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Bobcat Innovation

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Bobcat Innovation ranks 178 th of 1492 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 88% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Bobcat Innovation is an alternative public school in Grand Blanc, MI, serving 343 students in grades K-12 as part of the highly-rated Grand Blanc Community Schools district. Nearly half of its students (49.85%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting significant economic need within the student body.

This school presents a fascinating split in performance. For grades K-8, Bobcat Innovation's test scores are remarkably strong, often surpassing both district and state averages. For example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency hit 81.3% in the 2025-2026 school year, a figure that dwarfs nearby alternatives like Flint Cultural Center Academy (30.7%) and International Academy of Flint K12 (10.4%). However, this academic strength does not carry into high school. By 11th grade, SAT reading proficiency drops to 41.9%, and science falls to just 23.3%. High school math is a particular weak spot, with only 14.29% of 10th graders proficient on the PSAT—less than half the district rate. This suggests the school excels at educating its younger students but struggles to maintain that success through advanced high school coursework.

Despite these high school challenges, Bobcat Innovation boasts an exceptional 95.7% graduation rate and a very low 1.4% dropout rate—both far better than the state averages and dramatically higher than peer alternative schools like Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center (38.8% graduation). The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $17,380 per pupil with a favorable 15.1:1 student-teacher ratio. One major concern, however, is a recent spike in chronic absenteeism, which jumped from just 8.1% in 2022-2023 to 55.5% in 2023-2024 before settling at 39.6% in 2024-2025. This is a significant red flag that families should watch closely, as it can undermine the school's otherwise strong record.

343

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,380

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11920 S Saginaw St
Grand Blanc, MI 48439-1402

(810) 591-6017

District: Grand Blanc Community Schools

Students who attend Bobcat Innovation usually attend:

High:

Grand Blanc Community High School

Feeder schools for Bobcat Innovation:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary School
	Brendel Elementary School
	Cook Elementary School
	Indian Hill Elementary School
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	Lillian G Mason Elementary School
	McGrath Elementary School
	Myers Elementary School
	Reid Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2025 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Michigan alternative schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

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

!Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores 10 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg47%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

178^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

129^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

501^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From bottom 29% (2024) to bottom 37% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 625Grand Blanc 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	178 of 1492	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	291 of 1488	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	319 of 1486	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	351 of 1470	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	248 of 1344	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	212 of 1153	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	163 of 1408	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	192 of 1448	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	84 of 1466	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.6	42 of 1548	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	16 of 1580	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	94.9	21 of 1533	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	97.1	6 of 1563	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	94.2	31 of 1566	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	4 of 1552	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	80.4	128 of 1552	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.7	16 of 1589	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	91.6	2 of 1577	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	2 of 1565	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	7 of 1545	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	234 of 1343	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	228 of 1338	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	314 of 1342	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	262 of 1321	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	113 of 1443	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	77 of 1352	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.7	225 of 1346	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	231 of 1381	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	189 of 1372	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	402 of 1366	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	345 of 1347	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	420 of 1334	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	243 of 1139	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	218 of 1446	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	126 of 1199	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	251 of 1206	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	279 of 1204	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	460 of 1198	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	399 of 1102	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	294 of 1005	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	221 of 1128	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	204 of 1253	83.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	129 of 896	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	195 of 890	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	234 of 897	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	363 of 883	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	109 of 776	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	253 of 792	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	115 of 789	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	124 of 789	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	264 of 771	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	75 of 834	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	75.5	122 of 832	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	251 of 836	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	161 of 813	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	263 of 798	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	168 of 786	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	286 of 776	63.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	63 of 687	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	70.4	166 of 696	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	276 of 701	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	434 of 688	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.2	162 of 638	74.6%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	501 of 800	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.5	555 of 739	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	530 of 743	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	500 of 686	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	534 of 629	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	518 of 619	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	399 of 719	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	545 of 635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	463 of 654	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	465 of 693	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	427 of 633	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	498 of 671	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	529 of 639	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	395 of 638	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+21 vs state

Math54%+18 vs state

Social Studies48%+8 vs state

Science43%+5 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing42%-10 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bobcat Innovation	Public, Alternative	K-12	11920 S Saginaw St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6017	343	23	15.1	49.9%	236 (68.8%)	53 (15.5%)	17 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)								(n/a)	77.5	66.7	57.1	40.0	374.2	14.3	41.9	381.2	51.9	81.3	60.0	53.1	58.6	55.6	56.3	57.1	56.3	44.8	62.9	47.5	23.3	51.4	67.5	27.9	$17,380	$779	$16,600
Perry Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11920 S Saginaw St	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6077	5	8	.6		4 (80.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Atherton Vern Van Y Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 Clarice Ave	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0850	48	2	20.3	95.8%	19 (39.6%)	16 (33.3%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.8%)								(n/a)		335.0	20.0		303.0	324.8	410.0	359.2													2077.8			2083.9	$16,151	$1,702	$14,449
The Learning Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1181 W Scottwood Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3890	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elmer A Knopf Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1493 W Maple Ave	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4489	342	39	8.7	58.8%	211 (61.7%)	102 (29.8%)	9 (2.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Special Education Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	5075 Pilgrim Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-7269	19	10	1.8	57.9%	14 (73.7%)	4 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)
International Academy of Flint K12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2820 S Saginaw St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	International Academy of Flint	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 600-5210	939	51	18.5	85.1%	14 (1.5%)	850 (90.5%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.7%)								(n/a)	19.2	19.2	18.2	5.1	344.1	358.8	17.5	379.8	9.5	10.4	8.7	4.6	12.4	10.8	14.3	7.2	1561.4	5.6	7.2	5.1	8.6	1468.2	12.8	10.3	$15,083	$4,093	$10,989
Michigan School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1235 W Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Michigan School for the Deaf	No	No	No	No	(810) 257-1486	90	25	3.6	53.3%	65 (72.2%)	10 (11.1%)	6 (6.7%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.7%)								(n/a)									1256.4					1280.4
Kearsley Street	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	923 E Kearsley St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(810) 767-6134	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Flint Cultural Center Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1200 Robert T Longway Blvd	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint Cultural Center Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 845-3387	650	35	18.7	96.0%	85 (13.1%)	467 (71.8%)	29 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.5%)								(n/a)	49.3			16.9					20.5	30.7	32.9	20.5	20.8	20.5	32.0	13.7	15.1	12.5	19.2	23.9		9.6	29.6		$13,466	$1,913	$11,553

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobcat Innovation

What district is Bobcat Innovation in?

Grand Blanc Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bobcat Innovation?

Students at Bobcat Innovation are 69% White, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Bobcat Innovation a good school?

Bobcat Innovation ranks 178^th of 1492 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bobcat Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Bobcat Innovation.

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