The New Standard Academy

The New Standard Academy is one of the large K-12 campuss in FLINT, Michigan, part of The New Standard Academy, with 859 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 206% bigger than the state mean of about 281.

Operationally, The New Standard Academy answers to The New Standard Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, The New Standard Academy logs that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, The New Standard Academy has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), The New Standard Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.7%, the actual is 24.1%, a residual of +0.4 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The New Standard Academy is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Holmes STEM Middle School Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. As a public charter, The New Standard Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. The New Standard Academy's enrollment has ticked up 68% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 859). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 97% to 92%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.