Summary:
Alma Senior High School is the sole high school in Alma Public Schools, serving grades 9-12 with 552 students in Alma, Michigan. This single-school district offers a clear, focused picture of secondary education in this mid-Michigan community, where the school has shown notable improvement in its state ranking—jumping from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and moving from the 36th to the 56th percentile between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
For parents, the standout feature is Alma Senior High School’s exceptional student outcomes. The graduation rate of 91.6% far exceeds the state average of 84.0%, and the dropout rate of just 2.2% is dramatically lower than the state’s 7.1%. This is particularly impressive given that 65.76% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a high-poverty indicator. The school also shines in English Language Arts: 9th graders scored 67.6% proficient on the PSAT ELA (7.4 points above the state), and 10th graders hit 59.8% (1.8 points above). Even SAT reading/writing proficiency (53.5%) edges out the state average. However, math remains a clear weakness—proficiency rates hover around 20-27% across grades, consistently 5-7 points below state averages—and science proficiency (28.3% on M-Step) also trails the state by nearly 7 points.
One of the most encouraging trends is the school’s dramatic year-over-year improvement in science, which more than doubled from 13.5% to 28.3% proficiency, and social studies jumped from 33.3% to 41.1%. Chronic absenteeism (27.3%) is essentially at the state average, yet the school still manages to keep students on track for graduation. With per-student spending of $17,767 and a 15.8:1 student-teacher ratio, Alma Senior High School appears well-resourced. The key takeaway for parents: this school excels at keeping students engaged through graduation and building strong literacy skills, but families should ask about targeted math and science support, as those areas clearly need attention despite the school’s positive momentum.
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