Atherton Junior Senior High School

Summary:

Atherton Junior Senior High School is a public high school located in Burton, Michigan, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the Atherton Community Schools district, which is ranked 543 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Atherton Junior Senior High School has a diverse student population, with 41.62% White, 36.49% African American, and 10.27% Hispanic students. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Michigan high schools, with only 13.3% of 7th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts and 6.67% proficient in Math, compared to the state averages of 37.9% and 32.1%, respectively. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 80.5% to 94.2%, and its dropout rate has varied from 0% to 9%. Additionally, Atherton Junior Senior High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 28% in 2018-2019 to 53% in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Grand Blanc Community High School, the contrast in academic performance is stark. Grand Blanc Community High School, located just 4 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with 52.7% of 11th-grade students proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing on the SAT, compared to only 24.1% at Atherton. This highlights the disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes between the two schools. Despite the increased per-student spending at Atherton Junior Senior High School, from $10,344 in 2019-2020 to $15,677 in 2022-2023, the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 3354 S Genesee Rd
       Burton, MI  48519-1426


(810) 591-9184

District: Atherton Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
568th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,677 Help


Feeder schools for Atherton Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:    Atherton Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  370

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.6%
African American:
36.5%
Two or more races:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.8% Help


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Compare Details Atherton Junior Senior High School ranks worse than 93.3% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.97. (See more...)
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Compare Details Atherton Junior Senior High School ranks worse than 76.4% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.89. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Atherton Junior Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (41.6%), African American (36.5%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Atherton Junior Senior High School is 16.9. (See more...)
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Compare Atherton Junior Senior High School employs 21.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Atherton Junior Senior High School is $15,677.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Atherton Junior Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Atherton Junior Senior High School 837th of 897 Michigan public middle schools. (See Atherton Junior Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Atherton Junior Senior High School 568th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Atherton Junior Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Atherton Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Atherton Community Schools 543rd of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 32.42 665th 921 27.8%
2015 25.84 686th 919 25.4%
2016 21.87 694th 894 22.4%
2017 15.48 699th 821 14.9%
2018 17.76 722nd 838 13.8%
2019 18.92 659th 792 16.8%
2021 14.79 602nd 675 10.8%
2022 10.83 713th 776 8.1%
2023 13.25 769th 883 12.9%
2024 8.97 837th 897 6.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.26 670th 815 17.8%
2019 30.46 499th 672 25.7%
2021 27.48 411th 523 21.4%
2023 17.42 706th 825 14.4%
2024 10.96 783rd 836 6.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.38 666th 794 16.1%
2019 30.86 465th 658 29.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.69 661st 797 17.1%
2023 9.68 723rd 776 6.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.99 218th 366 40.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.00 648th 678 4.4%
2019 17.90 540th 624 13.5%
2022 29.72 460th 638 27.9%
2023 10.37 652nd 688 5.2%
2024 8.68 671st 701 4.3%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.40 226th 705 67.9%
2007 45.43 499th 767 34.9%
2008 44.14 502nd 750 33.1%
2009 38.61 530th 754 29.7%
2010 29.36 561st 765 26.7%
2011 30.14 572nd 784 27.0%
2012 33.00 541st 773 30.0%
2013 39.25 508th 805 36.9%
2014 34.46 537th 799 32.8%
2015 28.63 593rd 832 28.7%
2016 19.96 623rd 852 26.9%
2017 11.24 649th 835 22.3%
2018 20.79 617th 824 25.1%
2019 10.06 596th 666 10.5%
2023 18.07 606th 735 17.6%
2024 23.89 568th 743 23.6%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.99 217th 315 31.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.76 565th 755 25.2%
2019 9.66 492nd 532 7.5%
2023 23.86 497th 614 19.1%
2024 34.99 430th 654 34.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.48 528th 710 25.6%
2019 26.15 426th 554 23.1%
2023 32.42 412th 611 32.6%
2024 35.97 387th 619 37.5%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.73 602nd 707 14.9%
2023 13.15 546th 611 10.6%
2024 12.28 569th 633 10.1%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.91 202nd 254 20.5%
2019 44.37 72nd 147 51.0%
2023 39.46 92nd 170 45.9%
2024 35.07 118th 188 37.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Atherton Junior Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.20 500th 708 29.4%
2019 5.18 557th 582 4.3%
2023 22.63 523rd 647 19.2%
2024 34.42 421st 638 34.0%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 343 6 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1989 311 4 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1990 296 4 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1991 293 5 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 305
1992 293 8 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1993 297 8 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 317
1994 284 6 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 300
1995 291 7 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1996 291 7 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1997 290 5 2 12 0 n/a n/a 0 309
1998 286 7 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 303
1999 299 12 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 319
2000 307 17 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2001 310 19 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 339
2002 328 7 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 339
2003 328 7 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 339
2004 325 10 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 344
2005 334 16 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 362
2006 357 20 5 4 2 n/a n/a 5 393
2007 336 18 7 7 2 n/a n/a 12 382
2008 313 20 4 8 2 n/a n/a 14 361
2009 252 29 4 10 3 n/a n/a 20 318
2010 258 45 3 9 2 n/a n/a 15 332
2011 229 52 0 7 3 0 6 0 297
2012 205 68 0 8 2 0 3 0 286
2013 204 61 1 9 1 0 6 0 282
2014 305 121 0 17 3 0 13 0 459
2015 260 128 2 16 4 0 18 0 428
2016 263 151 0 18 4 0 26 0 462
2017 242 151 0 22 6 0 31 0 452
2018 232 142 0 25 4 0 29 0 432
2019 225 127 0 27 4 0 34 0 417
2020 203 145 0 32 3 0 39 0 422
2021 179 132 0 28 1 0 36 0 376
2022 171 136 0 40 1 0 37 0 385
2023 154 135 0 38 0 0 43 0 370

