Flagship Charter Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Detroit, Michigan

Flagship Charter Academy in Detroit, Michigan enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 19.8 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, 15-20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

643 students in 2022-23, 649 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Flagship Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 643, 2023-24: 649, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236432023-246492024-25655
Students enrolled at Flagship Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 643, 2023-24: 649, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236432023-246492024-25655
Students enrolled at Flagship Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 643, 2023-24: 649, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236432023-246492024-25655
Students enrolled at Flagship Charter Academy by school year2022-23: 643, 2023-24: 649, 2024-25: 65502004006008002022-236432023-246492024-25655
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364337.017.4
2023-2464927.024.0
2024-2565533.019.8

19.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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; This school 19.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 19.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 19.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.7 to 74.0; This school 19.8; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.8state 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 Flagship Charter Academy enrolled 776 students and reported no counselor; it reported 149 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions149
  • Chronically absent70.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.6% of students were Black, 9.6% of two or more races, 2.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.6%
  2. Two or more races9.6%
  3. Hispanic2.1%
  4. White0.5%
  5. Asian0.2%

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 Flagship Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 15-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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, 2021-2215‑20%15‑20%44%
Math, 2022-2315%8‑14% (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 Detroit

89 public elementary schools in Detroit report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Detroit Edison Public School Academy90120.172.1%
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy87917.993.3%
Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus84717.199.4%
Ronald Brown Academy83417.791.5%
Bates Academy77318.459.4%
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts75418.693.0%
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School74917.390.4%
Detroit Merit Charter Academy71918.578.3%

All public schools in Detroit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Flagship Charter Academy

  1. Noble ElementaryMiddle SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 512 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Hope AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 430 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Flagship Charter Academy with Noble ElementaryMiddle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Flagship Charter Academy spends per student$12,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,322
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganFlagship Charter Academy is the number 88 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#88 of 1,611
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.19.8:1
  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 Flagship Charter Academy

  1. How many students attend Flagship Charter Academy?
    655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 643 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Detroit, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Flagship Charter Academy?
    19.8 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 Flagship Charter Academy a Title I school?
    Flagship Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Flagship Charter Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Flagship Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 15-20% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 Flagship Charter Academy in?
    Flagship Charter Academy, NCES district ID 2600945. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260094507818 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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