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North Saginaw Charter Academy

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North Saginaw Charter Academy ranks 1101 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Saginaw Charter Academy is an elementary school serving 596 students in grades K-8 in Saginaw, Michigan. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Saginaw Charter Academy's academic 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 21.6% to 34.5%, compared to the state averages of 38.6% to 44.4%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Hemmeter Elementary School, a public magnet school within the Saginaw Township Community Schools district, which had proficiency rates ranging from 75% to 94.55% in the same subjects and grade levels, North Saginaw Charter Academy's academic performance is significantly lower.

North Saginaw Charter Academy also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 53.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools. The school serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's spending and student-teacher ratios are comparable to the nearby public schools, the data suggests that the school may be facing challenges in engaging and supporting its students, which could be contributing to the poor academic outcomes.

679

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,961

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2332 Trautner Dr
Saginaw, MI 48604-9593

(989) 249-5400

District: North Saginaw Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.9%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Michigan)

!Social Studies scores 24 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,101^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

654^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

482^nd of 613North Saginaw 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	23.7	1101 of 1488	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	983 of 1486	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	978 of 1470	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1154 of 1344	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1092 of 1153	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1227 of 1408	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1305 of 1448	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1308 of 1466	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1336 of 1548	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1300 of 1580	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1215 of 1533	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1235 of 1563	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	1129 of 1566	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	1246 of 1552	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1280 of 1552	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.0	950 of 1589	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	1216 of 1577	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.7	901 of 1565	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.0	340 of 1545	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	196 of 369	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	164 of 348	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	86 of 321	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	98 of 158	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	136 of 212	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	299 of 475	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1073 of 1338	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	903 of 1342	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	978 of 1321	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	965 of 1106	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1059 of 1171	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1269 of 1443	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	30 of 209	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	48 of 201	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	54 of 188	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	846 of 1346	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	690 of 1381	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	692 of 1350	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	883 of 1099	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	688 of 749	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	936 of 1134	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1225 of 1397	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1068 of 1366	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	970 of 1347	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	920 of 1334	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1063 of 1139	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1289 of 1446	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	41 of 252	83.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	654 of 890	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	627 of 897	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	703 of 883	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	629 of 776	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	643 of 675	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	628 of 792	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	693 of 838	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	735 of 821	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	776 of 894	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	755 of 919	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	766 of 921	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	805 of 919	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	749 of 900	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	725 of 858	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	686 of 851	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	602 of 847	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.1	536 of 839	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	481 of 823	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	449 of 806	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	148 of 338	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	140 of 300	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	146 of 310	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	115 of 182	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	72 of 196	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	203 of 366	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	630 of 789	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	443 of 771	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	610 of 770	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	523 of 657	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	456 of 658	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	610 of 794	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	547 of 832	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	484 of 836	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	638 of 825	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	503 of 691	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	478 of 523	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	463 of 672	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	612 of 815	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	618 of 798	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	604 of 786	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	582 of 776	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	583 of 658	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	675 of 797	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)56th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Social Studies15%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-17 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, February 4, 2012

I am a student at NSCA and I have been going there for 7 years and this is my last one(did not attend 6th grade). This school has great academics but unfortunately this year many teachers have left in the middle of the year or are absent during the schools days. Seeing that I have seen most of the schools changes would say the way we are currently operating is not good. There is all new authority staff and not surprisingly the middle school isn't cooperating and the "authority" doesn't have any authority. Sadly we,the middle school students, have been through too many changes and are tired of it so we have occupied our time with drama and no ones stopping it making our learning experience minimum. The change in teachers and deans does affect us no matter what the little letter they send home say! This school is trying but right now I DO NOT recognize it to any middle school parents..Sorry. IM sure once the new teachers and staff settle in and put reins on these student everything will work PEEERRRRFECTLY smooth but at least as for elementary it is ABSOULUTELY wonderful!! So that is why I rated 3 stars..Thank you for reading this and I hope it helped :]] Close Quote

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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
North Saginaw Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2332 Trautner Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	North Saginaw Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 249-5400	679	36	18.6	95.4%	63 (9.3%)	400 (58.9%)	124 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.4%)	23.7	1101^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.0%		32.1	983^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	33.8%	118	47.1	13.7	30.8	34.5	27.1	21.6	30.3	28.2	27.8	22.0	16.2	21.1	16.7	24.0	13.3	16.0	$12,961	$2,393	$10,568
Carrollton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 754-2425	662	39	17.0	85.2%	240 (36.3%)	164 (24.8%)	207 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.4%)	14.7	1262^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.2%		11.2	1323^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	11.0%	61			20.2	17.1	24.1			33.3	13.6	13.0			19.4		11.1		$16,312	$2,052	$14,260
Jb Griffin	Public	PK-K	3211 Carla Dr	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 754-2425	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Zilwaukee School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 W Johnson St	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5200	194	13	14.9	81.4%	81 (41.8%)	69 (35.6%)	33 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	22.1	1123^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	24.5%		23	1126^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.2%	3			25.7		33.3			8.6		25.0			16.7		25.0		$20,814	$3,934	$16,880
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 799-2382	531	36	14.7	64.0%	215 (40.5%)	116 (21.8%)	137 (25.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)								(n/a)																	$14,379	$2,280	$12,099
Kempton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3040 Davenport Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4600	279	17	16.4	88.9%	80 (28.7%)	182 (65.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	8.5	1384^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.0%		8.8	1369^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.9%	15			20.8	9.6	17.3			8.2					11.5		7.7		$17,313	$4,890	$12,423
Stone School	Public	PK, KG-5	1006 State St	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-5100	273	16	17.6	91.2%	45 (16.5%)	157 (57.5%)	53 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	6.5	1437^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.1	1362^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	8.3%	75				8.8	17.1			9.4					7.3		7.3		$17,096	$4,436	$12,660
Weiss Elementary School	Public	3-5	4645 Weiss St	Saginaw	48603	Saginaw County	Saginaw Township Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 793-5226	357	22	16.3	60.5%	147 (41.2%)	71 (19.9%)	96 (26.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34 (9.5%)	26.8	1055^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.1%		20	1164^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.7%	109			36.3	29.2	25.6			40.7	25.6	19.0			21.7		15.0		$13,527	$1,330	$12,197
Herig School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Houghton Ave	Saginaw	48602	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 399-4350	282	11	25.6	94.0%	59 (20.9%)	148 (52.5%)	50 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	5.4	1460^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.2	1379^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.2%	81			5.7	13.3				9.4									$18,963	$5,582	$13,381
Arthur Eddy Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1000 Cathay St	Saginaw	48601	Saginaw County	Saginaw School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 399-5250	232	14	17.1	96.6%	9 (3.9%)	205 (88.4%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8.3	1388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.5	1453^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	2.2%	65				16.3	16.7				9.3								$19,127	$4,590	$14,537

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North Saginaw Charter Academy ranks 1101^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Saginaw Charter Academy?

Students at North Saginaw Charter Academy are 59% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 9% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended North Saginaw Charter Academy.

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