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What's something Flagship Charter Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
655
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAGSHIP CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260094507818
Flagship Charter Academy
13661 WISCONSIN ST, DETROIT, MI 48238 · (313) 933-7933 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Michigan public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
19.9:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
615 students
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 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
21.7%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Flagship Charter Academy
Flagship Charter Academy's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagship Charter Academy this school | 655 | 93.9% | 20.6% |
| Warrendale Charter Academy DETROIT | 680 | 97.4% | 21.6% |
| Detroit Premier Academy DETROIT | 706 | 90.8% | 20.2% |
| Durfee ElementaryMiddle School DETROIT | 632 | 93.4% | N/A |
| Legacy Charter Academy DETROIT | 738 | 96.7% | 32.7% |
| Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science DETROIT | 692 | 92.5% | 21.0% |
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 Flagship Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,067 of 1,085 | #154 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,094 of 1,139 | #157 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #90 of 1,630 | #39 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #1,336 of 1,424 | #250 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #1,037 of 1,424 | #170 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #97 of 1,563 | #48 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #871 of 979 | #149 of 177 |
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
655
-70 (-10%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 655 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 94% (615) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 98% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 97% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 37 | 19.6:1 | 97% (705) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 98% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 96% (684) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 90% (605) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flagship Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (673 to 655); teachers down 11% (37 to 33).
About Flagship Charter Academy
Flagship Charter Academy is a public elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan. A total of 655 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 78% above average.
Federal records list Flagship Charter Academy as its own district.
About 88% of the student body at Flagship Charter Academy is Black. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Wayne County's population at about 37%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Flagship Charter Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.9:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Flagship Charter Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Wayne County report 66%.
Flagship Charter Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Flagship Charter Academy would score about 24.7%. It scores 20.6%, 4.1 points below that figure.
Flagship Charter Academy is located in Wayne County, where the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Flagship Charter Academy is one of 573 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Noble ElementaryMiddle School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Flagship Charter Academy's location as City: Large. Flagship Charter Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 655, a 10% decrease from 725 in 2020-21.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Flagship Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Flagship Charter Academy?
Flagship Charter Academy enrolls approximately 655 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Flagship Charter Academy serve?
Flagship Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Flagship Charter Academy have?
Flagship Charter Academy employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
How diverse is Flagship Charter Academy?
Flagship Charter Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Flagship Charter Academy?
Flagship Charter Academy is overseen by Flagship Charter Academy in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.