Brownell STEM Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Flint, Michigan

Brownell STEM Academy in Flint, Michigan enrolled 160 students in 2024-25 with 13.7 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-10% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 43% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

279 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 160 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.7 to 13.7.

Students enrolled at Brownell STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 16001002003002022-232792023-242882024-25160
Students enrolled at Brownell STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 16001002003002022-232792023-242882024-25160
Students enrolled at Brownell STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 16001002003002022-232792023-242882024-25160
Students enrolled at Brownell STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 16001002003002022-232792023-242882024-25160
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327913.720.4
2023-2428811.724.6
2024-2516013.711.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools

Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Brownell STEM Academy 11.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBrownell STEM Academy 11.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Brownell STEM Academy 11.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBrownell STEM Academy 11.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Brownell STEM Academy 11.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBrownell STEM Academy 11.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; Brownell STEM Academy 11.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBrownell STEM Academy 11.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brownell STEM Academy enrolled 265 students and reported no counselor; it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions68
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

81.3% of students were Black, 11.3% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black81.3%
  2. Hispanic11.3%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. White2.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Brownell STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 0-10% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑10%8‑11%44%
Math, 2022-235% or less1‑5% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Flint

8 public elementary schools in Flint report 2024-25 enrollment; Brownell STEM Academy is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dye Elementary School55915.690.9%
Madison Academy ElementaryMiddle School3626.794.8%
Randels Elementary School31116.584.6%
Northridge Academy26318.196.2%
Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK221614.294.9%
Greater Heights Academy18817.9100.0%
Brownell STEM Academy16011.793.8%
Eagles Nest Academy15414.090.9%

All public schools in Flint →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Brownell STEM Academy

  1. Eagles Nest AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 154 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Michael Hamady Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 131 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Brownell STEM Academy with Eagles Nest AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Flint School District of the City of spends per student$23,067 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,067
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBrownell STEM Academy is the number 1,487 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,487 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Brownell STEM Academy

  1. How many students attend Brownell STEM Academy?
    160 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 279 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Flint, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Brownell STEM Academy?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Brownell STEM Academy a Title I school?
    Brownell STEM Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Brownell STEM Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Brownell STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 0-10% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Brownell STEM Academy in?
    Flint School District of the City of, NCES district ID 2614520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261452008539 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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