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 355 n/a n/a n/a
1989 324 n/a n/a 7.4
1990 310 24.0 12.9 2.9
1991 305 n/a n/a n/a
1992 309 n/a n/a 4.9
1993 317 n/a 0.0 12.9
1994 300 2.0 150.0 11
1995 313 19.3 16.2 14.7
1996 313 19.3 16.2 14.7
1997 309 19.0 16.3 15.2
1998 303 17.0 17.8 12.2
1999 319 19.0 16.8 14.7
2000 330 20.5 16.1 22.4
2001 339 21.0 16.1 19.8
2002 339 20.1 16.9 28.6
2003 339 20.1 16.9 28.6
2004 344 19.7 17.5 36
2005 362 19.1 19.0 30.1
2006 393 20.0 19.7 35.8
2007 382 20.6 18.5 44.1
2008 361 20.4 17.7 48.1
2009 318 16.4 19.4 60.1
2010 332 18.2 18.2 66.6
2011 297 16.5 17.9 70.7
2012 286 13.5 21.1 72.4
2013 282 12.9 21.8 68.8
2014 459 21.0 21.8 63.2
2015 428 22.0 19.4 65.7
2016 462 22.0 21.0 72.9
2017 452 20.5 22.0 75.9
2018 432 21.9 19.6 74.3
2019 417 22.4 18.5 79.6
2020 422 22.3 18.8 74.6
2021 376 21.4 17.5 93.9
2022 385 22.6 17.0 95.1
2023 370 21.8 16.9 93.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 355 n/a n/a n/a
1989 324 n/a n/a 7.4
1990 310 24.0 12.9 2.9
1991 305 n/a n/a n/a
1992 309 n/a n/a 4.9
1993 317 n/a 0.0 12.9
1994 300 2.0 150.0 11
1995 313 19.3 16.2 14.7
1996 313 19.3 16.2 14.7
1997 309 19.0 16.3 15.2
1998 303 17.0 17.8 12.2
1999 319 19.0 16.8 14.7
2000 330 20.5 16.1 22.4
2001 339 21.0 16.1 19.8
2002 339 20.1 16.9 28.6
2003 339 20.1 16.9 28.6
2004 344 19.7 17.5 36
2005 362 19.1 19.0 30.1
2006 393 20.0 19.7 35.8
2007 382 20.6 18.5 44.1
2008 361 20.4 17.7 48.1
2009 318 16.4 19.4 60.1
2010 332 18.2 18.2 66.6
2011 297 16.5 17.9 70.7
2012 286 13.5 21.1 72.4
2013 282 12.9 21.8 68.8
2014 459 21.0 21.8 63.2
2015 428 22.0 19.4 65.7
2016 462 22.0 21.0 72.9
2017 452 20.5 22.0 75.9
2018 432 21.9 19.6 74.3
2019 417 22.4 18.5 79.6
2020 422 22.3 18.8 74.6
2021 376 21.4 17.5 93.9
2022 385 22.6 17.0 95.1
2023 370 21.8 16.9 93.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Atherton Junior Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $953 (8.7%) $10,025 (91.3%) $10,978
2020 $966 (9.3%) $9,378 (90.7%) $10,344
2021 $1,741 (14.7%) $10,106 (85.3%) $11,847
2022 $1,913 (13.4%) $12,359 (86.6%) $14,272
2023 $1,898 (12.1%) $13,778 (87.9%) $15,676

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Atherton Junior Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 659th of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 769th of 883 Middle schools
 3.9%
Ranks 596th of 666 High schoolsRanks 606th of 735 High schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
8th Grade Social Studies (Atherton Junior Senior High School)5.612.7
 7.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Atherton Community Schools)5.612.5
 6.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Atherton Junior Senior High School)58.335.2
 23.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Atherton Community Schools)58.334.5
 23.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Atherton Junior Senior High School)20.814.8
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Atherton Community Schools)20.814.8
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.2
 5.2%
11th Grade Social Studies (Atherton Junior Senior High School)2223.5
 1.5%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Atherton Community Schools)19.719.4
 0.3%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Atherton Junior Senior High School)3013.7
 16.3%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Atherton Community Schools)27.912.9
 15%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students417370
 11.3%
African American127135
 6.3%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic2738
 40.7%
Pacific Islander00
White225154
 31.6%
Two or More Races3443
 26.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.6%93.8%
 14.2%


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Students at Atherton Junior Senior High School are 42% White, 36% African American, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Atherton Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atherton Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 370 students attended Atherton Junior Senior High School.

Atherton Junior Senior High School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Michigan high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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