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Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School is a public charter school in Flint, MI, serving 362 students in grades K-8, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school operates as its own district, the Madison Academy district, and has received a 1-star rating from the state, placing it in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools.

The most notable strength at Madison Academy is its work with African American students, who consistently perform well above the school's overall average—ranking in the 56th percentile statewide in the most recent year, a significant bright spot. However, the school faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism, which more than doubled in one year from 19.3% to 51.6%, nearly double the state average. This spike likely explains recent academic struggles. On a positive note, 6th-grade ELA proficiency reached 41.7% in the latest school year, exceeding the state average of 37.5%—a rare achievement that suggests an effective program worth replicating in other grades.

Madison Academy spends an extraordinary $30,629 per student and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1, far lower than nearby schools like West Bendle Elementary School ($19,083 per student, 14.4:1 ratio) or Woodland Park Academy ($13,917 per student). Despite this heavy investment, overall test scores remain similar to or below those of schools spending far less. For example, Woodland Park Academy, serving a similarly high-poverty population just 3.6 miles away, posts comparable or better results in several subjects. This spending-versus-performance gap suggests that while resources are abundant, they have not yet translated into consistent academic gains—likely due to the combined challenges of high poverty and the recent absenteeism crisis. Parents should weigh the school's strong support for African American students and small class sizes against its overall low performance and attendance concerns.

362

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,629

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

6170 Torrey Rd
Flint, MI 48507-5954

(810) 655-2949

District: Madison Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.1%

White:

10.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,159^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

605^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

524^th of 625Madison 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	21.0	1159 of 1492	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	1129 of 1488	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1206 of 1486	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1100 of 1470	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	967 of 1344	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	971 of 1153	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	887 of 1408	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1028 of 1448	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1245 of 1466	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	1226 of 1548	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	1288 of 1580	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	1150 of 1533	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1239 of 1563	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	1169 of 1566	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	1250 of 1552	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1379 of 1552	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	1425 of 1589	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	1361 of 1577	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1253 of 1565	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	170 of 388	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	123 of 369	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	199 of 348	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	98 of 321	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	146 of 475	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1032 of 1343	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	903 of 1338	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	749 of 1342	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	836 of 1321	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1054 of 1443	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	970 of 1352	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	977 of 1346	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1096 of 1381	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	850 of 1350	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	560 of 1099	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	528 of 1134	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	757 of 1397	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	974 of 1372	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1037 of 1366	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1239 of 1347	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1095 of 1334	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	991 of 1446	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	605 of 896	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.7	784 of 890	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	748 of 897	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	747 of 883	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	547 of 776	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	589 of 675	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	533 of 792	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	564 of 838	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	584 of 821	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	723 of 894	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	760 of 919	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	733 of 921	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	727 of 919	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	712 of 900	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	759 of 858	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.4	756 of 851	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	700 of 847	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	705 of 839	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.9	610 of 823	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	153 of 337	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.0	238 of 338	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	200 of 300	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	155 of 310	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	48 of 77	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	124 of 366	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	525 of 789	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	635 of 789	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	620 of 771	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	338 of 657	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	508 of 794	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	419 of 834	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.2	721 of 832	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	670 of 836	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	689 of 825	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.0	216 of 691	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	379 of 523	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	376 of 672	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	380 of 815	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	573 of 813	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	708 of 798	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	404 of 639	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	535 of 797	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.7	418 of 678	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)55th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+17 vs school

White (2018)38th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Social Studies23%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 vs state

Science18%-22 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6170 Torrey Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 655-2949	362	54	6.7	96.1%	39 (10.8%)	250 (69.1%)	34 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	21	1159^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.3%		21.7	1129^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.1%	30	42.5	20.0	24.5	11.4	26.3	41.7	27.5	16.7	1371.4	10.5	27.0	11.8	15.8	20.0	7.9	37.5	$30,629	$3,058	$27,571
Early Childhood Programs and Services	Public	PK, KG-5	5089 Pilgrim Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4883	106	23	4.7	64.2%	69 (65.1%)	26 (24.5%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3459 Mundy Ave	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-4605	237	18	13.2	84.4%	113 (47.7%)	63 (26.6%)	21 (8.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.6%)	46.6	750^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.7%		31.3	989^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.5%	239			70.3	33.3	44.9			75.7	28.8	24.6			36.2		19.1		$17,884	$2,317	$15,567
Morrish Elementary School	Public	K-2	5055 Maple Ave	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3702	435	22	19.8	53.1%	336 (77.2%)	40 (9.2%)	22 (5.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)								(n/a)																	$13,146	$1,040	$12,106
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)			17.3					21.6									$20,471	$2,888	$17,583
Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	2103 E Reid Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7128	433	26	16.9	46.0%	268 (61.9%)	92 (21.2%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	39.5	870^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.7%		41	847^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%	23			42.9	43.2	33.9			30.2	37.8	29.3			23.7		16.9		$12,359	$848	$11,511
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)																	$15,799	$2,425	$13,374
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	40.4	855^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.7%		18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	329			42.7	31.5	42.9			42.7	25.2	14.3			38.9		26.7		$14,651	$1,635	$13,016
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%)	26.2	1068^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%	60			31.6	23.9	33.9			39.2	19.7	18.6			18.6		15.3		$19,083	$2,470	$16,613
Woodland Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2083 E Grand Blanc Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Woodland Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 695-4710	278	23	11.8	84.2%	46 (16.5%)	186 (66.9%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	17.8	1217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	1157^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.2%	60	52.6	347.4	1268.2	33.3	25.0	10.8	13.6	12.5	25.6	1467.2	8.1	13.6	20.8	21.1	12.5	36.8	$13,917	$1,837	$12,080

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What is the racial makeup of Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School are 69% African American, 11% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School.

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