Laingsburg Community Schools

Laingsburg Community Schools is a small, highly rated district in Michigan serving about 1,112 students across three schools—Laingsburg Elementary School (K-5), Laingsburg Middle School (6-8), and Laingsburg High School (9-12)—earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide.

The clear standout is Laingsburg Middle School, which has maintained 4-star ratings for three straight years and ranks in the top fifth of Michigan middle schools. Its 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency is an extraordinary 85.7%—nearly 21 points above the state—and its 8th-grade social studies proficiency hits 76.5%, a remarkable 26 points above average. Laingsburg High School also shines with a 93.3% graduation rate (well above the 84% state average) and strong SAT reading scores, where 66.3% of 11th graders are proficient versus 52.1% statewide. Laingsburg Elementary School is solid but more variable, with strong ELA scores across grades yet a notable weakness in 3rd-grade math, where only 35.3% are proficient—below the state’s 42.9%.

District-wide, social studies is a true superpower, with every grade level exceeding state averages by at least 18 points. However, math performance declines as students advance: 8th-grade PSAT math is 44% proficient (10.8 points above state), but by 11th grade, SAT math drops to just 29.2%, barely above the state average. Chronic absenteeism also rises with grade level, from 16.5% in elementary to 26.6% in high school—nearly matching the state’s 27.9%. Despite this, the district achieves strong results with efficient spending ($12,698–$13,929 per student) and low economic disadvantage, suggesting a culture of high expectations that yields consistent above-average performance across most subjects and grade levels.