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Freeman School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

1437^th

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of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Freeman School is a small elementary school in Flint, MI, serving 207 students in grades PK through 6 within the Flint School District of the City of, a district facing significant challenges in a community where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most pressing issue at Freeman is a severe attendance crisis. With a chronic absenteeism rate of 76.1%—nearly triple the state average—many students are missing so much school that it's extremely difficult for them to keep up academically. This directly impacts test scores, which are among the lowest in the area. For example, only 14% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading, compared to 38% statewide. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: McGrath Elementary, just 2.5 miles away in Grand Blanc Community Schools, has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 29.6% and reading proficiency of 42.7%. Even within its own district, Freeman's attendance problem is worse than peers like Durant Tuuri Mott School (60% absenteeism) and Eisenhower School (63.8%).

Despite spending a substantial $25,174 per student—more than many higher-performing schools like Atherton Elementary School ($19,138) or Burton Glen Charter Academy ($13,806)—academic results have been declining and unstable. The school's state ranking fell from the 22nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 4th percentile in 2025-2026. There is one bright spot: 5th-grade science proficiency (11.9%) is nearly double the district average, suggesting a potential area of strength to build upon. For parents, the clearest takeaway is that improving attendance is the single most critical step toward helping Freeman students succeed.

207

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,174

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

4001 Ogema Ave
Flint, MI 48507-2887

(810) 760-1797

District: Flint School District of the City of

Students who attend Freeman School usually attend:

Middle:	Holmes STEM Middle School Academy
High:	Southwestern Classical Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.6%

White:

16.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (76% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg7%

Michigan avg37%

1,437^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Flint School District of the City of

614^th of 625Flint School District of the City of 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	7.0	1437 of 1492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1349 of 1488	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1161 of 1486	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1333 of 1470	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1297 of 1448	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.4	991 of 1466	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	9.7	1409 of 1548	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	1392 of 1580	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	1327 of 1533	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1305 of 1563	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1183 of 1566	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	1450 of 1552	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	1480 of 1552	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1489 of 1589	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	1510 of 1577	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	1497 of 1565	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1422 of 1545	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	343 of 388	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	197 of 348	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	185 of 321	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	303 of 475	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.7	1295 of 1343	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	939 of 1342	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1182 of 1443	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	1312 of 1352	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1204 of 1346	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1043 of 1381	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1253 of 1350	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1188 of 1397	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1343 of 1372	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	988 of 1347	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1180 of 1334	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1312 of 1446	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science12%-28 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Math9%-28 vs state

Social Studies7%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 3, 2011

The principal has a tendency to be nasty and condesending with parents at time. To a certain extent, I dont think she has all of the students best interest at heart, and some of the teachers need to be teaching higher grades. NOT a fan of the school Close Quote

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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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freeman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	4001 Ogema Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1797	207	10	21.5	—	34 (16.4%)	144 (69.6%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	7	1437^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.4	1349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%	88			14.0	13.5	11.9	7.0		8.0	9.6	1454.4	1555.3		11.9		7.3		$25,174	$10,521	$14,653
West Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	4020 Cerdan Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0880	209	15	14.4	92.3%	152 (72.7%)	17 (8.1%)	17 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	26.2	1068^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.8	1128^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.2%	60			31.6	23.9	33.9			39.2	19.7	18.6			18.6		15.3		$19,083	$2,470	$16,613
South Bendle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	4341 Larkin Dr	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 591-0620	246	16	15.8	87.8%	176 (71.5%)	19 (7.7%)	19 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.0%)								(n/a)																	$16,103	$2,209	$13,894
Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	709	33	21.4	94.5%	64 (9.0%)	491 (69.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (16.8%)	36.2	912^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%	79	42.9	26.5	32.2	32.3	42.3	23.5	27.8	40.2	32.3	33.8	19.6	35.2	28.6	20.4	12.9	28.6	$13,806	$1,837	$11,970
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-3	1197 E Schumacher St	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3590	215	17	12.6	90.7%	68 (31.6%)	119 (55.3%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)			17.3					21.6									$20,471	$2,888	$17,583
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136			1271.7	29.3	10.5	40.5		29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7		13.2		1467.2		$19,138	$3,031	$16,107
McGrath Elementary School	Public	2-5	5288 Todd St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5827	380	24	16.0	68.4%	220 (57.9%)	75 (19.7%)	34 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.2%)	40.4	855^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.7%		18.8	1184^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%	329			42.7	31.5	42.9			42.7	25.2	14.3			38.9		26.7		$14,651	$1,635	$13,016
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	5290 Leroy St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5829	203	19	10.6	74.9%	97 (47.8%)	50 (24.6%)	25 (12.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.8%)								(n/a)																	$15,799	$2,425	$13,374
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		$29,144	$12,063	$17,081
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		$18,558	$6,790	$11,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Freeman School

What district is Freeman School in?

Flint School District of the City of

What is the racial makeup of Freeman School?

Students at Freeman School are 70% African American, 16% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Freeman School a good school?

Freeman School ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Freeman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Freeman School.

What schools do graduates of Freeman School attend?

Students who attend Freeman School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holmes STEM Middle School Academy
High : Southwestern Classical Academy

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