Flagship Charter Academy

Flagship Charter Academy operates as an expansive elementary school in DETROIT, Michigan, part of Flagship Charter Academy. Current enrollment sits at 655 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 78% above typical.

Flagship Charter Academy is a school of Flagship Charter Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Flagship Charter Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (88%). Other groups include 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Flagship Charter Academy reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Flagship Charter Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.7%; this one delivers 20.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $60,539, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Flagship Charter Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Noble ElementaryMiddle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Flagship Charter Academy operates from an urban location. Flagship Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flagship Charter Academy has edged down 3%, going from 673 students in 2018 to 655 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 99% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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