Summary:
Fremont, Michigan is served by six schools, including five within the Fremont Public School District and one alternative program under the Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, covering grades PK-12 for roughly 2,000 students in this small, rural community.
For parents, the standout choice is clearly Fremont High School, which leads the area with a 94.8% graduation rate, a 1.4% dropout rate, and proficiency scores that tower over state averages—especially in science (58.7% vs. 35.2% statewide) and social studies (70.6% vs. 43.2%). It achieves these results with mid-range spending ($14,468 per student), making it the most efficient school in the district. The middle school, Fremont Middle School, also performs well above state averages in science and social studies, though its math proficiency (31.7%) lags notably behind its ELA scores (74.6%). Among elementary schools, Daisy Brook Elementary School (grades 3-5) outpaces Pathfinder Elementary School (K-2) in state comparisons, with Daisy Brook exceeding state proficiency by 8-9.5 points in reading and math, while Pathfinder struggles with the district's highest chronic absenteeism rate (22.3%).
The most complex story is Quest High School, which serves the highest-need population (72.66% free/reduced lunch) yet has the lowest per-student funding ($12,878) and a staggering 42.6:1 student-teacher ratio. Despite a dramatic ranking improvement from 1-star to 3-star status, its graduation rate remains critically low at 31.7% with a 30.1% dropout rate—21 times the state average. Meanwhile, Education and Activity Center offers a highly personalized alternative with a 6.5:1 ratio and $89,117 per-student spending, though it serves only 26 students with significant barriers. Across all schools, a clear math achievement gap persists—math proficiency is consistently less than half of reading proficiency—and chronic absenteeism strongly correlates with lower outcomes, as seen in the contrast between Fremont High (16.7% absenteeism) and Quest (38.8%).
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