Brownell STEM Academy

Set in FLINT, Michigan, Brownell STEM Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school, operated by Flint School District of the City of. It hosts 160 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Flint School District of the City of comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 2,541 students; Brownell STEM Academy is among them.

Demographically, Brownell STEM Academy logs that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Genesee County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Brownell STEM Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at Brownell STEM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Genesee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Brownell STEM Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Holmes STEM Middle School Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Brownell STEM Academy operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brownell STEM Academy has fell 28%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 160 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Brownell STEM Academy community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.