Summary:
The Mayville Community School District in Michigan is served by a single combined middle and high school, Mayville Middle High School, which enrolls 284 students in grades 6 through 12 in a rural area with significant economic need, as nearly 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Mayville Middle High School shows a very uneven academic profile. The clear bright spot is 10th-grade English Language Arts on the PSAT, where 70.7% of students are proficient, far exceeding the state average of 58%. However, this strength does not carry across subjects or grade levels. The school struggles most dramatically in middle school math: only 11.1% of 6th graders and 12.8% of 7th graders are proficient in M-Step math, compared to state averages around 32%. The 8th-grade math scores also collapsed from 42.4% proficiency in 2024-2025 to just 17.1% in 2025-2026, a massive year-over-year drop that now places the school well below the state. High school results are mixed, with 11th-grade social studies (18.4% vs. 43.2% state) and SAT reading/writing (36.8% vs. 52.1% state) showing significant gaps, though 9th-grade math is nearly on par with the state.
Beyond test scores, the school faces challenges with student outcomes. The graduation rate of 77.7% is notably below the state's 84.0%, and the dropout rate of 8.8% is higher than the state's 7.1%. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism at 26.2% is slightly better than both the district and state averages, suggesting students are showing up despite economic hurdles. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, dropping to the 21st percentile in 2024-2025 before rebounding to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating recent improvements in some ranking metrics. Parents should be aware that while the school has pockets of excellence, particularly in 10th-grade ELA, the foundational math weaknesses in middle school are a serious concern that likely impacts later performance on the SAT and overall college readiness.
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