Summary:
The Mayville Community School District serves about 532 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across two schools in the small, predominantly low-income community of Mayville, Michigan.
For parents, the standout choice is clearly Mayville Elementary School, which earns a 3-star rating and posts exceptional math scores despite 71% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. In 4th grade, 66.7% of students are proficient in math—a remarkable 27 percentage points above the state average. However, this academic strength does not carry into the secondary level. Mayville Middle High School holds a 2-star rating, and math proficiency collapses to just 11.1% in 6th grade and 12.8% in 7th grade, compared to state averages above 31%. The secondary school does show a bright spot in 10th grade PSAT English Language Arts (70.7% proficient vs. 58% statewide) and has improved dramatically from the 21st to 48th percentile in one year, but it still lags in most subjects, including social studies and SAT reading/writing.
Key concerns for families include chronic absenteeism, which affects 32% of elementary students and 26.2% of secondary students—both near or above the state rate. The district also struggles with a 77.7% graduation rate and a dropout rate of 8.8%, both worse than state averages. Per-student spending is generous at roughly $14,600-$15,200, yet outcomes vary widely by building, suggesting the elementary school uses resources more effectively. The most pressing issue is the dramatic loss of math proficiency between 5th and 6th grade, which points to a challenging transition. While the elementary school proves high-poverty students can excel, the district must address the secondary math collapse, chronic absenteeism, and college readiness gaps to ensure early gains are not lost.
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