Francis Reh PSA

Summary:

Francis Reh PSA is an alternative public charter school located in Saginaw, Michigan that serves grades PK-12 with a student population of 499 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a predominantly African American student body at 87.37%, with smaller percentages of Hispanic (8.82%), two or more races (3.21%), and White (0.4%) students.

While Francis Reh PSA and the other nearby alternative schools like ISDLocal Programs, State Street Academy, Bangor Township Virtual School, LLCBay Campus, and St Charles Virtual School all serve similar student populations, Francis Reh PSA stands out with its significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 40.3% to 71.9% over the past few years, and lower academic performance, with only 25% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts and less than 8% of 5th and 6th graders meeting math proficiency standards.

Despite Francis Reh PSA spending significantly more per student, ranging from $11,425 to $13,730 over the past four school years, which is higher than the spending levels of the nearby schools, the school's academic outcomes remain poor compared to the state averages and nearby schools. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution, and other factors such as school culture, instructional practices, and student engagement may play a crucial role in improving the educational outcomes for the students at Saginaw Independent School District (Isd).


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative PK, KG-12

 2201 Owen St
       Saginaw, MI  48601-3466


(989) 753-2349

District: Francis Reh PSA

SchoolDigger Rank:
1289th of 1,486 Michigan Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,220 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

African American:
84.9%
Hispanic:
11.3%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.6% Help


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Compare Details Francis Reh PSA ranks worse than 86.7% of elementary schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Francis Reh PSA ranks worse than 88.3% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.75. (See more...)
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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 Racial makeup is: African American (84.9%), Hispanic (11.3%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Francis Reh PSA is 16.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Francis Reh PSA is $13,220.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Francis Reh PSA:

SchoolDigger ranks Francis Reh PSA 1289th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Francis Reh PSA in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Francis Reh PSA 792nd of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Francis Reh PSA in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Francis Reh PSA

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 6.96 1498th 1545 3.0%
2007 3.58 1551st 1565 0.9%
2008 8.07 1511th 1577 4.2%
2009 10.56 1504th 1589 5.3%
2010 6.84 1507th 1552 2.9%
2011 19.13 1391st 1552 10.4%
2012 20.71 1350th 1566 13.8%
2013 12.53 1415th 1563 9.5%
2014 9.12 1431st 1533 6.7%
2015 9.71 1462nd 1580 7.5%
2016 7.66 1454th 1548 6.1%
2017 16.86 1213th 1466 17.3%
2018 21.98 1182nd 1448 18.4%
2019 14.38 1216th 1408 13.6%
2022 8.33 1243rd 1344 7.5%
2023 8.81 1345th 1470 8.5%
2024 12.91 1289th 1486 13.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.71 1018th 1397 27.1%
2019 22.62 940th 1134 17.1%
2022 13.06 998th 1099 9.2%
2023 12.38 1226th 1350 9.2%
2024 18.14 1177th 1381 14.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.02 1188th 1443 17.7%
2019 29.54 854th 1171 27.1%
2022 9.60 1043rd 1106 5.7%
2023 8.05 1247th 1321 5.6%
2024 8.31 1265th 1342 5.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.90 1123rd 1446 22.3%
2023 10.61 1217th 1334 8.8%
2024 26.79 976th 1347 27.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.50 128th 475 73.1%
2019 42.77 115th 212 45.8%
2022 26.78 115th 158 27.2%
2023 31.92 204th 321 36.4%
2024 34.89 206th 348 40.8%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Francis Reh PSA

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Rank History for all middle school students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 13.86 735th 806 8.8%
2007 8.61 772nd 823 6.2%
2008 17.34 748th 839 10.8%
2009 20.49 749th 847 11.6%
2010 11.74 791st 851 7.1%
2011 13.51 794th 858 7.5%
2012 18.84 774th 900 14.0%
2013 13.43 817th 919 11.1%
2014 11.26 823rd 921 10.6%
2015 8.51 862nd 919 6.2%
2016 6.96 845th 894 5.5%
2017 3.95 817th 821 0.5%
2018 19.93 702nd 838 16.2%
2019 9.95 729th 792 8.0%
2022 14.02 679th 776 12.5%
2023 7.47 844th 883 4.4%
2024 12.75 792nd 897 11.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.46 617th 815 24.3%
2019 14.19 609th 672 9.4%
2022 21.60 570th 691 17.5%
2023 10.05 775th 825 6.1%
2024 17.84 719th 836 14.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.86 653rd 794 17.8%
2019 6.06 641st 658 2.6%
2024 11.47 710th 771 7.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.76 625th 797 21.6%
2023 5.70 759th 776 2.2%
2024 16.04 672nd 786 14.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Francis Reh PSA

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.36 153rd 366 58.2%
2019 33.90 131st 196 33.2%
2022 36.54 109th 182 40.1%
2023 23.98 239th 310 22.9%
2024 32.86 189th 300 37.0%
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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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by a parent
Friday, January 31, 2020

Open Quote Leadership at Francis Reh is very poor,. Does not think what a parent or grandparent has to say is important, when there is an issue with the conduct of a teacher. I would not recommend Francis Reh school to any parents. Due to how our child was treated in the classroom by a teacher. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Francis Reh PSA

