Middle Schools in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

The Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools district in Michigan has one middle school, Laker Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school has some positive attributes, such as relatively strong performance on the PSAT English Language Arts assessment, it faces challenges compared to state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics.

Laker Middle School has a student population of 239, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (92.47%) and a high percentage of students (55.65%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic challenge. The school's proficiency rates on the M-Step assessments are generally lower than the state averages, ranging from 16.7% in 6th grade math to 36.4% in 6th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 31% and 37.5%, respectively. However, the school's PSAT performance in English Language Arts for 8th grade is stronger, with 73% proficiency compared to the state average of 64.5%.

Over the past three years, Laker Middle School's statewide ranking has declined, from 477 out of 776 Michigan middle schools in 2021-2022 to 409 out of 897 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024. While the school spends more per student ($13,860) than the state average, and has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 16.7, these factors have not translated into consistent academic success, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional practices and resource allocation to better support student learning.