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Linden Charter Academy

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Linden Charter Academy ranks 1034 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Linden Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Flint, Michigan, serving 801 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Linden Charter Academy District, which is ranked 358 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Linden Charter Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Michigan elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in Math. The school's performance is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranged from 21.5% to 55%, compared to the state averages of 38.9% to 47%. Linden Charter Academy also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 53.6% over the past few school years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Elms Elementary, Central Elementary, and Springview Elementary (all part of the Flushing Community Schools district), generally outperform Linden Charter Academy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better state rankings. These nearby schools serve student populations with lower percentages of free or reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 53.18% to 64.84%, compared to Linden Charter Academy's 97.25%. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and exploring best practices from the higher-performing nearby schools could be crucial steps in helping Linden Charter Academy improve its educational outcomes.

789

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,037

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3244 N Linden Rd
Flint, MI 48504-1753

(810) 720-0515

District: Linden Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,034^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

408^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

358^th of 613Linden Charter 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	28.5	1034 of 1488	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	936 of 1486	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1026 of 1470	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1144 of 1344	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1064 of 1153	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1166 of 1408	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1238 of 1448	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	1355 of 1466	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1378 of 1548	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1309 of 1580	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	1279 of 1533	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1322 of 1563	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1357 of 1566	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.9	1058 of 1552	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	1161 of 1552	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	1378 of 1589	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	1378 of 1577	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1431 of 1565	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	1489 of 1545	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	56 of 348	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	96 of 321	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	77 of 158	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	117 of 212	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	212 of 475	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1039 of 1338	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	929 of 1342	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	934 of 1321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	974 of 1106	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	849 of 902	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1077 of 1171	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1227 of 1443	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	773 of 1346	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	645 of 1381	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	814 of 1350	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	855 of 1099	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	645 of 749	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	907 of 1134	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1112 of 1397	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	977 of 1366	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	883 of 1347	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1021 of 1334	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1080 of 1139	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	904 of 915	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1039 of 1196	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1202 of 1446	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	408 of 890	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	377 of 897	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	533 of 883	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	594 of 776	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	610 of 675	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	602 of 792	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	578 of 838	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.2	691 of 821	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	746 of 894	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	699 of 919	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	750 of 921	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	751 of 919	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	792 of 900	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	675 of 858	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	708 of 851	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	757 of 847	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	730 of 839	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	706 of 823	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	731 of 806	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	44 of 338	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	19 of 300	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	73 of 310	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	67 of 182	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	81 of 196	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	90 of 366	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	281 of 789	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	313 of 771	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	498 of 770	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	487 of 657	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	459 of 521	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	479 of 658	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	529 of 794	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	198 of 832	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	134 of 836	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	323 of 825	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	465 of 691	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	444 of 523	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	431 of 672	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	421 of 815	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	502 of 798	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	426 of 786	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	523 of 776	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	568 of 658	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	531 of 540	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	496 of 639	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	545 of 797	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)87th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dye Elementary School	Public	K-5	1174 S Graham Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3229	559	36	15.6	92.3%	109 (19.5%)	354 (63.3%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	17.8	1201^st of 1488 public elementary schools	19.3%		13.1	1284^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.6%	83			34.1	27.3	23.3			29.8	19.3	11.1			10.0		4.4		$15,347	$1,949	$13,398
Springview Elementary School	Public	1-6	1233 Springview Dr	Flushing	48433	Genesee County	Flushing Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8550	468	27	17.1	57.3%	301 (64.3%)	80 (17.1%)	41 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	51	703^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	52.8%		52.1	678^th of 1486 public elementary schools	54.4%	25			31.9	43.0	34.6	45.3		35.2	43.0	25.9	41.3		46.9		34.6		$13,363	$1,284	$12,079
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Linden Charter Academy?

Students at Linden Charter Academy are 82% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Linden Charter Academy a good school?

Linden Charter Academy ranks 1034^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linden Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 789 students attended Linden Charter Academy.

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