Middle Schools in Garden City Public Schools

The Garden City Public Schools district in Michigan operates two middle schools: Garden City Middle School and Farmington 56 Campus. Both schools are facing significant challenges, with academic performance well below state averages and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Neither school stands out as an exceptional performer, with both institutions struggling across various academic metrics. Garden City Middle School has proficiency rates in M-Step/ELA, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies that are significantly below the state averages for 7th and 8th grades. Similarly, Farmington 56 Campus lags behind state averages in these areas for 5th and 6th grades. Both schools also have PSAT proficiency rates in ELA and Math for 8th grade that are below the state benchmarks.

Compounding the academic challenges, both middle schools have alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5%, well above the state average. Additionally, the schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates of 58.47% at Garden City Middle School and 62.65% at Farmington 56 Campus. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at both schools, the data suggests a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and utilization to better support student learning and achievement.