For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 366 students in Vandercook Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Vandercook Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
700 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Vandercook Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 70-74% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#710 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
38%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.60
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
35 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
9%
# Black Students
23 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
3%
23%
# White Students
564 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
81%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
75 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
11%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
60
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
37
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
54
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
52
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
43
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
62
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
71
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
56
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
55
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
53
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,937 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 29% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,017 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,937
$18,370
Spending / Student
$14,017
$17,559
Best Vandercook Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1000 E Golf Ave
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-9044
Grades: 1-12
| 58 students
Rank: #22.
Vandercook Lake High School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1000 E Golf Ave
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-8167
Jackson, MI 49203
(517) 782-8167
Grades: 7-12
| 308 students
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