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Dye Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dye Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Flint, Michigan, serving 577 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, which is ranked 445 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dye Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, and a 0-star rating in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 23.3% to 34.1% of Dye students proficient in English Language Arts, and 11.1% to 29.8% proficient in math, compared to higher rates at nearby schools like Eisenhower School and Neithercut Elementary in the Flint School District.

Dye Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 46.9% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 89.76% to 96.41% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is significantly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is relatively low, suggesting that funding and resources alone may not be the primary drivers of the school's performance issues. Addressing the unique needs and challenges of Dye Elementary's diverse student population will be crucial for improving outcomes at the school.

559

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,347

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1174 S Graham Rd
Flint, MI 48532-3562

(810) 591-3229

District: Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Students who attend Dye Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High:	CarmanAinsworth High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.3%

White:

19.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

1,201^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

445^th of 613Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1201 of 1488	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1284 of 1486	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1300 of 1470	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1225 of 1344	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1099 of 1153	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1167 of 1408	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1196 of 1448	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	1233 of 1466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	1220 of 1548	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1345 of 1580	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1259 of 1533	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	1196 of 1563	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	1196 of 1566	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.6	931 of 1552	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	1124 of 1552	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.5	1274 of 1589	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1363 of 1577	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	1320 of 1565	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1345 of 1545	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	182 of 369	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	244 of 348	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	228 of 321	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	88 of 158	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	111 of 212	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	177 of 475	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1059 of 1338	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1210 of 1342	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1226 of 1321	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1063 of 1106	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	886 of 902	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1028 of 1171	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1142 of 1443	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	999 of 1346	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1147 of 1381	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1166 of 1350	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	993 of 1099	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	709 of 749	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	868 of 1134	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1074 of 1397	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1242 of 1366	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1250 of 1347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1235 of 1334	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1074 of 1139	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1092 of 1196	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1201 of 1446	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	64 of 93	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	267 of 403	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1064 of 1206	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1074 of 1204	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1129 of 1198	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	885 of 1128	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1139 of 1253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2018)34th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-14 vs state

Math20%-18 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

Social Studies4%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Dye Elementary School	Public	K-5	1174 S Graham Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3229	559	36	15.6	92.3%	109 (19.5%)	354 (63.3%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	17.8	1201^st of 1488 public elementary schools	19.3%		13.1	1284^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.6%	83			34.1	27.3	23.3			29.8	19.3	11.1			10.0		4.4		$15,347	$1,949	$13,398
Randels Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6022 Brobeck St	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3250	311	19	16.4	84.9%	75 (24.1%)	187 (60.1%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	19.4	1172^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.2%		29.7	1022^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	31.2%	150			16.7	42.9	25.0			16.7	27.1	10.4			16.7		10.4		$15,385	$2,313	$13,072
Durant Tuuri Mott School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1518 University Ave	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1594	385	20	19.0	95.3%	49 (12.7%)	283 (73.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	7.2	1419^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.6%		7.6	1400^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.8%	19					13.3	11.4		13.8					8.9				$26,461	$15,182	$11,280
Greater Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3196 W Pasadena Ave	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Greater Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 768-3860	188	11	17.9	100.0%	5 (2.7%)	170 (90.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	5.3	1461^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)					8.8			11.1					8.8				$17,752	$4,143	$13,609
Eisenhower School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1235 Pershing St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1607	169	12	14.6	93.5%	46 (27.2%)	94 (55.6%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	20	1156^th of 1488 public elementary schools	22.3%					(n/a)				28.6	15.8	26.7											$27,055	$15,920	$11,135
Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3244 N Linden Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Linden Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 720-0515	789	36	21.8	92.3%	19 (2.4%)	649 (82.3%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.3%)	28.5	1034^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.5%		34.9	936^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.0%	98	56.0	20.2	21.5	38.3	34.1	41.8	55.0	24.4	23.8	11.9	28.4	40.5	27.1	19.0	13.1	43.9	$13,037	$2,439	$10,599
Michael Hamady Elementary School	Public	K-1	3207 Finney Ct	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4657	131	8	15.9	89.3%	13 (9.9%)	108 (82.4%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$19,311	$8,500	$10,812
Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School	Public	2-6	3484 N Jennings Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5145	304	18	17.0	89.8%	15 (4.9%)	263 (86.5%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	10.1	1358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%		5.3	1457^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	99			16.7	13.6	23.2			16.7	6.1	8.9			18.2				$16,137	$3,894	$12,243
Neithercut Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2010 Crestbrook Ln	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1359	151	7	23.2	95.4%	28 (18.5%)	93 (61.6%)	19 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	12.9	1299^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.7%					(n/a)			18.5	20.0				17.9									$25,301	$16,006	$9,295
DoyleRyder School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1040 N Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-5266	373	9	41.4	92.8%	22 (5.9%)	279 (74.8%)	32 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	12.2	1317^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.5%					(n/a)					9.1	24.0					8.0						$23,421	$15,178	$8,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Dye Elementary School

Is Dye Elementary School a good school?

Dye Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Dye Elementary School in?

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

How many students attend Dye Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Dye Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dye Elementary School?

Students at Dye Elementary School are 63% African American, 19% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Dye Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dye Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : CarmanAinsworth Middle School
High : CarmanAinsworth High School

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