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Southwestern Classical Academy

Summary:

Southwestern Classical Academy is a public magnet high school in Flint, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 461, predominantly African American (80.26%). The school is part of the Flint School District of the City of, which is ranked 589 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwestern Classical Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 533 out of 773 schools in 2011-2012 (receiving a 2-star rating) and its lowest ranking being 730 out of 743 schools in 2023-2024 (0-star rating). The school's four-year graduation rate has steadily declined from 78.3% in 2018-2019 to 51.7% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, Southwestern Classical Academy has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 9.0% in 2018-2019 to 32.1% in 2022-2023, more than triple the state average. The school has also struggled with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 92.7% in 2020-2021, more than double the state average.

When comparing Southwestern Classical Academy to other nearby schools, such as Accelerated Learning Academy and CA Alternative EdAtlantis, it becomes evident that the challenges faced by the school are not unique to the district. These schools also struggle with low academic performance, high dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, Genesee Early College, a high-performing school in the Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools district, stands out as a potential bright spot, with a 100% four-year graduation rate and strong academic performance on state assessments.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 1420 W 12th St
       Flint, MI  48507-1425

(810) 760-1400

District: Flint School District of the City of

SchoolDigger Rank:
730th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,849 Help


Feeder schools for Southwestern Classical Academy:

Elementary:    Brownell STEM Academy
    DoyleRyder School
    Durant Tuuri Mott School
    Eisenhower School
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Middle:    Holmes STEM Middle School Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  461

Racial breakdown:

African American:
80.3%
White:
11.1%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Southwestern Classical Academy is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.07. (See more...)
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Compare Details Southwestern Classical Academy ranks worse than 98.3% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.88. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Southwestern Classical Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Southwestern Classical Academy has the largest high school student body size in the Flint School District of the City of. Racial makeup is: African American (80.3%), White (11.1%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southwestern Classical Academy is 16.3, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Flint School District of the City of! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southwestern Classical Academy is $24,849, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Flint School District of the City of!
Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Southwestern Classical Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern Classical Academy 730th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Southwestern Classical Academy in the ranking list.)

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Flint School District of the City of:

SchoolDigger ranks Flint School District of the City of 589th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southwestern Classical Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 38.09 630th 806 21.8%
2009 72.02 238th 847 71.9%
2010 59.80 468th 851 45.0%
2011 49.49 563rd 858 34.4%
2012 29.38 695th 900 22.8%
2013 11.50 840th 919 8.6%
2014 9.40 849th 921 7.8%
2015 9.44 844th 919 8.2%
2016 6.67 854th 894 4.5%
2017 8.60 767th 821 6.6%
2018 7.08 827th 838 1.3%
2019 4.07 779th 792 1.6%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Southwestern Classical Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Southwestern Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 43.52 475th 705 32.6%
2007 51.07 458th 767 40.3%
2008 40.26 522nd 750 30.4%
2009 26.65 575th 754 23.7%
2010 36.91 536th 765 29.9%
2011 52.23 473rd 784 39.7%
2012 34.54 533rd 773 31.0%
2013 20.20 605th 805 24.8%
2014 19.68 614th 799 23.2%
2015 20.28 656th 832 21.2%
2016 11.03 707th 852 17.0%
2017 5.69 747th 835 10.5%
2018 7.99 731st 824 11.3%
2019 1.76 662nd 666 0.6%
2023 4.03 719th 735 2.2%
2024 3.88 730th 743 1.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southwestern Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.93 697th 755 7.7%
2019 1.30 530th 532 0.4%
2024 4.35 647th 654 1.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Southwestern Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.58 637th 710 10.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Southwestern Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.20 669th 707 5.4%
2023 4.69 596th 611 2.5%
2024 5.07 604th 633 4.6%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Southwestern Classical Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.97 191st 254 24.8%
2019 6.70 144th 147 2.0%
2024 11.39 183rd 188 2.7%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Southwestern Classical Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 750 471 7 29 31 n/a n/a 0 1288
1989 752 695 14 18 27 n/a n/a 0 1506
1990 719 765 14 21 34 n/a n/a 0 1553
1991 690 817 11 20 28 n/a n/a 0 1566
1992 627 847 10 26 26 n/a n/a 0 1536
1993 629 876 8 29 29 n/a n/a 0 1571
1994 628 877 12 33 38 n/a n/a 0 1588
1995 551 872 13 36 66 n/a n/a 0 1538
1996 551 872 13 36 66 n/a n/a 0 1538
1997 530 893 11 37 63 n/a n/a 0 1534
1998 498 908 16 31 59 n/a n/a 0 1512
1999 483 910 17 36 66 n/a n/a 0 1512
2000 467 890 16 33 61 n/a n/a 0 1467
2001 436 884 17 39 57 n/a n/a 0 1433
2002 428 897 18 39 0 n/a n/a 0 1382
2003 428 897 18 39 0 n/a n/a 0 1382
2004 425 897 13 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1371
2005 375 1007 13 33 3 n/a n/a 0 1431
2006 307 1004 12 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1351
2007 155 536 7 21 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2008 170 645 6 20 n/a n/a n/a 1 842
2009 177 640 7 16 4 n/a n/a 1 845
2010 130 583 7 19 5 n/a n/a 1 745
2011 85 498 4 27 3 0 9 0 626
2012 65 427 4 18 3 0 14 0 531
2013 145 984 4 48 6 0 58 0 1245
2014 113 891 2 48 4 0 43 0 1101
2015 123 972 3 43 3 0 49 0 1193
2016 88 741 3 28 2 0 39 0 901
2017 103 746 1 34 5 0 40 0 929
2018 111 792 0 28 1 0 36 0 968
2019 87 636 1 23 2 0 23 0 772
2020 55 388 1 11 1 0 17 0 473
2021 62 431 1 13 1 0 18 0 526
2022 69 430 1 15 0 1 17 0 533
2023 51 370 0 14 0 1 25 0 461

