Elementary Schools in Flint School District of the City of

The Flint School District of the City of operates six elementary schools serving grades PK-6 in a community facing significant economic challenges, with all schools reporting free/reduced lunch rates above 92% and chronic absenteeism more than double the state average.

For parents, the standout school in this district is Eisenhower School, which posts the strongest test scores despite a 63.8% chronic absenteeism rate. Its 4th grade ELA proficiency of 28.57% is more than four times the district average, and its 4th grade math rate of 20% is nearly triple the district norm. Eisenhower has also shown remarkable improvement over seven years, climbing from the 5th to the 22nd percentile statewide. Freeman School offers the most consistent performance across subjects, beating district averages in every test area, including 5th grade science at 14.81% and social studies at 11.11%—both more than double district rates. DoyleRyder School is an anomaly: despite the highest student-teacher ratio (41.4) and lowest per-student spending ($18,558), it achieves the district's best ranking (11th percentile) and a strong 24% proficiency in 6th grade ELA.

At the other end, Potter School shows a troubling decline to the 1st percentile, with the highest chronic absenteeism (77.5%) and a 34:1 student-teacher ratio. Brownell STEM Academy, despite spending the most per student ($33,507) and having the best ratio (11.6), shows no academic advantage. Durant Tuuri Mott School has the lowest absenteeism (60%) but struggles with 6th grade ELA at just 6.67%. The key takeaway: school-level factors like leadership and instructional quality matter more than funding, as evidenced by Eisenhower and DoyleRyder succeeding despite resource constraints.