Potter School
2500 North Averill Ave
Flint MI, 48506, Genesee County
Phone: 810-760-1813
Ranking:
(2,069 out of 2,213, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Flint City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 492 | 349 | 348 | 418 | 380 | 387 | 438 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 84 | 17.1% | 47 | 13.5% | 59 | 17.0% | 75 | 17.9% | 59 | 15.5% | 73 | 18.9% | 72 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 16.9% | 68 | 19.5% | 61 | 17.5% | 60 | 14.4% | 69 | 18.2% | 55 | 14.2% | 62 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 16.5% | 57 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.7% | 73 | 17.5% | 47 | 12.4% | 59 | 15.2% | 74 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 14.4% | 43 | 12.3% | 48 | 13.8% | 57 | 13.6% | 57 | 15.0% | 52 | 13.4% | 65 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 11.2% | 54 | 15.5% | 42 | 12.1% | 55 | 13.2% | 44 | 11.6% | 51 | 13.2% | 54 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 64 | 13.0% | 33 | 9.5% | 51 | 14.7% | 44 | 10.5% | 49 | 12.9% | 50 | 12.9% | 51 | 11.6% |
Grade 6: | 54 | 11.0% | 47 | 13.5% | 36 | 10.3% | 54 | 12.9% | 55 | 14.5% | 47 | 12.1% | 60 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 271 | 55.1% | 181 | 51.9% | 182 | 52.3% | 240 | 57.4% | 197 | 51.8% | 212 | 54.8% | 240 | 54.8% |
Female: | 221 | 44.9% | 168 | 48.1% | 166 | 47.7% | 178 | 42.6% | 175 | 46.1% | 167 | 43.2% | 194 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 54 | 11.0% | 32 | 9.2% | 41 | 11.8% | 45 | 10.8% | 34 | 8.9% | 29 | 7.5% | 25 | 5.7% |
Black: | 188 | 38.2% | 132 | 37.8% | 122 | 35.1% | 135 | 32.3% | 141 | 37.1% | 135 | 34.9% | 160 | 36.5% |
White: | 215 | 43.7% | 164 | 47.0% | 168 | 48.3% | 206 | 49.3% | 197 | 51.8% | 216 | 55.8% | 243 | 55.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 31 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.6% | 28 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 463 | 94.1% | 300 | 86.0% | 289 | 83.0% | 379 | 90.7% | 346 | 91.1% | 372 | 96.1% | 407 | 92.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.4% | 16 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.1% | 18 | 4.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.97 | 15.86 | 13.38 | 15.48 | 14.90 | 15.20 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 72% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 65.1% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.3% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.1% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 88.2% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.5% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 13.1% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 17.3% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 73.6% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 68.5% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.6% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 73.5% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 72.1% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.3% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 30.4% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 37.9% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 43.1% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 30.3% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 38.1% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 36% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 63.7% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 65.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.3% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 82.9% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.5% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 17% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 16.6% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 63% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.2% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 60.7% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 57.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 66.2% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 63.2% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 38.1% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 36.5% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.8% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 29.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 15.7% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 17.9% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 21.4% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 17.5% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 12% | 18.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 47.2% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 46.5% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 43.6% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 61% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 16.2% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 18.9% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 59.8% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.7% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50.7% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 68.1% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 38.7% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 40.3% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 48.1% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 56.2% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46.6% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 48.8% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 47.2% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 49.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 2.8% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 2.8% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 53.6% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 38.2% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32.2% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 33.3% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.4% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 52.1% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.8% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 60.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.8% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 21.2% | 37.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 17.3% | 40.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63.5% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.1% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58.1% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.9% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.8% | 67% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 41.5% | 68.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 40.1% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 6.1% | 27.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 8.8% | 29.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.5% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.3% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 54% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
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* Potter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.