Summary:
Grand River Preparatory High School is the sole high school located in the area, serving grades 9-12. The school is part of the Grand River Preparatory High School district and has seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from 408th out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 270th out of 739 in 2024-2025.
While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 82.8% for 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, the relatively high dropout rate of 7.6% indicates a need to focus on student retention and support systems. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024 is quite high, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower graduation and test score performance.
Academically, Grand River Preparatory High School has mixed results, outperforming the state in Science and Social Studies but underperforming in Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 76.66% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite higher-than-average spending per student and a slightly higher student-teacher ratio, the school's leadership should continue to evaluate the effectiveness of their investments and develop a comprehensive academic improvement plan to raise performance across all subject areas.
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