Middle Schools in Lawton Community School District

Summary:

The Lawton Community School District in Michigan has only one middle school, Lawton Middle School, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 424 out of 890 Michigan middle schools in 2024-2025 to 562 out of 883 in 2022-2023. Lawton Middle School's overall rating by SchoolDigger is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance compared to other Michigan middle schools.

Academically, Lawton Middle School's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions. For example, the school's 5th-grade students outperformed the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Science, but the 6th and 7th-grade students performed significantly below the state averages in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade students performed better than the state average in PSAT/English Language Arts but worse in PSAT/Mathematics.

Lawton Middle School serves a high-poverty student population, with 71.25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% compared to the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and declining performance over time. While the data does not provide information about the school's resource allocation, addressing the needs of the high-poverty student population and improving attendance rates could be crucial steps in improving Lawton Middle School's overall outcomes.

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)	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	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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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