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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMAN-AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260789004363
Dye Elementary School
1174 S GRAHAM RD, FLINT, MI 48532 · (810) 591-3229 · Genesee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
516 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
29.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dye Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dye Elementary School this school | 559 | 92.3% | 30.3% |
| Thorne Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 593 | 92.6% | N/A |
| Prevail Academy MOUNT CLEMENS | 534 | 90.6% | 26.0% |
| Oakview Elementary School MUSKEGON | 438 | 95.7% | N/A |
| Burton Glen Charter Academy BURTON | 709 | 94.5% | 35.6% |
| Seminole Academy MOUNT CLEMENS | 407 | 92.4% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dye Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #940 of 1,085 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #912 of 1,072 | #30 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #973 of 1,139 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #161 of 1,630 | #5 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #633 of 1,424 | #14 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #388 of 1,424 | #13 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #131 of 1,563 | #17 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #604 of 979 | #35 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
559
+63 (+13%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 559 | 35.7 | 15.7:1 | 92% (516) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 38.2 | 15.1:1 | 95% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 31.7 | 18.5:1 | 96% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 90% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 86% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 84% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 75% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 50% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dye Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (617 to 559); teachers up 2% (35 to 35.7).
About Dye Elementary School
Families in FLINT, Michigan, are served by Dye Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 559 students. That is 51% larger than the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools has 9 schools and 3,500 students, and Dye Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Dye Elementary School, 63% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 20% White, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Genesee County is roughly 19% Black. The diversity index for Dye Elementary School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dye Elementary School, which has 35.7. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Dye Elementary School is about 92%. The rate at public schools in Genesee County averages 61%, lower than here.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Dye Elementary School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Dye Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Michigan is predicted to score 25.4%. Dye Elementary School scores 30.3%, 4.9 points above that line.
Genesee County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,281, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Genesee County's 158 public schools enroll about 58,534 students and include Dye Elementary School.
Dye Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from CarmanAinsworth High School, its nearest public school. Dye Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 13% over 4 years, reaching 559 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Dye Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools
- CarmanAinsworth High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- CarmanAinsworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mott Middle College High SchoolHigh · 324 students
- Randels Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Gladys Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in FLINT
- International Academy of Flint K12Combined · 939 students
- CarmanAinsworth High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- The New Standard AcademyCombined · 859 students
- Kearsley High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Linden Charter AcademyElementary · 789 students
- Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
Nearby schools
- CarmanAinsworth High School1.0 mi · 914
- CA Alternative EdAtlantis1.4 mi · 110
- The Learning CoOp1.7 mi · 11
- Randels Elementary School2.0 mi · 311
- Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center2.2 mi · 28
- Transition Center2.2 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Dye Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dye Elementary School?
Dye Elementary School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dye Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dye Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dye Elementary School have?
Dye Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Dye Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dye Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 5% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Dye Elementary School in?
Dye Elementary School is part of Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools.
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