Summary:
The city of Johannesburg, Michigan is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School and JohannesburgLewiston High School, both part of the Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools district. While the schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, they consistently perform below state averages in academic areas, with both schools ranking in the middle to lower range within Michigan.
Academically, the schools struggle, with low proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and SAT/Mathematics compared to state averages. However, JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School's 5th-grade M-Step/Science proficiency rate of 51.7% is above the state average of 40.3%, and JohannesburgLewiston High School's 11th-grade M-Step/Social Studies proficiency rate of 44.2% is also above the state average of 42.1%. Attendance and graduation rates are also concerning, with both schools experiencing high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5% and JohannesburgLewiston High School having a four-year graduation rate of 82.8% and a dropout rate of 7.6%.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the schools' performance, as both have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 59.57% at the elementary/middle school and 52.8% at the high school. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $20,857 for the elementary/middle school and $22,922 for the high school, the academic outcomes suggest that the district may need to re-evaluate its approach to addressing the unique challenges faced by the student population.
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