Summary:
The Westwood Community School District in Michigan has only one middle school, Tomlinson Middle School, which serves grades 7-8. Based on the available data, Tomlinson Middle School appears to be a low-performing school, ranking 857 out of 890 middle schools in Michigan for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tomlinson Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages, with proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies for 7th and 8th grade students ranging from just 3.75% to 10% proficient or better. The school's PSAT proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 8th grade students are also well below the state averages, at 31.4% and 8.1% respectively, compared to 65.3% and 30.4% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is likely contributing to its poor academic performance.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $22,060, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1, Tomlinson Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Michigan over the past three school years. This suggests that the challenges facing this high-poverty school, with 94.87% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, require more than just additional funding and resources to address the complex issues impacting student achievement.
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