Summary:
The city of Belleville, Michigan is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area display a range of academic performance, with Keystone Academy standing out as the highest-performing school in the data set. As a public charter school serving grades PK-8, Keystone Academy ranks in the top 186 out of 1,470 elementary schools in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, outperforming the state averages across multiple test subjects and grade levels.
In contrast, the other schools in the Van Buren Public Schools district generally have lower state-wide rankings, lower test scores, and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state averages. Savage Road Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-4, also performs well, ranking in the top 474 out of 1,470 elementary schools in Michigan and earning a 3-star rating. However, the other Van Buren Public Schools, including Belleville High School, McBride Middle School, Owen Intermediate, Edgemont Elementary, and Tyler Road Elementary, tend to lag behind the state averages.
The data also reveals a notable correlation between the schools' racial demographics and their academic performance, with the schools having higher percentages of white students generally outperforming those with higher percentages of African American students. Additionally, the wide range in per-student spending, from $11,302 at Keystone Academy to $20,830 at Edgemont Elementary, suggests that factors beyond just funding may be driving the differences in school performance.
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