Noor International Academy

Noor International Academy, a low-enrollment K-5 school in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, operated by Noor International Academy, instructs 186 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 50% below typical.

Operationally, Noor International Academy answers to Noor International Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Noor International Academy shows that the most-represented group is Asian (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 48% White. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

On the income-and-resources front, Noor International Academy shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Noor International Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Noor International Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 61.5%, a residual of +21.7 points.

In the area at large, Macomb County reports that median household income runs about $77,837, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Noor International Academy is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Holden Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Noor International Academy comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Noor International Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 202 students in 2018 compared to 186 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Noor International Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.