindergarten students were enrolled in the year reported. The school operates as a charter academy, and publicly reported information indicates its charter was renewed in 2021, extending authorization through 2029, which gives families some assurance of continued operation in the near term.
The enrollment is small for its grade band, with a student body that is predominantly Black, followed by a smaller white population, with Hispanic and multiracial students also represented. The racial and ethnic composition reflects the community the school draws from. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and information on English learners and students with individualized education programs was missing, so a parent would need to contact the school directly for those details.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessment in the most recent year, proficiency results were generally low across tested grades and subjects. In math, third-grade proficiency was modest, fourth-grade was lower, and fifth-grade was very low, falling into the state's bottom reporting range. Sixth-grade math showed some recovery, landing near the third-grade level. English language arts followed a similar pattern, with proficiency in grades three through five sitting well below what most families would hope to see, and sixth grade again showing stronger results than the middle grades. Science was tested only in fifth grade and came in low. Social studies, also a fifth-grade assessment, fell into the bottom reporting range. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible from this data to say whether these results represent a decline, a plateau, or something else.
Positioned among Muskegon County's districts, Three Oaks sits in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. Its chronic absenteeism rate is below the midpoint for the county, meaning a higher share of students are chronically absent than at most neighboring districts. At the same time, per-pupil current spending sits in the upper range among county districts, suggesting the school is investing resources at a level above many of its peers. A parent may want to ask the school how that spending translates into classroom support and intervention strategies, especially given the proficiency and attendance figures.
Because the school serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate, and the absence of that metric reflects the grade range rather than any gap in reporting. No Advanced Placement, career pathway, or dual-credit information was provided, which is expected for an elementary-only setting but does mean families looking for enrichment or specialized programming will need to inquire directly. No data on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, or school environment was available.
No locale brief or community economic context was provided, so there is no grounded information here about housing values, rental costs, or neighborhood character around the school. A family evaluating Three Oaks will want to supplement this picture with their own research into the surrounding area and, most of all, with a direct conversation with school leadership about how instruction is structured, what supports exist for students performing below grade level, and what the absenteeism picture looks like in practice. The academic results here are a signal worth taking seriously, and a visit to the school would help a parent understand what is driving them and what is being done about it.
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