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The New Standard Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

The New Standard Academy is an independent public school district in Flint, MI, serving 859 students in grades PK-12, where 96-97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a highly economically disadvantaged community.

This school has experienced dramatic swings in graduation rates over the past few years—from 87.5% in 2021-22, down to a crisis-level 29.4% in 2023-24, then rebounding to 75% in 2024-25. That recent recovery nearly matches the state average of 84%, though dropout rates remain more than double the state's. The 2023-24 collapse appears concentrated in specific cohorts rather than reflecting school-wide decline, since test scores that year didn't show a corresponding drop. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, narrowing the gap with state averages from over 34 percentage points to under 10 in the last two years. The school's 2024-25 absenteeism rate of 37.6% is actually better than several nearby alternatives, including International Academy of Flint (49.4%) and Marion D Crouse Instr Center (69.9%).

Academically, the school consistently trails state averages, with math being a particular concern—4th grade proficiency was just 4.17% in 2025-26. However, 5th grade stands out as a relative bright spot, with ELA proficiency at 31.4% and social studies nearly matching state levels. Interestingly, while International Academy of Flint achieves better graduation outcomes (81.5% vs. 75%), New Standard actually outperforms it on several 5th and 8th grade academic measures. The school operates on roughly $12,500 per student—17-22% less than comparable alternative schools—making its recent attendance and graduation improvements particularly noteworthy. Whether the school can sustain this momentum will be key to its trajectory.

859

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2040 W Carpenter Rd
Flint, MI 48505

(810) 787-3330

District: The New Standard Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (75% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,258^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

856^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

686^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2025

From bottom 5% (2025) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	15.7	1258 of 1492	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1236 of 1488	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1174 of 1486	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1341 of 1470	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1267 of 1344	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1232 of 1408	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1133 of 1448	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1129 of 1466	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1370 of 1548	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1504 of 1580	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	210 of 388	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	185 of 369	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	162 of 348	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	235 of 321	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	119 of 158	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	118 of 212	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	159 of 475	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	1267 of 1343	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1206 of 1338	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1131 of 1342	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1262 of 1321	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1085 of 1106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1069 of 1171	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	996 of 1443	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	1068 of 1352	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	1034 of 1346	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1046 of 1381	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1207 of 1350	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1018 of 1099	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	947 of 1134	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	945 of 1397	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	1075 of 1372	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1081 of 1366	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1137 of 1347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1232 of 1334	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1113 of 1139	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1128 of 1196	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1230 of 1446	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	856 of 896	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	837 of 890	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	716 of 897	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	633 of 883	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	590 of 838	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	742 of 821	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	800 of 894	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	857 of 919	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	261 of 338	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	154 of 300	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	160 of 310	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	122 of 366	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	767 of 789	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	769 of 789	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	563 of 771	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	567 of 770	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	608 of 794	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	794 of 834	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	775 of 832	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	630 of 836	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	580 of 825	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	465 of 815	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	801 of 813	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	742 of 798	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	642 of 786	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	497 of 776	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	450 of 797	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	686 of 800	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	702 of 739	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	150 of 252	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	151 of 192	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	616 of 686	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	602 of 629	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	615 of 719	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	600 of 635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	590 of 693	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

African American (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing23%-29 vs state

Social Studies22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Science15%-23 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

Mathematics7%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The New Standard Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2040 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48505	Genesee County	The New Standard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 787-3330	859	62	13.8	96.0%	19 (2.2%)	794 (92.4%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)								(n/a)	22.8	25.0	34.9	335.6	356.4	7.0	23.3	373.3	11.5	16.7	31.4	12.5	13.7	21.8	4.2	15.7	6.3	1657.8	22.9	9.2	13.3	22.9	18.4	26.7	$00	$00	$00
Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4287 W Pasadena Ave	Flint	48458	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4680	28	1	28.0	78.6%	5 (17.9%)	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)																									$14,497	$2,945	$11,552
Whaley Children Centers	Public, Alternative	K-12	1201 N Grand Traverse St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(810) 760-1259	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Flint Cultural Center Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1200 Robert T Longway Blvd	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 845-3387	650	35	18.7	96.0%	85 (13.1%)	467 (71.8%)	29 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.5%)								(n/a)	49.3			16.9					20.5	30.7	32.9	20.5	20.8	20.5	32.0	13.7	15.1	12.5	19.2	23.9		9.6	29.6		$13,466	$1,913	$11,553
Kearsley Street	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	923 E Kearsley St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(810) 767-6134	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marion D Crouse Instr Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3330 Luce Rd	Flushing	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4507	137	19	7.2	65.0%	77 (56.2%)	52 (38.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Michigan School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1235 W Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Michigan School for the Deaf	No	No	No	No	(810) 257-1486	90	25	3.6	53.3%	65 (72.2%)	10 (11.1%)	6 (6.7%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								(n/a)									1256.4					1280.4
International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	939	51	18.5	85.1%	14 (1.5%)	850 (90.5%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.7%)								(n/a)	19.2	19.2	18.2	5.1	344.1	358.8	17.5	379.8	9.5	10.4	8.7	4.6	12.4	10.8	14.3	7.2	1561.4	5.6	7.2	5.1	8.6	1468.2	12.8	10.3	$15,083	$4,093	$10,989
Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 Clarice Ave	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0850	48	2	20.3	95.8%	19 (39.6%)	16 (33.3%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.8%)								(n/a)		335.0	20.0		303.0	324.8	410.0	359.2													2077.8			2083.9	$16,151	$1,702	$14,449
Clio Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Rogers Ldg	Clio	48420	Genesee County	Clio Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 670-1799	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																									$4,568	$537	$4,031

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Students at The New Standard Academy are 92% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend The New Standard Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended The New Standard Academy.

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The New Standard Academy ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Michigan alternative schools.

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