The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Momentum Academy
Momentum Academy is a single-school charter district in Waterford, Michigan, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a small enrollment setting, one school operating as its own district, which means a parent looking here is looking at one building, one program, and one administration rather than a system of feeder schools. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and small numbers of white students and students of two or more races. Information on free or reduced-price lunch, English learner status, and special education populations was not available, so a family relying on those indicators for fit would want to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, the most recent results are low across every tested subject and grade. In mathematics, proficiency rates sit near the bottom of the reported range for most grades, with only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency in the grades where a specific rate was reported. English language arts shows a similar pattern, though two middle grades reached modestly higher proficiency. Science and social studies results were also in the lowest reported band. Placed among Oakland County's districts, Momentum Academy's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile, well below the county median. These are the most current numbers available, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking what instructional supports and improvement plans are in place.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern that stands alongside the academic results. The reported rate is above the county median, meaning a larger share of students here miss school frequently than at most other districts in the comparison set. Given the small enrollment, each absent student has an outsized effect on both the classroom and the reported numbers, but the rate is high enough that a family would want to understand what the school is doing about attendance.
Spending tells a different story. Per-pupil current expenditure sits in the upper half of the middle range among Oakland County's districts, above the county median. The school is directing resources at a level comparable to or above many of its neighbors, even as outcomes lag. A parent might ask how those dollars translate into classroom support, intervention, and staffing.
Because Momentum Academy serves only through eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That metric does not apply to this grade band. Likewise, there are no high school course offerings, AP classes, dual-credit pathways, or career and technical education programs to describe, since the school does not serve those grades. No program-specific data was available, so we cannot speak to extracurriculars, arts, or specialized offerings.
The district brief turned up no lasting parent-relevant changes from recent months. Publicly reported information confirms the school's identity as a single-school charter district in Waterford, but no strategic plan updates, leadership changes, facility moves, or program launches surfaced at a level that would affect a family's decision. We looked and found little, so we leave it there rather than guess.
What a parent is looking at with Momentum Academy is a small, predominantly Hispanic and Black charter school in Oakland County with per-pupil spending in line with the county's middle-to-upper range, but with state test results in the bottom quartile of the county's districts and chronic absenteeism above the county midpoint. The grade band means no graduation data and no high school programs apply. For a family considering this school, the most useful next step would be a direct conversation with the administration about academic support, attendance intervention, and what the current spending looks like in the classroom.
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