Summary:
The Waverly Community Schools district in Michigan operates two middle schools: Waverly Middle School and East Intermediate School, both of which serve grades 5-8. The data indicates that neither school is performing well academically, with both institutions struggling to meet state proficiency standards, particularly in math and science.
Waverly Middle School and East Intermediate School have significantly lower proficiency rates on the M-Step and PSAT exams compared to the state averages. For example, only 6.9% of 5th graders and 13% of 6th graders at East Intermediate School were proficient in math during the 2024-2025 school year. Both schools have also failed to show meaningful improvement in their academic performance over the past few years. Additionally, the schools face high chronic absenteeism rates, with 29.5% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.
The data suggests that the Waverly Community Schools district is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. With a high percentage of students from low-income families, as indicated by the free and reduced-price lunch rates of 63.44% at Waverly Middle School and 73.51% at East Intermediate School, the district may need to implement more effective strategies and interventions to address the underlying socioeconomic factors that are contributing to the low academic performance of its middle schools.
Thank you for your feedback!