Summary:
Mesick Consolidated Schools is a small school district in Michigan that operates a single high school, Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School. The high school serves students in grades 9-12 and has faced challenges in academic performance and student outcomes compared to state averages.
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 341 and 511 out of 739 Michigan high schools, with a current rating of 2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate is 82.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is 7.6%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is significantly higher than the state average at 29.5%.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 54.8% in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 12.9% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 55.4% and 27.5%, respectively. The school's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past two school years, suggesting the need for more effective strategies and interventions to address the underlying issues and drive academic progress. Despite the higher per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding, raising questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation.
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