Centreville Public Schools

Centreville Public Schools is a small, two-school district in rural Centreville, Michigan, serving 889 students from Pre-K through 12th grade on a single campus, with Centreville Elementary School (PK-6) and Centreville Junior Senior High School (7-12) both earning solid mid-tier state rankings.

Centreville Junior Senior High School is the district’s standout, boasting a remarkable 98.2% graduation rate—14 points above the state average—and a dropout rate of just 1.7%. Its 11th graders shine in science (51.7% proficient) and social studies (60% proficient), both roughly 16 points above state averages, and 9th graders post strong PSAT ELA scores (77% proficient). However, math remains a weak spot, with 10th-grade PSAT math at just 17.6% proficiency (13.9 points below state) and 11th-grade SAT math at 23.3%. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 33.8%, well above the state’s 27.9%, despite its excellent graduation outcomes. Centreville Elementary School tells a different story: it excels in upper-elementary literacy, with 6th-grade ELA proficiency at 58.3%—a striking 20.8 points above the state—but lags badly in early grades, where 3rd and 4th graders score 7-11 points below state averages in both ELA and math. The elementary school’s chronic absenteeism is impressively low at 14.4%, less than half the state rate.

The most notable pattern is a dramatic ELA turnaround: students enter below state averages in 3rd and 4th grade, then surge past them by 6th grade and maintain that edge through high school, suggesting a highly effective middle-grades literacy program. In contrast, math proficiency lags at nearly every grade level, creating a stark literacy-versus-math divide. Science and social studies are consistent strengths across both buildings. Year-to-year score swings at the high school—such as a 19.7-point drop in 11th-grade SAT ELA—likely reflect very small cohorts (roughly 68 students per grade), making single-year results volatile. Both schools spend about $14,864 per student with a 16:1 student-teacher ratio, delivering strong graduation rates and improving elementary rankings despite serving a population where roughly half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.