Summary:
The Wolverine Community School District is served by a single high school, Wolverine MiddleHigh School, which is a small, rural combined middle and high school educating students in grades 6 through 12 with a total enrollment of just 126 students.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this is a school with notable strengths in its younger grades but significant challenges as students move into high school. The school ranks 528th out of 800 Michigan high schools (34th percentile) and holds a 2-star rating. On a positive note, 7th-grade math proficiency is strong at 50% versus the state's 33.3%, and 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts (ELA) is right at the state average (66.67% vs. 64.8%). However, the picture changes dramatically in the upper grades. Only 23.5% of 10th graders are proficient in PSAT ELA compared to 58% statewide, and 11th-grade SAT scores (42.1%) also trail the state (52.1%). The school's graduation rate is 81.2%, below the state's 84.0%, and the dropout rate is a high 12.5% versus the state's 7.1%. This suggests a "leak in the pipeline" where students who perform adequately in middle school begin to fall behind in high school.
Financially, the school spends a relatively high $15,434 per student and maintains a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio, which should allow for individualized attention. Yet, with 67.46% of students economically disadvantaged, the school faces substantial hurdles. A bright spot is that chronic absenteeism is just 19.5%, much better than the state average of 27.9%, meaning the students who are enrolled are showing up consistently. The most volatile data point is the 6th-grade ELA proficiency rate, which plummeted from 46.67% to 18.75% in one year—likely a reflection of the very small class sizes. In short, this is a high-needs school with good attendance and resources, but it is struggling to keep students engaged through graduation and to maintain academic performance at the high school level.
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