Summary:
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy is the sole elementary school located in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school's performance has been variable, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 682 out of 1,470 Michigan elementary schools in 2022-2023 and 862 out of 1,486 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 2 stars out of 5 in the two subsequent years.
Academically, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy has shown strengths in certain grade levels and subject areas, such as 5th and 8th-grade Science and Social Studies, but also weaknesses, particularly in 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade Math. The school's 8th-grade students performed above the state average on the PSAT in English Language Arts but below the state average in Mathematics. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and serves a high-needs student population, with 63.65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite these challenges, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 and high per-student spending of $23,594 for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be leveraged to support student learning and address the school's areas of concern.
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