Summary:
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools is a four-school district in Michigan serving roughly 995 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, and it currently ranks in the 36th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating.
The district's standout performer is Galesburg-Augusta High School, which boasts a 96.6% graduation rate and zero dropouts—far better than state averages—yet only 13.3% of its 11th graders are proficient in SAT math, suggesting students are graduating without strong college-ready skills. In contrast, Galesburg-Augusta Middle School shows a bright spot in 5th grade, where ELA proficiency hits 52.3% (8.5 points above the state), but performance falls off sharply by 7th grade, with math proficiency dropping to just 16.2%. Galesburg-Augusta Primary School shows mixed results, including a troubling 15.1-point decline in 4th-grade math proficiency year-over-year. The most concerning situation is at Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education, which has a 64.1% chronic absenteeism rate, a 61.5% graduation rate, and receives only $5,940 per student—less than a third of what the primary school spends per pupil—despite serving the district's highest-need population.
Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide issue, rising from 24.4% at the primary school to 37.6% at the high school, and it correlates strongly with lower academic outcomes. Math proficiency gaps widen as students age, with SAT math scores falling to 13.3% proficiency versus 26.5% statewide. The district's ranking has stayed stable at the 36th percentile for three years, even as individual test scores fluctuate. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the high school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, academic proficiency—especially in math—remains a significant concern across all grade levels, and the alternative school's severe underfunding relative to its challenges warrants attention.
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