Lawton Community School District

Summary:

The Lawton Community School District in Michigan operates 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is an accelerated academic center). The district serves a community with relatively high levels of economic disadvantage, as evidenced by the high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch across all schools.

Lawton Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, outperforming state and district averages on 3rd and 4th grade M-Step English Language Arts and Math assessments. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate and a more favorable student-teacher ratio compared to the other schools in the district. In contrast, Lawton Middle School and Lawton High School generally underperform the state and district averages on M-Step and SAT assessments.

The Lawton Accelerated Academic Center, despite being a small school with only 37 students, has a high 4-year graduation rate and a low dropout rate. However, it also has a concerning student-teacher ratio of 217.6, which is significantly higher than the other schools in the district. The district-wide challenges include high chronic absenteeism rates and the need to address the underlying factors contributing to the disparities in academic performance between the elementary school and the middle/high schools.

District Detail

101 Primary Way
Lawton, MI 49065-8781

(269) 624-7901

SchoolDigger Rank:
310^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,027

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lawton Accelerated Academic Center	Public	5-12	101 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7542	26	0	152.9	73.1%	17 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$00	$00	$00
Lawton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Primary Way	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 624-7501	397	31	12.8	53.9%	325 (81.9%)	4 (1.0%)	48 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	61.6	543^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	63.5%		54.7	639^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.0%	96					41.0	48.8				38.5	58.8										$00	$00	$00
Lawton High School	Public	8-12	101 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7800	279	15	19.2	53.0%	217 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	29.1	511^th of 739 public high schools	30.9%		34.9	470^th of 743 public high schools	36.7%	41			41.8	20.9													14.7			33.8	$00	$00	$00
Lawton Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7600	325	19	17.3	61.2%	257 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	48.7	424^th of 890 public middle schools	52.4%		40.3	509^th of 897 public middle schools	43.3%	85	65.2	25.8					44.7	30.0	28.9			29.4	24.7	30.1	43.5	43.9		45.9	56.1		$00	$00	$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mattawan Consolidated School	3.11 mi	5	37^th
Paw Paw Public School District	3.64 mi	6	241^st
Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	5.43 mi	4
Decatur Public Schools	8.61 mi	2	302^nd
Youth Advancement Academy	9.76 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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