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CarmanAinsworth High School

Public Grades 8-12

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan high schools

Summary

CarmanAinsworth High School is a public high school located in Flint, Michigan, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 994 students. The school is part of the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, which is ranked 445 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

CarmanAinsworth High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, with a ranking between 491 and 645 out of 531 to 739 schools over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's performance on the SAT is also concerning, with only 6.8% of 11th-grade students proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. Additionally, CarmanAinsworth High School has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 71.2% to 82.8% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and a dropout rate ranging from 7.6% to 13.0%, which is higher than the state average.

While the school's challenges are likely exacerbated by the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the comparison to nearby schools within the same district, such as Mott Middle College High School and Genesee Early College, suggests that the issues at CarmanAinsworth High School are not solely a result of the school's location or demographics, but rather a systemic problem within the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.

914

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,071

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 N Linden Rd
Flint, MI 48532-2366

(810) 591-3240

District: Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Feeder schools for CarmanAinsworth High School:

Elementary:	Dye Elementary School
	Gladys Dillon Elementary School
	Randels Elementary School
	Rankin Elementary School
Middle:	CarmanAinsworth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.4%

White:

22.2%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Michigan avg40%

590^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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	18.8	590 of 739	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	556 of 743	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	645 of 735	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	491 of 531	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	532 of 561	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	506 of 666	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	525 of 824	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.3	555 of 835	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	592 of 852	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	443 of 832	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.5	557 of 799	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	541 of 805	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	522 of 773	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	508 of 784	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	463 of 765	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	444 of 754	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	382 of 750	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	381 of 767	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	271 of 705	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	92 of 188	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.8	147 of 170	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	50 of 51	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	94 of 147	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	108 of 254	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	563 of 629	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	525 of 619	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	557 of 611	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	397 of 416	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	449 of 462	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	467 of 554	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	532 of 710	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	155 of 203	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	80.2	30 of 195	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	468 of 635	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	523 of 654	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	529 of 614	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	349 of 369	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	403 of 417	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	416 of 532	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	475 of 755	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	506 of 628	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	489 of 633	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	566 of 611	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	421 of 440	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	453 of 472	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	438 of 543	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	439 of 707	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.0	256 of 315	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	473 of 639	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	353 of 638	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	437 of 647	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	274 of 492	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	327 of 516	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	292 of 582	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	293 of 708	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+29 vs school

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

White (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)19th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing35%-20 vs state

Social Studies29%-13 vs state

Science17%-18 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

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Schools Near CarmanAinsworth High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
CarmanAinsworth High School	Public	8-12	1300 N Linden Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3240	914	49	18.5	83.7%	203 (22.2%)	552 (60.4%)	47 (5.1%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.2%)	18.8	590^th of 739 public high schools	20.2%		24.6	556^th of 743 public high schools	25.2%	34	35.3	6.8	17.3	28.9	$16,071	$1,721	$14,350
The Learning CoOp	Public	6-12	1309 N Ballenger Hwy	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0860	11	0		63.6%	2 (18.2%)	6 (54.5%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)					$27,032	$1,093	$25,939
CA Alternative EdAtlantis	Public	6-12	G3493 Beveridge Rd	Flint	48532	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-8220	110	3	34.3	90.9%	26 (23.6%)	64 (58.2%)	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.9%)								(n/a)				33.3	$10,265	$2,189	$8,075
Academy West Alternative Education	Public	6-12	3400 N Jennings Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0123	199	9	22.6	89.4%	12 (6.0%)	173 (86.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	5.4	710^th of 739 public high schools	3.9%		4	728^th of 743 public high schools	2.0%	18			9.1	9.1	$13,565	$1,951	$11,613
Transition Center	Public	11-12	3136 S Linden Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5019	39	8	4.8	38.5%	24 (61.5%)	13 (33.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)
Flex High North Flint	Public, Charter	9-12	4945 Clio Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(877) 360-5327	160	6	28.6	85.6%	25 (15.6%)	121 (75.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)								(n/a)					$15,373	$1,919	$13,454
Hamady Community High School	Public	9-12	3223 W Carpenter Rd	Flint	48504	Genesee County	Westwood Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0890	397	24	16.3	84.1%	10 (2.5%)	366 (92.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4.3	725^th of 739 public high schools	1.9%		3.7	732^nd of 743 public high schools	1.5%	7	16.3		8.0	7.0	$15,217	$2,314	$12,903
Genesee Early College	Public	9-12	432 N Saginaw St	Flint	48502	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5115	178	0		51.7%	44 (24.7%)	100 (56.2%)	26 (14.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	82.2	98^th of 739 public high schools	86.7%		70.2	171^st of 743 public high schools	77.0%	73	70.8	41.7	41.7	62.5	$5,394	$1,202	$4,192
Southwestern Classical Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1420 W 12th St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1400	464	29	16.1	93.1%	64 (13.8%)	351 (75.6%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	3.1	733^rd of 739 public high schools	0.8%		3.9	730^th of 743 public high schools	1.7%	3	13.2		6.1	4.6	$27,322	$16,525	$10,798
Genesee County Jail	Public	9-12	1002 S Saginaw St	Flint	48502	Genesee County	Mt. Morris Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4680	9	3	2.6	33.3%	1 (11.1%)	7 (77.8%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$17,465	$6,697	$10,768

Frequently Asked Questions about CarmanAinsworth High School

What is the racial makeup of CarmanAinsworth High School?

Students at CarmanAinsworth High School are 60% African American, 22% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is CarmanAinsworth High School in?

Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools

Is CarmanAinsworth High School a good school?

CarmanAinsworth High School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend CarmanAinsworth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended CarmanAinsworth High School.

What schools feed into CarmanAinsworth High School?

CarmanAinsworth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dye Elementary School
Elementary : Gladys Dillon Elementary School
Elementary : Randels Elementary School
Elementary : Rankin Elementary School
Middle : CarmanAinsworth Middle School

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