Flagship Charter Academy

Flagship Charter Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Detroit, Michigan, with 649 students. The school is part of the Flagship Charter Academy District, which is ranked 552 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Flagship Charter Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 66% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Academically, the school's students perform poorly on state assessments, with only 16.3% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%, and only 7.6% of 6th graders reaching proficiency in math compared to 31.5% statewide. While the school's African American students perform better relative to other subgroups, its male, female, and low-socioeconomic status students all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools.

Despite spending between $11,363 and $14,034 per student, which is higher than the state average, Flagship Charter Academy's academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive improvement, and the school likely needs to focus on addressing its core problems, such as the chronic absenteeism crisis and systemic challenges in the educational program, in order to improve outcomes for its students.