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Grand Blanc Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Grand Blanc Academy is a public charter school in Grand Blanc, MI, serving 279 students in grades PK through 8, operating as its own district within the Grand Blanc area. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with over 96% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, a figure significantly higher than most nearby schools.

Academically, Grand Blanc Academy faces significant challenges. Proficiency rates on state assessments are dramatically lower than both the state average and neighboring schools. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency was just 14.8% compared to the state's 39.4%, while nearby Myers Elementary School and Lillian G Mason Elementary School consistently post rates at or above state averages, with some subjects exceeding 70% proficiency. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the bottom 12-23% of Michigan schools. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 52.2% of students chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 27.9% and far higher than Myers Elementary's rate of 9.7%.

Despite these challenges, there are some notable points. The school maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, considerably lower than surrounding schools like Brendel Elementary School (17.5), and spends a substantial $15,414 per student—higher than many higher-performing schools in the Grand Blanc Community Schools district. The school has shown a slight upward trend in state rankings over recent years, climbing from the 10th percentile in 2021-2022 to 17th in 2024-2025. Additionally, while female students rank in the 10th percentile, male students rank in the 42nd percentile, suggesting a gender gap that may need targeted support. The school's most urgent priority appears to be addressing its absenteeism crisis, which is likely the most direct obstacle to improving academic outcomes for all students.

279

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,414

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5135 E Hill Rd
Grand Blanc, MI 48439-7637

(810) 953-3140

District: Grand Blanc Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.0%

White:

14.3%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,314^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

711^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 625Grand Blanc Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1314 of 1492	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1232 of 1488	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1137 of 1486	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1261 of 1470	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1209 of 1344	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1299 of 1408	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1320 of 1448	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1406 of 1466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1351 of 1548	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	1303 of 1580	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	1338 of 1533	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1387 of 1563	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1354 of 1566	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	1379 of 1552	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	1428 of 1552	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	1452 of 1589	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	1391 of 1577	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1370 of 1565	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	1305 of 1545	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	153 of 388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	171 of 369	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	87 of 348	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.4	238 of 321	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	110 of 212	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	335 of 475	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1198 of 1338	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1037 of 1342	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	991 of 1321	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	884 of 1106	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1360 of 1443	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	1182 of 1352	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1045 of 1346	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	995 of 1381	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1124 of 1350	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	952 of 1099	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	985 of 1134	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1233 of 1397	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	791 of 1366	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	944 of 1347	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1238 of 1334	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1234 of 1446	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	1144 of 1253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	711 of 896	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	499 of 890	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	604 of 897	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	603 of 883	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.6	768 of 792	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	778 of 838	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	752 of 821	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	733 of 894	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	700 of 919	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	795 of 921	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	838 of 919	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	760 of 900	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	796 of 858	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	793 of 851	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	778 of 847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	758 of 839	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	756 of 823	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	679 of 806	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	102 of 337	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	70 of 338	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	54 of 300	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	98 of 310	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	271 of 366	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	320 of 789	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	407 of 771	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	689 of 794	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	616 of 834	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	61.8	247 of 832	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	444 of 836	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	441 of 825	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.7	715 of 815	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	485 of 798	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	539 of 786	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.3	736 of 797	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2026)61st percentile+49 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)70th percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies33%-17 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Science16%-24 vs state

Math15%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	279	25	11.3	96.4%	40 (14.3%)	187 (67.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	12.9	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%	82	53.3		22.2	21.1	10.7	17.9		14.8	15.8		15.8		33.3	$15,414	$2,846	$12,567
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 Sun Valley Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3000	479	26	18.4	47.4%	334 (69.7%)	53 (11.1%)	39 (8.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	84.6	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		86	190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	15		56.0	55.3	65.4			60.0	55.3	56.8		56.8	53.1		$13,719	$775	$12,944
Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	11240 Woodbridge Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4100	406	26	15.7	45.1%	271 (66.7%)	37 (9.1%)	32 (7.9%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	74.1	354^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.2	438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.6%	84		59.2	53.8	61.3			39.4	39.7	41.3		57.3	61.3		$14,281	$769	$13,511
Brendel Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	223 Bush St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-6106	462	26	17.5	63.6%	246 (53.2%)	107 (23.2%)	39 (8.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.3%)	61.4	533^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	64.3%		51.5	695^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.3%	162		35.8	51.3	47.5			42.0	62.5	37.3		42.4	32.2		$13,723	$1,351	$12,373
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136			29.3	10.5	40.5		29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7	13.2			$19,138	$3,031	$16,107
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	40.4	855^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.7%		18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	329		42.7	31.5	42.9			42.7	25.2	14.3		38.9	26.7		$14,651	$1,635	$13,016
Lillian G Mason Elementary School	Public	2-5	4455 E Cook Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7840	331	20	16.4	38.1%	211 (63.7%)	55 (16.6%)	21 (6.3%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.2%)	91.3	112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.5%		85.7	195^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.9%	83		55.6	70.5	70.9			63.5	67.9	66.7		61.8	68.9		$13,663	$886	$12,777
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4433 E Cook Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7910	397	24	16.8	40.1%	239 (60.2%)	72 (18.1%)	27 (6.8%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)								(n/a)														$13,601	$856	$12,745
South Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	4341 Larkin Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0620	246	16	15.8	87.8%	176 (71.5%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)								(n/a)														$16,103	$2,209	$13,894
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)														$15,799	$2,425	$13,374

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Grand Blanc Academy ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Grand Blanc Academy.

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Students at Grand Blanc Academy are 67% African American, 14% White, 14% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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