Middle Schools in Airport Community Schools

The Airport Community Schools district in Michigan is home to two middle schools: Wagar Junior High School and Wagar Middle School. While both schools serve students in the same district, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance, student demographics, and other key metrics.

Wagar Junior High School serves grades 6-8 and is ranked 489 out of 897 Michigan middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.9% and performs below the state average in most academic subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.6% to 33%. In contrast, Wagar Middle School, which serves only 5th-grade students, outperforms its counterpart in some areas, such as 5th-grade science (47.6% proficiency) and English language arts (38.3% proficiency).

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance gap, as Wagar Junior High School has a higher percentage of students (57.14%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Wagar Middle School (51.46%). Additionally, both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area of concern for the district and require further investigation and targeted interventions.