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Northridge Academy

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Northridge Academy ranks 1086 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Northridge Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Flint, Michigan, with 245 students. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a current 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northridge Academy faces significant challenges, particularly with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 48.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, Northridge Academy students perform well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 32% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 24% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. However, the school's African American students and low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively better compared to the overall student population.

Northridge Academy's struggles are in stark contrast to nearby public schools like Springview Elementary and Elms Elementary, which are part of the higher-performing Flushing Community Schools district. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to Northridge Academy's struggles, despite its higher per-student spending.

263

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,369

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 W Coldwater Rd
Flint, MI 48504-1102

(810) 785-8811

District: Northridge Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

White:

1.1%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 25 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,086^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

636^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

473^rd of 613Northridge 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
2025	24.7	1086 of 1488	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	934 of 1486	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1209 of 1470	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1019 of 1408	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1158 of 1448	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	1157 of 1466	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1393 of 1548	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	1334 of 1580	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	988 of 1533	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1153 of 1563	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	1524 of 1566	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	1523 of 1552	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	1529 of 1552	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	1563 of 1589	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	1530 of 1577	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	1547 of 1565	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	1522 of 1545	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	139 of 369	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	81 of 348	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	131 of 321	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	41 of 212	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.3	197 of 475	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	789 of 1338	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	737 of 1342	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	895 of 1321	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1198 of 1443	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	843 of 1346	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	651 of 1381	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	1032 of 1350	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	654 of 1134	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1031 of 1397	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1003 of 1366	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	605 of 1347	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.7	1145 of 1446	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	636 of 890	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	737 of 897	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	582 of 883	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	541 of 776	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	458 of 792	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	503 of 838	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	529 of 821	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	619 of 894	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	721 of 919	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	736 of 921	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	724 of 919	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	896 of 900	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	822 of 858	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	847 of 851	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	819 of 847	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	811 of 839	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	809 of 823	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	785 of 806	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	129 of 338	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	138 of 300	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	79 of 310	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	33 of 196	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	82 of 366	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	399 of 789	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	479 of 771	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	330 of 770	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	377 of 794	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	543 of 832	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	680 of 836	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	388 of 825	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	368 of 691	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	263 of 672	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	328 of 815	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	19.5	645 of 797	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2018)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-14 vs state

Social Studies26%-21 vs state

Math20%-17 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 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 Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th 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
Northridge Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4100 W Coldwater Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Northridge Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 785-8811	263	15	18.1	97.7%	3 (1.1%)	259 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.7	1086^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.0%		35	934^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.1%	152	29.6		32.0	22.7	10.0	41.7	24.1	24.0	27.3		13.9		13.3	18.5		25.9	$14,369	$3,761	$10,608
Brownell STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6302 Oxley Dr	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1643	160	14	11.6	93.8%	4 (2.5%)	130 (81.3%)	18 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)					13.8												$24,506	$15,243	$9,263
Dailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	6236 Neff Rd	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Beecher Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9890	328	20	16.4	98.5%	16 (4.9%)	295 (89.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	17	1222^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.3	1341^st of 1486 public elementary schools	9.8%	119			19.6	18.2	24.4	33.3		16.3					17.1		9.8		$26,070	$11,528	$14,541
Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School	Public	2-6	3484 N Jennings Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5145	304	18	17.0	89.8%	15 (4.9%)	263 (86.5%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	10.1	1358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%		5.3	1457^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	99			16.7	13.6	23.2			16.7	6.1	8.9			18.2				$16,137	$3,894	$12,243
Eagles Nest Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	5005 Cloverlawn Dr	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Eagle's Nest Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 869-6495	154	11	14.0	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	150 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	$15,498	$3,527	$11,971
Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3244 N Linden Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Linden Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 720-0515	789	36	21.8	92.3%	19 (2.4%)	649 (82.3%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.3%)	28.5	1034^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.5%		34.9	936^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.0%	98	56.0	20.2	21.5	38.3	34.1	41.8	55.0	24.4	23.8	11.9	28.4	40.5	27.1	19.0	13.1	43.9	$13,037	$2,439	$10,599
Michael Hamady Elementary School	Public	K-1	3207 Finney Ct	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4657	131	8	15.9	89.3%	13 (9.9%)	108 (82.4%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$19,311	$8,500	$10,812
Elms Elementary School	Public	1-6	6125 N Elms Rd	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7350	356	20	17.6	55.6%	256 (71.9%)	32 (9.0%)	35 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	53.5	670^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.5	701^st of 1486 public elementary schools	52.8%	31			38.5	46.0	46.7	35.1		38.5	46.0	25.3	26.3		54.7		34.7		$15,063	$1,297	$13,765
Greater Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3196 W Pasadena Ave	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Greater Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 768-3860	188	11	17.9	100.0%	5 (2.7%)	170 (90.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	5.3	1461^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)					8.8			11.1					8.8				$17,752	$4,143	$13,609
Montague Elementary School	Public	4-5	344 W Mount Morris St	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3750	199	8	26.3	81.9%	114 (57.3%)	39 (19.6%)	21 (10.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	11.3	1334^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.3%		7.4	1405^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.5%	71				24.0	19.6				15.6	10.8			14.7		5.9		$14,935	$2,233	$12,702

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Northridge Academy ranks 1086^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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How many students attend Northridge Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Northridge Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Academy?

Students at Northridge Academy are 98% African American, 1% White.

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