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The New Standard Academy

2040 W CARPENTER RD, FLINT, MI 48505 · (810) 787-3330 · Genesee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Michigan public K-12 schools
  • DTest 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.
  • ·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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
859
Combined
STATE 281
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
62 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
825 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten779%
Grade 1799%
Grade 2809%
Grade 3688%
Grade 4759%
Grade 5759%
Grade 6668%
Grade 78610%
Grade 8698%
Grade 9647%
Grade 10445%
Grade 11516%
Grade 12253%

This year's kindergarten class (77) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (69).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · US 70%
White
192%
STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
202%
STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
79492%
STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
10%
STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
233%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
41348%
Female
44652%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
20.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
25.0%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
859
+151 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2585962.113.8:196% (825)
2023-2478567.511.6:197% (763)
2022-2377846.516.7:197% (755)
2020-217084017.7:198% (691)
2017-1851134.814.7:194% (480)
2015-166463518.5:188% (571)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The New Standard Academy.

Since 2017-18: students up 68% (511 to 859); teachers up 79% (34.8 to 62.1).

About The New Standard Academy

Students in FLINT, Michigan, attend The New Standard Academy, a large school serving multiple grade levels. It enrolls 859 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 12. That puts enrollment 206% above the 281-student average for combined schools in Michigan.

The New Standard Academy operates as its own local education agency.

At The New Standard Academy, 92% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Genesee County is roughly 19% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, The New Standard Academy scores 14%.

For every teacher at The New Standard Academy, there are about 13.8 students; the school has 62.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in Michigan average 17.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 96%. On average, public schools in Genesee County report 61%.

The New Standard Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Michigan public K-12 schools.

Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, The New Standard Academy's results are within a point of predicted: 24.1% against 23.7%.

The county, Genesee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $62,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 158 public schools and about 58,534 students.

About 0.8 miles separate The New Standard Academy from the closest public school, Holmes STEM Middle School Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

In 2020-21, The New Standard Academy enrolled 708 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 859. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.7:1 to 13.8:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at The New Standard Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Genesee County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
The New Standard Academy
District
The New Standard Academy
Address
2040 W CARPENTER RD, FLINT, MI 48505
Phone
(810) 787-3330
County
Genesee County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
859
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
825 (96%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260101808324
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About The New Standard Academy
How many students attend The New Standard Academy?
The New Standard Academy enrolls approximately 859 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does The New Standard Academy serve?
The New Standard Academy serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The New Standard Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The New Standard Academy is approximately 13.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at The New Standard Academy?
Student demographics at The New Standard Academy are roughly 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is The New Standard Academy public or private?
The New Standard Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by The New Standard Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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