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Noor International Academy

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Noor International Academy ranks 344 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Noor International Academy is a public charter elementary school in Sterling Heights, Michigan, serving 195 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Noor International Academy District, which is ranked 96 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Noor International Academy consistently outperforms the state average in M-STEP assessments across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 58.6% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.7%, respectively. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking 158 out of 1,334 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 44 out of 180 schools for English Language Learner students, both with 4-star ratings. Despite serving a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.05% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school has a 5-star rating.

While Noor International Academy generally outperforms the Warren Consolidated Schools district, which includes schools like Holden Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, the school lags behind the higher-performing Troy School District, which includes schools like Costello Elementary and Wass Elementary, in terms of overall academic achievement. Additionally, Noor International Academy has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.7% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is an area the school may need to address.

186

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,346

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37412 Dequindre Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48310

(586) 365-5000

District: Noor International Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.0%

White:

47.8%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Michigan avg39%

344^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 613Noor International 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	74.6	344 of 1488	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	302 of 1486	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	323 of 1470	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	656 of 1344	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	400 of 1153	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	183 of 1408	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	371 of 1448	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	480 of 1466	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.8	366 of 1548	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	72.2	411 of 1580	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.0	355 of 1533	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	46 of 84	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	67 of 173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	54 of 184	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	44 of 180	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	42 of 98	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.6	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	48 of 270	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	306 of 1338	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	240 of 1342	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	427 of 1321	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	286 of 1443	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	180 of 1346	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	119 of 1381	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	40 of 1350	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	202 of 1397	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	83.9	158 of 1334	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	422 of 1446	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	602 of 1206	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	691 of 1204	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	432 of 1198	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	916 of 1253	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2017	65.9	219 of 821	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.0	119 of 894	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	165 of 919	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	158 of 921	82.8%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2023)88th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)30th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+24 vs state

English Language Arts57%+15 vs state

Social Studies53%+23 vs state

Math46%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 23, 2016

School academics don't meat expectations. Second grade teacher is vulgar and always try to influence kids in a very bad way. Principal that doesn't care much anymore except when it comes to dismissal time (holding the microphone is the principal's main job in this school). Many kids have left school this year to join other neighboring school districts. School lacks important amenities needed for a normal and a healthy development. Kids take STEM tests more than once ( in violation to state regulations) to raise their scores and overall school performance. Building is in no way in compliance with local city, county or state regulations. Wouldn't recommend to any parent. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 27, 2016

Over 160 kids cramped into a small tiny building with no gym, no lunch rooms and unqualified teachers. Academics are the worst. You wont get the amenities of public schools or the benefit of having your child at a diversified school for minorities. Close Quote

by a citizen
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Very good school. 5/5 Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 13, 2014

Noor International Academy is one of the few schools I have seen that actually TEACH children as opposed to just bab ysitting them for the day. My son is in First Grade and already I see the foundations of Algebra and Calculus in his homework. The school has a very "no nonsense" approach to education while keeping the learning fun. I regret that I had my older child in Public School, he would have excelled at Noor Academy Close Quote

Schools Near Noor International Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Noor International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	37412 Dequindre Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Noor International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 365-5000	186	11	16.7	59.7%	89 (47.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	74.6	344^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%		77	302^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	79.7%	42	58.6	47.8	64.7		58.6	30.4	47.1		64.7	52.9	$11,346	$1,214	$10,132
Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	37565 Calka Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2670	341	25	13.8	83.3%	227 (66.6%)	46 (13.5%)	9 (2.6%)	49 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	36	920^th of 1488 public elementary schools	38.2%		35.4	929^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.5%	9	21.3	44.8	37.7		23.4	36.2	28.3		30.6	25.0	$20,666	$2,098	$18,569
Susick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Castleton Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2665	391	27	14.5	61.6%	242 (61.9%)	55 (14.1%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	29.8	1016^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.7%		43.9	788^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.0%	228	32.6	38.7	34.2		34.0	35.5	27.4		15.1	9.6	$20,461	$1,928	$18,533
Barnard Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Forge Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4300	400	25	15.7	17.8%	186 (46.5%)	23 (5.8%)	25 (6.3%)	142 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	90.8	108^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.7%		83.4	214^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.6%	106	71.0	63.9	66.2		84.1	67.6	59.4		63.8	47.8	$16,710	$786	$15,924
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37555 Carol Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 825-2680	408	26	15.6	79.7%	240 (58.8%)	56 (13.7%)	7 (1.7%)	92 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	56.9	610^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.0%		36.7	909^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.8%	299	36.1	30.6	51.3		48.4	41.1	48.1		29.9	51.3	$18,522	$1,868	$16,654
Schuchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Holly Dr	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-6200	602	35	17.4	86.0%	472 (78.4%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	84 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	44.4	803^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%		43.8	789^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.9%	14	31.6	50.0	37.8	35.1	50.5	41.3	25.6	33.0	27.0	19.1	$15,321	$2,459	$12,862
Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Forsyth Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3500	363	26	13.9	12.7%	195 (53.7%)	23 (6.3%)	26 (7.2%)	87 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)	81.9	247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.2	280^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.2%	33	46.9	55.0	67.8		66.2	65.0	68.3		50.0	43.3	$17,915	$847	$17,068
Costello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hamman Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3700	395	24	16.4	10.4%	217 (54.9%)	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.3%)	121 (30.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	94.3	63^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.5	73^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	76.2	76.4	70.7		84.4	69.4	68.4		64.5	52.6	$15,451	$910	$14,541
Wass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Willard Dr	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-3900	413	24	17.1	8.5%	225 (54.5%)	8 (1.9%)	24 (5.8%)	130 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	95.2	49^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.6	40^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.3%	9	75.7	79.7	74.2		69.3	76.8	74.2		66.7	56.1	$13,902	$728	$13,174
Burr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41460 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 797-4100	490	31	15.9	81.0%	366 (74.7%)	49 (10.0%)	25 (5.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	28.7	1033^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	30.6%		28	1053^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	29.1%	20	26.3	31.4	30.7	31.9	36.7	15.7	16.0	20.3	25.3	26.7	$15,660	$2,175	$13,484

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Noor International Academy ranks 344^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Noor International Academy?

Students at Noor International Academy are 50% Asian, 48% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Noor International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Noor International Academy.

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