Summary:
St. Charles Community Schools is served by a single high school, St Charles Community MiddleHigh School, which enrolls students in grades 7 through 12 in a rural Michigan setting.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school is a strong performer in mathematics and shows remarkable student growth, despite serving a student body where a majority (58.1%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. In the most recent school year, 7th graders scored 15.5 points above the state average in math, and 10th graders beat the state by 14.8 points on the PSAT math exam. The school also demonstrates an exceptional ability to develop reading skills between 9th and 10th grade, with proficiency jumping from 51% to 73.2%—a 22-point improvement that far exceeds district and state trends. Its graduation rate of 94.5% is outstanding, sitting 17 points above the district average of 77.5% and 10.5 points above the state, with a dropout rate of just 1.8%. This suggests that students who remain at the school are well-supported and successful.
However, the school has clear areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism affects 31.4% of students, higher than the state rate of 27.9%, which likely holds back overall performance. There is also a notable "middle school dip" where 8th graders score more than 12 points below state averages in science and social studies, a pattern not seen in other grades. Additionally, while 10th graders excel on the PSAT reading test, 11th graders underperform on the SAT reading/writing section by 9 points, suggesting a possible test-prep gap. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024, down to the 58th percentile, and back up to the 68th percentile in 2025-2026. Given its small enrollment of 315 students, individual cohort performance can cause large year-to-year swings. Overall, St Charles Community MiddleHigh School is a solid choice for math and student retention, but families should be aware of attendance challenges and inconsistent performance in science and upper-level reading.
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