Summary:
Ravenna Public Schools in Michigan has only one middle school, Ravenna Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, with its ranking dropping from 559 out of 883 Michigan middle schools in 2022-2023 to 604 out of 890 in 2024-2025, and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ravenna Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies consistently falling below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 35.5% in ELA (vs. 44.4% state average), 14.3% in Math (vs. 32.9% state average), and 32.3% in Science (vs. 40.3% state average). The school's 8th-grade PSAT proficiency rates were also below the state averages, with 59.2% in ELA (vs. 65.3% state average) and 13.2% in Math (vs. 30.4% state average).
Additionally, Ravenna Public Schools faces challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with Ravenna Middle School having a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (50.8% in 2023-2024) and a higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,995 for the same school year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in 2023-2024 is also significantly higher than the state average, further contributing to the academic performance concerns.
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