Summary:
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools is a school district in Michigan that serves the communities of Melvindale and Northern Allen Park. The district has only one high school, Melvindale High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools and struggles with low academic performance, high dropout rates, and significant socioeconomic challenges.
Melvindale High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20% of 11th-grade students were proficient in Science and 15.5% were proficient in Social Studies, compared to state averages of 37.5% and 39.6%, respectively. The school's SAT performance is also well below state averages, with only 25.9% of 11th-grade students proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and just 8.5% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 51.3% and 26.3%, respectively.
The school's demographic and socioeconomic factors also present significant challenges. The student population is predominantly White (61.68%), with significant Hispanic (28.48%) and African American (8.17%) representation. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (84.71%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors may be contributing to the school's academic struggles and high dropout rate of 7.0%, which is higher than the state average.
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