Summary:
Grand Ledge High School is the sole high school serving grades 9-12 within Grand Ledge Public Schools, a suburban district in Michigan with an enrollment of roughly 1,700 students.
This school is a consistent top-quartile performer, ranking in the 74th-75th percentile statewide for three straight years and earning a 4-star rating. Its biggest academic strength is English Language Arts: 10th graders score 76% proficient on the PSAT ELA, a remarkable 18 points above the state average, and 9th graders hit 73.6% versus 60.2% statewide. The graduation rate is excellent at 95%, far exceeding the state’s 84%, while the dropout rate of 1.5% is nearly five times lower than the state average. However, math remains a relative weakness—only about 28% of 11th graders are proficient on the SAT Math, though that still edges out the state’s 26.5%. The most puzzling finding is a sharp disconnect between strong literacy and weak social studies: students score 11 points below the state average in that subject despite their reading prowess, suggesting content-specific instruction may need attention.
There are also concerns beneath the strong surface. Chronic absenteeism affects 32.1% of students—worse than the state’s 27.9% and the district’s 22.6%—meaning nearly one in three students misses significant school time. Additionally, proficiency dropped across every subject from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with declines ranging from 6 to 9 points (e.g., science fell from 41.9% to 34.1%, and SAT EBRW from 70.2% to 61.4%). Since rankings stayed stable, this likely reflects broader statewide trends rather than a school-specific problem. With per-student spending of $11,665 and a 19.8:1 student-teacher ratio, the school achieves above-average results efficiently. For parents, this is a strong, stable school with exceptional literacy outcomes and graduation rates, but one where absenteeism and declining test scores across all subjects warrant monitoring.
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