Summary:
The Orchard View Schools district in Michigan has only one middle school, Orchard View Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, this middle school appears to be struggling, with consistently low academic performance and other concerning metrics compared to state averages.
Orchard View Middle School has a student enrollment of 447, with a diverse racial makeup that includes 53% White, 26% African American, and smaller percentages of Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. However, the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This likely contributes to the school's poor academic outcomes, as its proficiency rates on state assessments like M-STEP and PSAT are well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.2% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.5%.
In addition to the low academic performance, Orchard View Middle School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, at 40.9% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's overall statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 681 out of 776 middle schools in 2021-2022 to 739 out of 897 in 2023-2024. With a low SchoolDigger rating of 1 out of 5 stars, it is clear that Orchard View Middle School is in need of significant improvement to provide a quality education for its students and address the underlying challenges facing the school and its community.
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