Eagle Creek's Mission

Eagle Creek is a private school in Oakland Township, MI. ​Our mission is to prepare children for an increasingly global and technological world.
That's why we have:
  • ​​Very small learning groups​
  • Tailored academics
  • The newest technology - STEM
  • Advanced math
  • Challenging academics
  • Hands-on activities​
  • Spanish classes and clubs
  • Celebrations of diversity

Eagle Creek's Very High NWEA Standardized Test Scores 
from spring 2019

  • ​​​43% of our K-8 students scored in the top 20% in the USA in Mathematics.
  • 41% of our K-8 students scored in the top 20% in the USA in Reading. 
  • 100% of our students have individualized spelling & vocabulary lists.​​
Eagle Creek
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National
​Math Norm
Eagle Creek
Math Average
National
Reading Norm
Eagle Creek
Reading Average
​Kindergarten​
159
​175
​158
172
Grade 1
181
​192
​178
196
Grade 2
192
213
189
202
Grade 3
​203
213
​199
214
Grade 4
214
221
206
211
Grade 5
221
​228
211
216
Grade 6
225
238
216
229

Eagle Creek is nationally accredited.

We recently passed our re-accreditation for the next seven years! ​Accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children ​(NAEYC) means that our program meets very high standards, including:
  • Safe and healthy environment
  • Excellent communication 
  • Highly qualified teachers
  • Small groups
  • Challenging curriculum
  • Embracing diversity

Eagle Creek's students use cool technology!

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These fifth and sixth grade students used a MakeyMakey board as an interface between the computer and some play dough to make a working piano.
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After the creating a circuit board to make a helicopter blade fly across the room, we experimented to see if increasing the battery power would make the blade fly higher.
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A NASA ambassador visited Eagle Creek with his big telescope to help us watch Mercury's transit across the sun.
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As a way to start learning coding, these young children created mazes, then directed the mouse through them using the arrows on the controller.
Science Night
Every year, the children invite their parents to the classroom
to join in the science experiments we have been practicing.

Our students are active members ​of the global community.

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ECA's Young Fives class made Valentines and stuffed treat bags for children at the Center for Success in Pontiac.
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Our preschool children collected small toys and household items to prepare Christmas shoe boxes for children who live in Botswana, Uganda and Madagascar.
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After our 4th and 5th graders visited a nature center to learn which plants are invasive weeds, they engaged in a campus clean-up, pulling the weeds and picking up trash.
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"Since I really like giving my art to people, I thought I could sell some of my favorites and give the money to Charlotte’s Wings. I raised $65. I was really excited!" Kate