Summary:
The city of Whittemore, Michigan is home to two schools: WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary and WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School, both part of the Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools district. Unfortunately, the data analysis reveals that these schools are consistently performing below the state averages on a wide range of metrics, including test scores, attendance, graduation rates, and more.
Both schools struggle with significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, the 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary was just 8.33%, compared to the state average of 38.9%. The high school also faces challenges, with only 16.7% of 11th-graders proficient in SAT/Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 27.5%.
Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 29.5% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. The high school also struggles with a concerning 82.8% four-year graduation rate and a 7.6% dropout rate for the same year. The schools serve a high-poverty student population, with the elementary school having an 89.08% free/reduced lunch rate and the high school at 79.3%. Despite the relatively high spending per student, the schools are still unable to achieve better results, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges faced by the Whittemore schools.
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