Coloma Community Schools

The Coloma Community Schools district in Michigan operates 4 schools: 2 elementary schools (Coloma Elementary School and Coloma Intermediate School), 1 middle school (Coloma Junior High School), and 1 high school (Coloma High School). The district faces significant challenges, with all 4 schools performing well below state averages on key metrics.

Coloma Elementary School stands out as the largest school with 391 students, but it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools and has very low proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA and Math. Similarly, Coloma Intermediate School has ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools and has low proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grade ELA and Math. Both schools have an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population.

Across the district, all 4 schools have very high chronic absenteeism rates, well above the state average. Coloma High School also has a 4-year graduation rate below the state average and a dropout rate higher than the state average. The schools spend more per student than the state average, but the student-teacher ratios are generally higher. Overall, the Coloma Community Schools district faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing the systemic issues that are contributing to the low academic performance across all of its schools.