Summary:
The 48757 zip code is home to three public schools serving grades K-12: Reese Elementary School, Reese High School, and Reese Middle School, all part of the Reese Public Schools district. While the elementary school stands out for its strong academic performance, the middle school struggles, and the high school is a bright spot with high rankings and solid test scores.
Reese Elementary School outperforms the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math proficiency across multiple grade levels, particularly in 3rd grade Math with 67.3% proficiency compared to the state average of 43.4%. In contrast, Reese Middle School has lower proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math compared to state averages, suggesting a potential performance gap between the elementary and middle school levels.
Reese High School stands out as a strong performer, ranking 147 out of 743 Michigan high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school outperforms the state average in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency (65% vs. 51.3%) and has a relatively low dropout rate of 6.5%. However, attendance remains a concern across all three schools, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19.7% at the high school to 25.1% at the middle school.
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