Best Public Schools in Zip Code 48144

Summary:

The 48144 zip code area is home to 3 elementary schools, including Monroe Road Elementary School, Douglas Road Elementary School, and New Bedford Academy. While the schools share a geographic location, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance, student demographics, and other key metrics.

Monroe Road Elementary School and Douglas Road Elementary School, both traditional public schools, consistently outperform the Bedford Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in various academic measures, including test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, New Bedford Academy, a public charter school, struggles with lower test scores and a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 43.9%.

The schools also differ in their student demographics, with Monroe Road Elementary School and Douglas Road Elementary School having predominantly white student populations, while New Bedford Academy is more racially diverse. Additionally, New Bedford Academy serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 53.01% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 24.8% at Monroe Road Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				M-Step English Language Arts (2024)			M-Step Math (2024)			M-Step Science (2024)	M-Step Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Bedford Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6315 Secor Rd	Lambertville	48144	Monroe County	New Bedford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 854-5437	82	6	13.6	58.5%	51 (62.2%)	5 (6.1%)	13 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (14.6%)								(n/a)									$11,385	$1,119	$10,266
Monroe Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7979 Monroe Rd	Lambertville	48144	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6800	610	32	18.9	29.2%	541 (88.7%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	76	318^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.6%		72.5	359^th of 1470 public elementary schools	75.6%	41	49.5	54.1	67.6	52.4	50.5	39.6	59.5	37.8	$12,617	$807	$11,809
Douglas Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6875 Douglas Rd	Lambertville	48144	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 850-6700	571	32	17.7	33.3%	493 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	76.6	308^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.3%		55.2	609^th of 1470 public elementary schools	58.6%	301	57.5	48.5	60.0	55.2	45.5	48.4	57.9	41.1	$12,660	$732	$11,928

Cities Near Zip Code 48144

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lambertville	0.61 mi	3	82^nd
Temperance	2.15 mi	4	117^th
Ottawa Lake	4.03 mi	3	128^th
Erie	7.95 mi	4	132^nd
Ida	10.94 mi	3	69^th

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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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