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Richfield Public School Academy

Public, Charter Grades 3-8

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Richfield Public School Academy is a public charter school in Flint, MI, serving 418 students in grades 3 through 8, operating as its own single-school district in an area facing significant economic challenges.

Richfield Public School Academy is currently facing serious academic challenges. Test scores are well below state averages in every subject and grade level. For example, only about 6-14% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of roughly 38-44%. Math proficiency is even lower, with just 5-12% of students meeting state standards. The school's overall ranking has placed it in the bottom 1% of Michigan districts, and recent trends show a decline after a brief period of improvement. One of the biggest hurdles is attendance: nearly half of the students (around 45-54%) are chronically absent, meaning they miss significant amounts of school. This rate is far higher than the state average of about 28%. The student body also faces substantial socioeconomic challenges, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, the picture becomes clearer. Davison Middle School and Hahn Intermediate School, which serve families with roughly half the poverty rate, achieve proficiency rates that are 3-5 times higher in most subjects. More notably, Bentley Middle School, located just 2.8 miles away, serves a similar demographic profile yet achieves significantly better results, ranking in the 33rd percentile statewide compared to Richfield's 8th. This shows that improvement is possible even with economic challenges. There are a few bright spots: Richfield's English Language Learner students rank in the 72nd percentile statewide, showing a specific program strength, and 8th-grade students show relative strength in ELA. However, the school spends more per student ($15,340) than several higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that financial resources alone aren't the answer. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand these challenges and ask about specific plans to address attendance and academic support.

418

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,340

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3807 N Center Rd
Flint, MI 48506-2642

(810) 736-1281

District: Richfield Public School Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

White:

14.4%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,442^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

864^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

617^th of 625Richfield Public School 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
2026	6.9	1442 of 1492	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1469 of 1488	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1421 of 1486	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1420 of 1470	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1314 of 1344	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1396 of 1408	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1399 of 1448	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	1363 of 1466	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1356 of 1548	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	1349 of 1580	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	1305 of 1533	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1248 of 1563	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	1303 of 1566	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.6	1309 of 1552	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	1324 of 1552	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	1418 of 1589	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1421 of 1577	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1540 of 1565	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1500 of 1545	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	371 of 388	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	365 of 369	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	299 of 348	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	369 of 475	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1320 of 1343	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1330 of 1338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1258 of 1342	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1302 of 1321	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1382 of 1443	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	180 of 225	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	218 of 222	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1306 of 1352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	1332 of 1346	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1307 of 1381	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1302 of 1350	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1065 of 1099	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1128 of 1134	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1322 of 1397	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1342 of 1372	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1355 of 1366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1289 of 1334	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1341 of 1446	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.9	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	4.3	1236 of 1253	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	864 of 896	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	822 of 890	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	785 of 897	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	793 of 883	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	787 of 792	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	784 of 838	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	734 of 821	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	752 of 894	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	709 of 919	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	710 of 921	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	771 of 919	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.3	743 of 900	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	647 of 858	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	677 of 851	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	644 of 847	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	742 of 839	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	767 of 823	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	795 of 806	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	328 of 337	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	306 of 338	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	162 of 300	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	256 of 310	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	769 of 789	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	698 of 789	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	642 of 771	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	714 of 770	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	720 of 794	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	233 of 265	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	251 of 266	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	808 of 834	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	761 of 832	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	711 of 836	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	718 of 825	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	664 of 672	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	734 of 815	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	797 of 813	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	762 of 798	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	703 of 786	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	686 of 776	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	717 of 797	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.4	652 of 678	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)20th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+64 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

White (2018)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies20%-19 vs state

Science12%-27 vs state

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Math9%-27 vs state

Mathematics7%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 22, 2014

My kids went there for 2 years, While they did well with my son who is a very smart and great student with no learning issues they let my daughter who came is as a repeating 1st grader slip threw when she was in 3rd grade. She passed 1st grade there and she receiving services with title 1 and extra reading help. This helped her a a lot and she excelled well. In 2nd grade again she received title 1 and extra reading and math help and excelled and passed with no issues. Now we are in 3rd grade and come the spelling test time my Aunt and I noticed right away she was having issues with her words so we started working with her and alerted the school. We kept doing this and come 1st marking period I asked if there any reason to worry and got told "not yet" because it was early in the year. so we wait and she kept struggling. 2nd marking period and still issues and we still helped at home. Now keep in mind her Aunt is a prior school administrator with a bachelors degree in Mathematics and education. So her tutor is surly not the issue. I at this time request an I.E.P. and it was done before the 4th marking period and we were told she did not qualify for services of any kind and then I asked why title one was stopped and me not told at that time I was informed that their special needs area had grown and there were worse children then her so she didn't meet the requirements, BUT SHE IS FAILING READING AND SPELLING!!!!!! So now here we are at the END of the year and she is passed to 4th grades in all topics but failing grade but in guess what two subjects. Reading and spelling. She and my son will not be returning here. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, July 22, 2011

