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Grand Blanc Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8
1232nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools
Better than 17% of Michigan elementary schools
Summary

Grand Blanc Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Grand Blanc, Michigan, with 332 students. The school is part of the Grand Blanc Academy District, which is ranked 455 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past decade, Grand Blanc Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools.

Grand Blanc Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 62.9% over the past few years, well above the nearby Grand Blanc Community Schools district. The school's student proficiency rates on state assessments are also consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA and Math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.7% respectively. Additionally, Grand Blanc Academy serves a high-poverty student population, with 95-97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby public schools.

While Grand Blanc Academy's overall performance is poor, its African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. The nearby public schools in the Grand Blanc Community Schools district significantly outperform Grand Blanc Academy across the board, with schools like McGrath Elementary School and Lillian G Mason Elementary School having proficiency rates 20-50 percentage points higher than Grand Blanc Academy in core subject areas.

279
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,631
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: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg28%
Michigan avg43%
Elementary school
1,232nd of 1,488
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
499th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
455th of 613Grand 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202516.61232 of 148817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202422.41137 of 148623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.11261 of 147014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202210.21209 of 134410.0%★☆☆☆☆
20198.81299 of 14087.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.31320 of 14488.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.01406 of 14664.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.71351 of 154812.7%★☆☆☆☆
201519.01303 of 158017.5%★☆☆☆☆
201415.71338 of 153312.7%★☆☆☆☆
201314.71387 of 156311.3%★☆☆☆☆
201220.21354 of 156613.5%★☆☆☆☆
201120.31379 of 155211.1%★☆☆☆☆
201016.81428 of 15528.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.71452 of 15898.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200822.51391 of 157711.8%★☆☆☆☆
200725.01370 of 156512.5%★☆☆☆☆
200630.51305 of 154515.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202543.9171 of 36953.7%★★★☆☆
202462.587 of 34875.0%★★★★☆
202327.4238 of 32125.9%★☆☆☆☆
201944.8110 of 21248.1%★★☆☆☆
201830.4335 of 47529.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202513.21198 of 133810.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.31037 of 134222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8991 of 132125.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.2884 of 110620.1%★☆☆☆☆
20188.91360 of 14435.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202524.41045 of 134622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3995 of 138128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31124 of 135016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.7952 of 109913.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.3985 of 113413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.81233 of 139711.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202540.2791 of 136642.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.2944 of 134729.9%★★☆☆☆
20239.51238 of 13347.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.51234 of 144614.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201814.11144 of 12538.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202543.3499 of 89043.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.4604 of 89732.7%★★☆☆☆
202330.7603 of 88331.7%★★☆☆☆
20195.6768 of 7923.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.5778 of 8387.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.3752 of 8218.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201618.0733 of 89418.0%★☆☆☆☆
201523.6700 of 91923.8%★☆☆☆☆
201414.5795 of 92113.7%★☆☆☆☆
201311.6838 of 9198.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201220.2760 of 90015.6%★☆☆☆☆
201113.4796 of 8587.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.2793 of 8516.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200914.7778 of 8478.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200816.2758 of 8399.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.2756 of 8238.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200626.4679 of 80615.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202568.070 of 33879.3%★★★★☆
202468.654 of 30082.0%★★★★☆
202359.798 of 31068.4%★★★☆☆
201826.7271 of 36626.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202553.1320 of 78959.4%★★★☆☆
202443.3407 of 77147.2%★★☆☆☆
201813.9689 of 79413.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202561.8247 of 83270.3%★★★★☆
202443.2444 of 83646.9%★★☆☆☆
202343.7441 of 82546.5%★★☆☆☆
201815.7715 of 81512.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202536.8485 of 79839.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.4539 of 78631.4%★★☆☆☆
201810.3736 of 7977.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)54th percentile+36 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school
White (2018)9th percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)79th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies46%~ state avg
Mathematics31%~ state avg
English Language Arts23%-17 vs state
Math21%-21 vs state
Science20%-21 vs state

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

Grand Blanc Academy ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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


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