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Potter School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

1471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Potter School is an elementary school located in Flint, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 185 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, facing significant challenges in terms of chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and socioeconomic factors.

Potter School's chronic absenteeism rates are extremely high, ranging from 77.8% to 80.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Freeman School, Durant Tuuri Mott School, and Eisenhower School. This high chronic absenteeism is likely a significant contributor to the school's poor academic performance, with only 7.14% of 3rd graders, 9.09% of 5th graders, and 9.68% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.9%, 44.4%, and 38.6%, respectively.

Additionally, Potter School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 90.81% to 95.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools. While Potter School spends significantly more per student ($21,311 to $26,314) compared to the state average and nearby schools, the continued poor performance indicates that these resources may not be effectively targeted or utilized to drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes. Addressing the systemic issues at Potter School and the broader Flint School District will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the unique needs of this student population.

221

Students ?

34.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,314

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 N Averill Ave
Flint, MI 48506-3010

(810) 760-1813

District: Flint School District of the City of

Students who attend Potter School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

White:

20.4%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (78% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg10%

Michigan avg41%

1,471^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Flint School District of the City of

588^th of 613Flint 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1471 of 1488	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1378 of 1486	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1407 of 1470	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1386 of 1408	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1433 of 1448	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	1436 of 1466	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	1465 of 1548	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	1488 of 1580	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1401 of 1533	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1483 of 1563	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1424 of 1566	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1408 of 1552	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1391 of 1552	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	1416 of 1589	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1423 of 1577	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	1471 of 1565	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	1410 of 1545	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.7	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	4.9	1435 of 1443	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	1296 of 1381	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1276 of 1350	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1111 of 1134	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1358 of 1397	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.5	1365 of 1446	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.3	804 of 838	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	798 of 821	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	816 of 894	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	889 of 921	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	813 of 919	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	785 of 900	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	766 of 858	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.3	801 of 851	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	779 of 847	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	667 of 839	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	727 of 823	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	708 of 806	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)11th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school

Male (2018)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2018)1st percentile~ school

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Schools Near Potter School

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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
Potter School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2500 N Averill Ave	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1813	221	7	34.0	94.6%	45 (20.4%)	129 (58.4%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	5.1	1471^st of 1488 public elementary schools	1.1%		8.3	1378^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.3%	93			7.1		9.1	9.7											$26,314	$16,553	$9,761
Weston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2499 Cashin St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-8483	380	22	17.3	81.6%	254 (66.8%)	56 (14.7%)	38 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)																	$13,807	$3,149	$10,658
Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	4358 Richfield Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Richfield Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 736-1281	216	15	14.2	94.9%	33 (15.3%)	149 (69.0%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$14,375	$5,108	$9,268
Pierce School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1101 W Vernon Dr	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(810) 760-1386	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	$29,595	$18,661	$10,934
Thelma Buffey Elementary	Public	PK-K	4235 Crosby Rd	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(810) 591-3501	43	4	12.2	74.4%	25 (58.1%)	4 (9.3%)	8 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)								(n/a)
Kate Dowdall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Shillelagh Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2274	405	23	17.7	81.7%	262 (64.7%)	64 (15.8%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)								(n/a)			33.0					40.9									$14,501	$2,419	$12,082
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
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%)	31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.8	1020^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.4%	29	59.6	23.4	28.8	33.8	25.5	27.3	20.7	41.3	38.7	16.4	23.6	20.7	7.3	25.5		36.2	$13,519	$2,158	$11,362
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		26.4	1075^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.7%	34			22.8	30.2	33.3			24.6	20.8	17.6			27.5		19.6		$13,575	$1,745	$11,830
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	98.1%	34 (16.4%)	144 (69.6%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	10.4	1349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		20.5	1161^st of 1486 public elementary schools	21.9%	188					14.8	15.4							14.8		11.1		$24,927	$15,350	$9,577

Frequently Asked Questions about Potter School

What schools do graduates of Potter School attend?

Students who attend Potter School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Potter School in?

Flint School District of the City of

What is the racial makeup of Potter School?

Students at Potter School are 58% African American, 20% White, 14% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Potter School a good school?

Potter School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Potter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Potter School.

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