This school is absolutely wonderful. They really do put the children first. I was the Technology Teacher here and it was the best learning environment I have seen in my years of teaching. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Richfield Public School Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	3807 N Center Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	418	21	20.2	95.9%	60 (14.4%)	277 (66.3%)	52 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	7.2	864^th of 896 public middle schools	3.6%		9.3	822^nd of 890 public middle schools	7.6%	42	32.2	6.8	13.5	10.0	14.3	6.7	6.3	12.2	5.8	8.1	1555.5	1659.4	13.3	11.3	1460.0	19.7	$15,340	$3,043	$12,297
Bentley Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1180 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-9061	145	8	17.6	69.7%	102 (70.3%)	15 (10.3%)	17 (11.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	12.5	797^th of 896 public middle schools	11.0%		30.3	599^th of 890 public middle schools	32.7%	198	42.2	339.3				23.4	8.9				8.5	1664.4		10.9		13.0	$13,190	$2,262	$10,928
Leota Fiedler Elementary School	Public	4-6	6317 Nightingale Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9925	431	23	18.8	81.7%	289 (67.1%)	49 (11.4%)	50 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)								(n/a)				31.8	28.4				27.9	22.3			34.0		22.3		$14,540	$1,540	$13,000
Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	6161 Hopkins Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9929	656	37	17.9	75.9%	471 (71.8%)	77 (11.7%)	52 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.6%)	32.1	587^th of 896 public middle schools	34.5%		25.3	639^th of 890 public middle schools	28.2%	52	60.9	15.3				24.2	21.0				19.6	9.2		36.5		45.5	$14,960	$1,410	$13,550
Holmes STEM Middle School Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6602 Oxley Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1968	256	10	25.6	93.0%	28 (10.9%)	194 (75.8%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	6.5	872^nd of 896 public middle schools	2.7%		3.3	887^th of 890 public middle schools	0.3%	15	24.1	294.0				14.8	15.6				1550.2	1655.2		3.7		3.7	$29,353	$13,296	$16,057
Bendle Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2294 E Bristol Rd	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-3385	219	17	13.0	90.9%	146 (66.7%)	17 (7.8%)	30 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.9%)	10.6	818^th of 896 public middle schools	8.7%		11.9	793^rd of 890 public middle schools	10.9%	25	32.2	334.9				16.2	10.3				12.2	5.9		17.2		13.8	$17,385	$1,774	$15,611
Hamady Middle School	Public	7-8	3223 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0895	154	11	13.7	92.2%	6 (3.9%)	137 (89.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	6.7	869^th of 896 public middle schools	3.0%		2.8	890^th of 890 public middle schools	0.0%	21	26.7	353.0					10.2					1663.4		1769.4		18.3	$19,556	$1,836	$17,720
Mt Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	12356 Walter St	Mount Morris	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-7100	297	19	15.6	81.1%	162 (54.5%)	64 (21.5%)	35 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.8%)	8.8	840^th of 896 public middle schools	6.3%		9.3	825^th of 890 public middle schools	7.3%	15	36.4	2.8				9.7	11.0				3.9	4.1		13.2		24.3	$16,740	$2,224	$14,517
Davison Middle School	Public	7-8	600 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0528	816	47	17.2	51.8%	656 (80.4%)	43 (5.3%)	60 (7.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	72.6	199^th of 896 public middle schools	77.8%		73.7	185^th of 890 public middle schools	79.2%	14	75.0	36.4					48.9					33.0		48.8		66.5	$14,671	$1,178	$13,493
Hahn Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 S Dayton St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1104	812	42	19.2	54.7%	631 (77.7%)	42 (5.2%)	70 (8.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)								(n/a)					43.8	41.8				34.7	33.1		41.4		23.7		$12,870	$1,167	$11,702

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Richfield Public School Academy ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Michigan middle schools.

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Students at Richfield Public School Academy are 66% African American, 14% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Richfield Public School Academy.

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