Summary:
Tawas Area Schools, located in Tawas, Michigan, has one middle school, Tawas Area Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This middle school is a relatively strong performer among Michigan middle schools, ranking in the top third of the state's 890 middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.
Tawas Area Middle School outperforms the state average on M-STEP and PSAT assessments in several subject areas, including English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. However, the school lags behind the state average in Math proficiency, particularly in 6th and 7th grades, which could be an area of focus for improvement. Despite serving a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 55.08%, the school is able to achieve academic results that are generally above the state average, suggesting effective support for its diverse student population.
The school's per-student spending of $12,132 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 18.9 is slightly higher than the state average, indicating that the school has access to adequate resources to support student learning and development. Overall, Tawas Area Middle School appears to be a strong-performing middle school that is effectively serving its community within the Tawas Area Schools district.
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