Middle Schools in Hartford Public Schools

The Hartford Public Schools district in Michigan has only one middle school, Hartford Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty, and chronic absenteeism rates that are well above the state averages.

Hartford Middle School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 16.7% to 17.6%, compared to the state average of 37.5% to 37.9%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 5.1% to 10.9%, compared to the state average of 31% to 32.1%. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 84.75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.0% in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite the school's high spending per student ($15,028), the academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning. The data highlights the need for Hartford Public Schools to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges.