Summary:
The Jackson Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Jackson High School and Jackson Pathways. While the schools share similar graduation and dropout rates, they exhibit notable differences in size, student demographics, and academic performance.
Jackson High School is the larger of the two, with 1,027 students, compared to just 82 students at Jackson Pathways. Additionally, Jackson Pathways has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 86.59%, while Jackson High School has a rate of 67.48%. However, both schools maintain similar graduation rates of 82.8% and dropout rates of 7.6%.
In terms of academic performance, Jackson High School outperforms the Jackson Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in most test score categories, including M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. The most significant gap is in SAT/Mathematics, where Jackson High School has a 13.3% proficiency rate, compared to 12.6% for the district and 27.5% for the state.
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