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 3 183 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 212
2000 2 204 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 231
2001 3 218 0 34 3 n/a n/a 0 258
2002 7 245 2 27 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2003 7 245 2 27 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2004 0 266 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2005 7 246 0 30 2 n/a n/a 7 292
2006 9 258 0 20 2 n/a n/a 17 306
2007 9 208 0 10 2 n/a n/a 21 250
2008 7 216 n/a 7 2 n/a n/a 24 256
2009 10 204 0 13 3 n/a n/a 20 250
2010 15 286 0 29 3 n/a n/a 10 343
2011 10 318 0 37 0 0 7 0 372
2012 10 297 1 41 4 0 8 0 361
2013 3 327 0 53 0 0 26 0 409
2014 11 362 1 53 0 0 24 0 451
2015 11 386 0 43 0 0 17 0 457
2016 16 409 0 36 0 0 13 0 474
2017 9 358 0 37 0 0 17 0 421
2018 12 390 0 41 1 0 13 0 457
2019 8 377 0 44 1 0 25 0 455
2020 10 414 0 46 2 0 18 0 490
2021 12 415 0 44 2 0 20 0 493
2022 7 416 0 37 0 0 16 0 476
2023 2 436 1 44 0 0 16 0 499
2024 1 427 0 57 0 0 18 0 503

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 Francis Reh PSA

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 212 8.0 26.5 82.5
2000 231 12.1 19.1 90.9
2001 258 13.0 19.8 88.8
2002 282 n/a n/a 88.7
2003 282 n/a n/a 88.7
2004 275 17.0 16.2 95.6
2005 292 12.0 24.3 95.8
2006 306 15.0 20.4 98.3
2007 250 16.0 15.6 103.1
2008 256 15.0 17.1 106
2009 250 11.6 21.6 107
2010 343 20.5 16.6 100
2011 372 22.0 16.8 95.4
2012 361 24.2 14.8 95
2013 409 23.5 17.3 93.9
2014 451 25.0 18.0 97.3
2015 457 20.0 22.8 90.8
2016 474 22.0 21.5 96.4
2017 421 23.3 18.0 98.8
2018 457 21.3 21.4 96.5
2019 455 26.7 17.0 97.8
2020 490 28.6 17.1 99.8
2021 493 28.0 17.6 98.6
2022 476 31.0 15.3 98.3
2023 499 30.7 16.2 97.8
2024 503 29.7 16.9 98.6

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 Francis Reh PSA

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 212 8.0 26.5 82.5
2000 231 12.1 19.1 90.9
2001 258 13.0 19.8 88.8
2002 282 n/a n/a 88.7
2003 282 n/a n/a 88.7
2004 275 17.0 16.2 95.6
2005 292 12.0 24.3 95.8
2006 306 15.0 20.4 98.3
2007 250 16.0 15.6 103.1
2008 256 15.0 17.1 106
2009 250 11.6 21.6 107
2010 343 20.5 16.6 100
2011 372 22.0 16.8 95.4
2012 361 24.2 14.8 95
2013 409 23.5 17.3 93.9
2014 451 25.0 18.0 97.3
2015 457 20.0 22.8 90.8
2016 474 22.0 21.5 96.4
2017 421 23.3 18.0 98.8
2018 457 21.3 21.4 96.5
2019 455 26.7 17.0 97.8
2020 490 28.6 17.1 99.8
2021 493 28.0 17.6 98.6
2022 476 31.0 15.3 98.3
2023 499 30.7 16.2 97.8
2024 503 29.7 16.9 98.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Francis Reh PSA

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,379 (21.1%) $8,881 (78.9%) $11,260
2020 $2,960 (25.9%) $8,465 (74.1%) $11,425
2021 $4,026 (32.5%) $8,362 (67.5%) $12,388
2022 $5,290 (38.5%) $8,441 (61.5%) $13,730
2023 $4,163 (31.5%) $9,057 (68.5%) $13,220

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Francis Reh PSA

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1216th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 1345th of 1470 Elementary schools
 5.1%
Ranks 729th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 844th of 883 Middle schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)34.717.9
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)34.717.9
 16.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Francis Reh PSA)29.214.3
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Francis Reh PSA)29.214.3
 14.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)22.725.5
 2.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)22.725.5
 2.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)21.49.8
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)21.49.8
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (Francis Reh PSA)16.75.9
 10.8%
   5th Grade Math (Francis Reh PSA)16.75.9
 10.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)16.36.5
 9.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)16.36.5
 9.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)19.615.7
 3.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)19.615.7
 3.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)30.218.8
 11.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Francis Reh PSA)30.218.8
 11.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Francis Reh PSA)18.610.4
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Francis Reh PSA)18.610.4
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students455499
 9.7%
African American377436
 15.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic4444
Pacific Islander00
White82
 75%
Two or More Races2516
 36%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.8%97.8%
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In the 2023-24 school year, 503 students attended Francis Reh PSA.

Francis Reh PSA ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Michigan alternative schools.

Students at Francis Reh PSA are 85% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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