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DoyleRyder School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

1317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

DoyleRyder School is an elementary public magnet school located in Flint, Michigan, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 245. The school is part of the Flint School District of the City of, which is ranked 588 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

DoyleRyder School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 72.0% to 80.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 11.4% for the Flint School District and 44.4% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.5% to 94.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Flint School District, such as Potter School, Neithercut Elementary School, and Freeman School, have similar performance and demographic characteristics to DoyleRyder School. However, when compared to schools in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, such as Dye Elementary School, DoyleRyder School and the other Flint schools perform significantly worse academically, despite having similar socioeconomic profiles.

373

Students ?

41.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,421

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 N Saginaw St
Flint, MI 48503-1736

(810) 760-5266

District: Flint School District of the City of

Students who attend DoyleRyder School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.8%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2012 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (72% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg10%

Michigan avg38%

1,317^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1317 of 1488	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1375 of 1470	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1319 of 1408	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1432 of 1448	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	1349 of 1466	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1389 of 1548	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1449 of 1580	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1443 of 1533	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1386 of 1563	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1440 of 1566	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	1385 of 1552	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	1427 of 1552	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	1385 of 1589	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	1358 of 1577	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	1463 of 1565	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1433 of 1545	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	157 of 212	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	428 of 475	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1046 of 1338	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1429 of 1443	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	1220 of 1350	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1360 of 1397	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.3	1352 of 1446	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)26th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)7th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-26 vs state

Math8%-24 vs state

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Schools Near DoyleRyder School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)									$15,498	$3,527	$11,971
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
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 DoyleRyder School

What district is DoyleRyder School in?

Flint School District of the City of

What is the racial makeup of DoyleRyder School?

Students at DoyleRyder School are 75% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend DoyleRyder School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended DoyleRyder School.

Is DoyleRyder School a good school?

DoyleRyder School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of DoyleRyder School attend?

Students who attend DoyleRyder School usually go on to attend:

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

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