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Dye Elementary School

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Dye Elementary School ranks 1094 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1094^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dye Elementary School in Flint, MI, serves 559 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dye Elementary is a school on an upward trajectory. Its state ranking has improved for four consecutive years, moving from the 9th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, and its star rating has climbed from 1 star to 2 stars. While overall proficiency rates remain below state averages, the school outperforms many of its high-poverty neighbors in the Flint area. For example, in 4th-grade math, Dye's proficiency rate of 30.8% is nearly double that of Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School (10%) and significantly higher than Greater Heights Academy (12.1%). Dye also achieves these results with moderate spending of $16,826 per student—roughly half of what Flint School District of the City of schools spend (e.g., $30,912 at Durant Tuuri Mott School)—yet still delivers better academic outcomes. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.6, compared to 20.6 at Elms Road Elementary School and 21.8 at Linden Charter Academy, may allow for more individualized attention.

The most significant challenge facing Dye is chronic absenteeism. While the rate of 40.4% is notably lower than nearby schools—DoyleRyder School reports 72%, Eisenhower School 60%, and Eagles Nest Academy 65.1%—it remains 12.5 percentage points above the state average of 27.9%. The school has improved dramatically from a peak of 67.8% in 2021-2022, but missing instructional time continues to limit academic gains. For parents considering options in the Flint area, Dye Elementary represents a school that is steadily improving, delivers competitive results relative to its peers, and manages resources efficiently—though attendance remains the key barrier to faster progress.

559

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,826

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.6% (any vaccine)

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: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

Michigan avg38%

1,094^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

435^th of 625Carman-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
2026	24.2	1094 of 1492	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	58.0	120 of 388	69.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.7	1065 of 1343	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	37.3	832 of 1352	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	19.2	1123 of 1372	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.1	1015 of 1199	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)69th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

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

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

Female (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-10 vs state

Science25%-15 vs state

Math23%-15 vs state

Social Studies8%-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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	24.2	1094^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		17.8	1201^st of 1488 public elementary schools	19.3%	107			28.7	34.6	30.9			24.4	30.8	16.1			24.7		7.5		88.9%	5.6%	$16,826	$2,055	$14,771
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%)	23.5	1111^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.5%		19.4	1172^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	21.2%	61			20.3	31.0	34.4			20.3	37.9	11.5			26.2		8.2		88.7%	9.4%	$17,344	$2,384	$14,960
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%)								(n/a)			1257.2	1362.2	1460.9	6.7		1251.6	1358.7	1451.4	1555.5		1470.6		1460.0		85.7%	10.7%	$30,912	$7,041	$23,871
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	—	5 (2.7%)	170 (90.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	15	1276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.5%		5.3	1461^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.8%	185			16.7	12.1	21.4	20.0		25.0	1367.6	1462.9	16.0		1469.3		1462.6		84%	8%	$16,355	$2,909	$13,446
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%)								(n/a)			1272.4	20.0	1477.5	1566.6		1262.6	20.0	1462.1	1557.9		1475.2		1465.4		96.9%	3.1%	$29,144	$12,063	$17,081
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)																	95.2%	2.4%	$20,141	$2,299	$17,842
Linden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	28.1	1035^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.6%		28.5	1034^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.5%	1	64.3	41.4	26.7	39.3	37.8	33.8	40.3	22.1	25.0	12.3	22.8	35.5	23.6	36.8	8.2	66.7	94.6%	5.4%	$13,255	$1,598	$11,658
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%)	12.2	1328^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.0%		10.1	1358^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.7%	30			14.0	28.0	26.5	18.0		14.0	10.0	4.4	1563.5		13.0		8.7				$18,886	$1,744	$17,142
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%)								(n/a)			1257.0	1363.0	1458.1	10.9		1257.1	7.0	1445.3	1557.3		1463.3		1459.8		87%	3.7%	$18,558	$6,790	$11,768
Eagles Nest Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	5005 Cloverlawn Dr	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Eagle's Nest Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 869-6495	154	11	14.0	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	150 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								(n/a)			1255.6	1363.0	1463.6	14.3		1250.5	1372.0	1458.9	1558.7		1468.9		1456.1		86.7%	0%	$18,293	$3,483	$14,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Dye Elementary School

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 district is Dye Elementary School in?

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Is Dye Elementary School a good school?

Dye Elementary School ranks 1094^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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