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southwestern Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1506 n/a n/a 12.2
1990 1553 92.0 16.8 12.9
1991 1566 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1536 n/a n/a 14.6
1993 1571 n/a 0.0 14.5
1994 1588 62.7 25.3 16
1995 1538 64.4 23.9 20.2
1996 1538 64.4 23.9 20.2
1997 1534 62.0 24.7 21.8
1998 1512 62.0 24.4 18.8
1999 1512 65.0 23.3 20.6
2000 1467 66.0 22.2 20.1
2001 1433 65.0 22.0 23
2002 1382 63.0 21.9 28.5
2003 1382 63.0 21.9 28.5
2004 1371 60.0 22.9 28.1
2005 1431 61.0 23.5 30.1
2006 1351 64.5 20.9 39.1
2007 719 39.0 18.4 36.3
2008 842 36.5 23.1 38.5
2009 845 54.0 15.6 51.8
2010 745 48.0 15.5 54.4
2011 626 47.0 13.3 64.5
2012 531 42.0 12.6 61.2
2013 1245 68.0 18.3 73.8
2014 1101 71.0 15.5 72.2
2015 1193 47.0 25.3 73.3
2016 901 54.0 16.6 83.6
2017 929 53.0 17.5 86.9
2018 968 48.0 20.1 88.5
2019 772 40.5 19.0 84.6
2020 473 31.2 15.1 82.7
2021 526 28.2 18.6 88.6
2022 533 29.4 18.1 93.6
2023 461 28.2 16.3 87.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southwestern Classical Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1506 n/a n/a 12.2
1990 1553 92.0 16.8 12.9
1991 1566 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1536 n/a n/a 14.6
1993 1571 n/a 0.0 14.5
1994 1588 62.7 25.3 16
1995 1538 64.4 23.9 20.2
1996 1538 64.4 23.9 20.2
1997 1534 62.0 24.7 21.8
1998 1512 62.0 24.4 18.8
1999 1512 65.0 23.3 20.6
2000 1467 66.0 22.2 20.1
2001 1433 65.0 22.0 23
2002 1382 63.0 21.9 28.5
2003 1382 63.0 21.9 28.5
2004 1371 60.0 22.9 28.1
2005 1431 61.0 23.5 30.1
2006 1351 64.5 20.9 39.1
2007 719 39.0 18.4 36.3
2008 842 36.5 23.1 38.5
2009 845 54.0 15.6 51.8
2010 745 48.0 15.5 54.4
2011 626 47.0 13.3 64.5
2012 531 42.0 12.6 61.2
2013 1245 68.0 18.3 73.8
2014 1101 71.0 15.5 72.2
2015 1193 47.0 25.3 73.3
2016 901 54.0 16.6 83.6
2017 929 53.0 17.5 86.9
2018 968 48.0 20.1 88.5
2019 772 40.5 19.0 84.6
2020 473 31.2 15.1 82.7
2021 526 28.2 18.6 88.6
2022 533 29.4 18.1 93.6
2023 461 28.2 16.3 87.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Southwestern Classical Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $4,350 (24.8%) $13,219 (75.2%) $17,569
2020 $7,675 (38.4%) $12,310 (61.6%) $19,985
2021 $13,937 (58.5%) $9,883 (41.5%) $23,821
2022 $13,675 (56.8%) $10,383 (43.2%) $24,058
2023 $16,142 (65.0%) $8,707 (35.0%) $24,849

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southwestern Classical Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 662nd of 666 High schoolsRanks 719th of 735 High schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Southwestern Classical Academy)10.66.8
 3.8%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Flint School District of the City of)10.55.8
 4.7%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Southwestern Classical Academy)8.910.6
 1.7%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Flint School District of the City of)97.8
 1.2%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students772461
 40.3%
African American636370
 41.8%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic2314
 39.1%
Pacific Islander01
White8751
 41.4%
Two or More Races2325
 8.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.6%87.6%
 3.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Southwestern Classical Academy

Southwestern Classical Academy ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Michigan high schools.

Students at Southwestern Classical Academy are 80% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Southwestern Classical Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brownell STEM Academy
Elementary : DoyleRyder School
Elementary : Durant Tuuri Mott School
Elementary : Eisenhower School
Elementary : Freeman School
Elementary : Neithercut Elementary School
Elementary : Pierce School
Elementary : Potter School
Middle : Holmes STEM Middle School Academy

In the 2022-23 school year, 461 students attended Southwestern Classical Academy.


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