Summary:
Linden Charter Academy is the sole elementary school located in the Linden Charter Academy district in Flint, Michigan, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 791 students. This public charter school faces significant challenges, with a student population that is overwhelmingly African American and economically disadvantaged, low academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism rates.
The school's student body is 86.47% African American and 94.31% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, Linden Charter Academy's performance on M-Step and PSAT tests is consistently below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 49.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average and likely contributes to the low academic achievement.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $13,076, the data suggests that funding alone is not the primary driver of the academic challenges. Other factors, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student support services, may need to be examined to address the significant disparities in educational outcomes for the students at Linden Charter Academy within the Linden Charter Academy district.
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