High Schools in Orchard View Schools

The Orchard View Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Orchard View High School and Orchard View Community Education. While Orchard View High School is the larger of the two with 576 students, it faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 39.4% and significantly underperforms the state average in academic proficiency. In contrast, the smaller Orchard View Community Education has a much lower four-year graduation rate of just 4.6% and a staggering dropout rate of 53.1%.

Across both schools, the district struggles with low academic performance, with only 22.9% of 11th-grade students at Orchard View High School proficient or better in M-Step Science and Social Studies, compared to the state average of 37.5% and 39.6%, respectively. Additionally, just 9% of 11th-graders at the high school were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, far below the state average of 26.3%. These academic challenges are compounded by the high percentage of students from low-income families, with both schools having over 70% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The stark differences in graduation and dropout rates between the two schools, as well as the imbalance in resource allocation, with Orchard View Community Education spending more per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio, suggest that the Orchard View Schools district as a whole may be facing significant challenges in providing quality education to its students. Addressing these systemic issues and ensuring equitable distribution of resources will be crucial for improving student outcomes across the district.