Summary:
The Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D. is home to a single high school, Unionville-Sebewaing MiddleHigh School, a combined campus serving grades 6-12 in the rural community of Sebewaing, Michigan. With roughly 366 students spread across seven grade levels, this small school maintains a consistent 4-star rating and ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide, though its position has slipped from the 86th percentile over the past two years.
For parents, the most striking pattern is the school's exceptional middle school performance contrasted with high school challenges. Eighth graders dramatically outperform state averages, with PSAT math proficiency at 57.4% versus 33.2% statewide, and social studies at 63% versus 50.3%. However, this academic strength fades by 11th grade, where SAT math proficiency falls to 24.3% (below the state's 26.5%) and science trails at 34.3%. The school does maintain strong high school reading and social studies scores, with 11th grade SAT reading/writing at 62.2% and social studies at 54.3%, both exceeding state averages. The graduation rate of 84% matches state averages, while the dropout rate of 2% is impressively lower than Michigan's 7.1%.
Year-over-year data reveals extreme volatility, likely due to small class sizes of roughly 50 students per grade. For instance, 7th grade ELA plummeted 24.7 points while 8th grade science jumped 24.2 points in a single year. Chronic absenteeism stands at 20%, notably higher than the district's 14.2% average. With a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1 and per-student spending of $13,619, the school invests heavily despite large class sizes. While serving a moderate-poverty population (30.87% free/reduced lunch), the school outperforms state averages in most subjects, suggesting effective middle school instruction. The primary concern for parents should be the declining math and science performance as students advance, particularly the 8-point drop in SAT math proficiency this year.
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