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Grass Lake Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 311 students in Grass Lake Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Grass Lake Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,315 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Grass Lake Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#250 out of 866 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
38%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.60
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
55 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
9%
# Black Students
7 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
1,215 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
92%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
124
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
98
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
110
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
92
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
95
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
99
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
108
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
109
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
85
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
83
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,573 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,831 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,573
$18,370
Spending / Student
$11,831
$17,559
Best Grass Lake Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grass Lake Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1000 Grass Lake Rd
Grass Lake, MI 49240
(517) 867-5550
Grass Lake, MI 49240
(517) 867-5550
Grades: 6-8
| 311 students
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