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Burton Glen Charter Academy

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Burton Glen Charter Academy ranks 991 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Burton Glen Charter Academy is an elementary school serving 697 students in grades K-8 in Burton, Michigan, a high-needs area where 96.27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 991 out of 1,488 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Burton Glen Charter Academy significantly underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 53.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, the school does show some bright spots, with its African American and multi-racial students performing relatively better than their peers statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby South Bendle Elementary and West Bendle Elementary schools in the Bendle Public Schools district perform similarly to Burton Glen Charter Academy, suggesting that the challenges facing the school may be systemic issues within the broader region. Despite the school's low academic performance, its per-student spending of around $13,500 is on par with or slightly higher than nearby districts, raising questions about the efficient use of resources and the potential need for more targeted interventions or support.

709

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,519

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4171 E Atherton Rd
Burton, MI 48519-1435

(810) 744-2300

District: Burton Glen Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Two or more races:

16.8%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

991^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

589^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

434^th of 613Burton Glen 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	31.2	991 of 1488	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1020 of 1486	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1151 of 1470	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1223 of 1344	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1137 of 1153	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1301 of 1408	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1423 of 1448	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	1437 of 1466	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1425 of 1548	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	1353 of 1580	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1303 of 1533	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1384 of 1563	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1380 of 1566	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	1401 of 1552	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1366 of 1552	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	1346 of 1589	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	1226 of 1577	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.7	1088 of 1565	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.6	1344 of 1545	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	109 of 348	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	156 of 321	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	111 of 158	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	177 of 212	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	420 of 475	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	865 of 1338	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	935 of 1342	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1068 of 1321	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1034 of 1106	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1395 of 1443	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	659 of 1346	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	779 of 1381	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	964 of 1350	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	969 of 1099	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	731 of 749	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1018 of 1134	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1338 of 1397	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1027 of 1366	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1069 of 1347	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1114 of 1334	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1091 of 1139	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1403 of 1446	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	48 of 93	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	42 of 78	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	589 of 890	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	636 of 897	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	645 of 883	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	574 of 776	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	662 of 675	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	689 of 792	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	774 of 838	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	770 of 821	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	759 of 894	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	676 of 919	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	754 of 921	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	812 of 919	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	814 of 900	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	736 of 858	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	743 of 851	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	682 of 847	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	672 of 839	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	590 of 823	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	660 of 806	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	91 of 338	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	87 of 300	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	121 of 310	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	75 of 182	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	122 of 196	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	281 of 366	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	545 of 789	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	559 of 771	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	544 of 770	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	326 of 657	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	7.3	763 of 794	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	412 of 832	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	512 of 836	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	547 of 825	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	463 of 691	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.5	502 of 523	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	548 of 672	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	726 of 815	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	565 of 798	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	571 of 786	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	597 of 776	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	672 of 797	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	148 of 190	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	165 of 176	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)71st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies36%-11 vs state

Math30%-6 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-7 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
Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	709	33	21.4	94.5%	64 (9.0%)	491 (69.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (16.8%)	31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.8	1020^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.4%	29	59.6	23.4	28.8	33.8	25.5	27.3	20.7	41.3	38.7	16.4	23.6	20.7	7.3	25.5		36.2	$13,519	$2,158	$11,362
Atherton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.3	1195^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.6%	2			23.8	10.5	31.7	21.9		23.8	15.8	17.1	18.8		19.5		14.6		$16,608	$3,958	$12,649
Freeman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4001 Ogema Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1797	207	10	21.5	98.1%	34 (16.4%)	144 (69.6%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	10.4	1349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		20.5	1161^st of 1486 public elementary schools	21.9%	188					14.8	15.4							14.8		11.1		$24,927	$15,350	$9,577
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		26.4	1075^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.7%	34			22.8	30.2	33.3			24.6	20.8	17.6			27.5		19.6		$13,575	$1,745	$11,830
Pierce School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1101 W Vernon Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1386	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$29,595	$18,661	$10,934
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)																	$16,960	$3,416	$13,544
West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	209	15	14.4	92.3%	152 (72.7%)	17 (8.1%)	17 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.5	1166^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.5%	38			26.4	35.6	32.9			25.0	27.1	13.7			19.2		9.6		$17,246	$3,405	$13,841
Potter School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2500 N Averill Ave	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1813	221	7	34.0	94.6%	45 (20.4%)	129 (58.4%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	5.1	1471^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.3	1378^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.3%	93			7.1		9.1	9.7											$26,314	$16,553	$9,761
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)			29.2					34.0									$17,860	$2,957	$14,903
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%)	16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%		22.4	1137^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.5%	95	61.5	30.8	21.4	26.1	20.0	26.5	23.8	21.4					8.6	34.6		46.2	$12,631	$1,952	$10,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton Glen Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Burton Glen Charter Academy?

Students at Burton Glen Charter Academy are 69% African American, 17% Two or more races, 9% White, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Burton Glen Charter Academy in?

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How many students attend Burton Glen Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Burton Glen Charter Academy.

Is Burton Glen Charter Academy a good school?

Burton Glen Charter Academy ranks 991^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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