High Schools in Lawton Community School District

Summary:

The Lawton Community School District in Michigan is home to two high schools: Lawton High School and Lawton Accelerated Academic Center. While both schools share similar graduation and dropout rates, they face distinct challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and resource allocation.

Lawton High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 352 in 2022-2023 to 511 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/Science (14.7%) and SAT/Mathematics (20.9%) for 11th-grade students are significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, Lawton High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and a relatively high percentage of students (56.51%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic disadvantage.

In contrast, Lawton Accelerated Academic Center has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, with a ranking of 555 out of 735 in 2022-2023. The school lacks reported test score data, making it difficult to assess its academic performance. However, it shares the same graduation and dropout rates as Lawton High School and has an even higher percentage of students (72.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has an extremely high student-to-teacher ratio of 217.6, suggesting a potential lack of resources and personalized attention for students.

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)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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 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

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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