Summary:
The city of Vermontville, Michigan, is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 high schools (one of which is a magnet school), and no middle schools or alternative schools. The schools in this area face a mix of challenges, with Maple Valley JrSr High School experiencing declining performance and Maple Valley Pathways High School struggling with concerning metrics like low graduation rates and high dropout rates.
Maple Valley JrSr High School, the largest school in the area with 385 students, has seen its statewide ranking drop in recent years, and its academic performance is significantly below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 33.9% and a dropout rate of 5.4%, despite a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 89%. In contrast, Maple Valley Pathways High School, a small magnet high school with only 23 students, has an extremely low graduation rate of 46.6% and a high dropout rate of 40%, along with a concerning lack of recent academic performance data.
Across the schools in Maple Valley Schools, there are also signs of socioeconomic disparities, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, particularly at Maple Valley Pathways High School (82.61%). The chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 50%, also suggest that attendance and engagement are significant challenges for the schools in this area.
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