Uplift Michigan Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Stephenson, Michigan

Uplift Michigan Academy in Stephenson, Michigan enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 32.2 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 24-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 28%

709 students in 2022-23, 645 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 32.2.

Students enrolled at Uplift Michigan Academy by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 55902004006008002022-237092023-246452024-25559
Students enrolled at Uplift Michigan Academy by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 55902004006008002022-237092023-246452024-25559
Students enrolled at Uplift Michigan Academy by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 55902004006008002022-237092023-246452024-25559
Students enrolled at Uplift Michigan Academy by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 55902004006008002022-237092023-246452024-25559
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370925.328.1
2023-2464529.322.0
2024-2555932.217.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 17.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 17.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 17.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 17.4; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 535 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Uplift Michigan Academy enrolled 535 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 535 of the 535 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

57.2% of students were White, 21.8% Black, 10.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White57.2%
  2. Black21.8%
  3. Hispanic10.2%
  4. Two or more races9.7%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Uplift Michigan Academy scored proficient or above: 24-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224‑35%24‑35%44%
Math, 2022-2311%4‑14% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-74% of the 70 students in Uplift Michigan Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate70‑74%70‑74%81.8%
Students in the class7070115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Stephenson

2 public schools of this kind in Stephenson report 2024-25 enrollment; Uplift Michigan Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Uplift Michigan Academy55917.469.2%
Stephenson Area Public School38013.528.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Uplift Michigan Academy

  1. Stephenson Area Public SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 380 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. CarneyNadeau Public SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 12 miles away: 217 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Uplift Michigan Academy with Stephenson Area Public SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Uplift Michigan Online School spends per student$10,168 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,168
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganUplift Michigan Academy is the number 39 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#39 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.17.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Uplift Michigan Academy

  1. How many students attend Uplift Michigan Academy?
    559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 709 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Stephenson, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Uplift Michigan Academy?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Uplift Michigan Academy a Title I school?
    Uplift Michigan Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Uplift Michigan Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Uplift Michigan Academy scored proficient or above: 24-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Uplift Michigan Academy?
    70-74% of the 70 students in Uplift Michigan Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Uplift Michigan Academy in?
    Uplift Michigan Online School, NCES district ID 2601120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260112008890 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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