Elementary Schools in Litchfield Community Schools

The Litchfield Community Schools district in Michigan has only one elementary school, Litchfield Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance and student demographics suggest it faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Litchfield Elementary School has a student population of 120, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (87.5%) with smaller percentages of Hispanic (5%), Asian (1.67%), and Native American (0.83%) students. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranking 1080 out of 1486 Michigan elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 1338 out of 1470 in the 2022-2023 school year, both with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academic performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 26.3% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 43.3%.

The school faces several challenges that may be contributing to its low academic performance. It has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.8%, and a high percentage of students (70.83%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite spending $17,959 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a lower student-teacher ratio of 16:1, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving educational outcomes.