Summary:
The city of Morley, Michigan is home to three public schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Morley Stanwood Elementary School, Morley Stanwood High School, and Morley Stanwood Middle School. These schools, operated by the Morley Stanwood Community Schools district, face several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance, high rates of poverty and free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism, and graduation/dropout rate concerns.
Morley Stanwood Elementary School stands out with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.4% and lower academic performance compared to state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students (73.75%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. Similarly, Morley Stanwood High School has a low graduation rate of 80.2% and a high dropout rate of 7.4%, along with lower academic performance and a high percentage of students (60.5%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Morley Stanwood Middle School also faces high chronic absenteeism at 25.0% and lower academic performance compared to state averages, with 65.49% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Across the district, the schools have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 88.5% to 91.71% white students, which may suggest potential equity challenges. The consistently lower academic performance, high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and graduation/dropout rate concerns indicate systemic issues that the Morley Stanwood Community Schools district needs to address to improve educational outcomes for all students.
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