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Atherton Junior Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Atherton Junior Senior High School is a small, combined junior/senior high school in Burton, MI, serving 323 students in grades 7-12 within the Atherton Community Schools district, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking thing about Atherton is its "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox. The school boasts a remarkable 92.9% graduation rate for 2024-2025—well above the state average of 84.0% and far higher than nearby schools like Bentley Senior High School (86.2%) or Bendle High School (83.1%). Yet standardized test scores lag significantly behind state averages, and chronic absenteeism is a major hurdle at 47.5%—nearly double the state rate. This suggests the school is highly effective at keeping students on track to earn a diploma, even if consistent classroom engagement and academic mastery remain challenges. There is one notable bright spot academically: 11th-grade Social Studies proficiency (38.7%) is close to the state average (43.2%) and far exceeds the district's 32.6%, suggesting a pocket of instructional strength.

Compared to Madison Academy High School, a charter school located just 0.15 miles away serving a similarly high-poverty population, Atherton comes out ahead on nearly every measure—higher graduation rate (92.9% vs. 89.6%), half the dropout rate (5.2% vs. 10.3%), and better SAT Reading/Writing scores (25.8% vs. 16% proficiency). Atherton also spends more per student ($15,888) than the higher-ranked Grand Blanc Community High School ($13,394), reflecting the intense needs of its student body. However, the data reveals a recent and concerning decline in outcomes for female students, whose state ranking fell from the 37th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026. This rapid shift warrants attention from parents and school leadership alike.

323

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,888

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3354 S Genesee Rd
Burton, MI 48519-1426

(810) 591-9184

District: Atherton Community Schools

Feeder schools for Atherton Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:

Atherton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

African American:

35.0%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

767^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

656^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

532^nd of 625Atherton Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	767 of 896	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	810 of 890	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	837 of 897	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	769 of 883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	713 of 776	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	602 of 675	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	659 of 792	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	722 of 838	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	699 of 821	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	694 of 894	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	686 of 919	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	665 of 921	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	218 of 366	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	648 of 789	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	465 of 658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	666 of 794	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	700 of 834	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	767 of 832	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	783 of 836	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	706 of 825	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	411 of 523	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	499 of 672	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	670 of 815	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	741 of 813	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	744 of 798	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	723 of 776	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	661 of 797	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	649 of 687	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	637 of 696	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	671 of 701	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	652 of 688	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	460 of 638	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	540 of 624	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	648 of 678	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	656 of 800	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	620 of 739	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	568 of 743	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	606 of 735	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	596 of 666	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	617 of 824	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	649 of 835	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	623 of 852	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	593 of 832	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	537 of 799	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	508 of 805	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.0	541 of 773	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	572 of 784	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	561 of 765	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.6	530 of 754	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	502 of 750	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	499 of 767	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.4	226 of 705	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	118 of 188	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	92 of 170	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	72 of 147	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	202 of 254	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	648 of 686	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	575 of 629	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	387 of 619	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	412 of 611	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	426 of 554	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	528 of 710	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	591 of 719	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	511 of 635	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	430 of 654	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	497 of 614	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	492 of 532	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	565 of 755	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	552 of 693	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	541 of 628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	569 of 633	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	546 of 611	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	602 of 707	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	30.0	217 of 315	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	577 of 671	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	421 of 638	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	523 of 647	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	557 of 582	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	500 of 708	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2018)40th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Special Education (2018)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies32%-15 vs state

English Language Arts27%-34 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing26%-26 vs state

Science20%-17 vs state

Math8%-26 vs state

Mathematics6%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)	M-Step Math (2026)	M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Atherton Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	3354 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9184	323	19	16.7	94.1%	131 (40.6%)	113 (35.0%)	35 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.3%)	14.7	656^th of 800 public high schools	18.0%		15.1	620^th of 739 public high schools	16.1%	36	37.3	22.2	19.1	5.9	345.3	347.9	25.8	385.8	17.5	7.7	23.1	16.1	27.5	38.7	$15,888	$1,631	$14,257
Madison Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3266 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Madison Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 875-9050	276	44	6.3	92.4%	37 (13.4%)	210 (76.1%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.5%)	8.1	725^th of 800 public high schools	9.4%		14.9	624^th of 739 public high schools	15.6%	101		29.2	30.9		5.6	4.9	16.0	369.4				6.0		14.0	$00	$00	$00
Bendle High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2283 E Scottwood Ave	Burton	48529	Genesee County	Bendle Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 591-5103	307	18	16.6	89.9%	208 (67.8%)	36 (11.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.4%)	16.4	640^th of 800 public high schools	20.0%		12	646^th of 739 public high schools	12.6%	6		26.1	35.0		10.1	366.8	25.9	362.7				9.4		35.3	$16,285	$1,761	$14,524
Flex High Burton	Public, Charter	9-12	1245 S Center Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Flex High School of Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 652-8273	236	9	27.7	70.8%	103 (43.6%)	91 (38.6%)	17 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	14.5	661^st of 800 public high schools	17.4%					(n/a)		35.9	29.2		331.8	342.1									$63,706	$3,518	$60,189
Accelerated Learning Academy	Public	7-12	1420 W 12th St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 760-1805	126	6	21.7	88.9%	9 (7.1%)	109 (86.5%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)		280.0	319.3		245.8	302.9	331.7	271.7				2063.7		2071.8	$29,254	$10,441	$18,813
Bentley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	227	13	17.5	60.4%	152 (67.0%)	42 (18.5%)	23 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	23	590^th of 800 public high schools	26.3%		25.1	542^nd of 739 public high schools	26.7%	48		49.0	42.9		18.4	369.8	23.8	396.9				16.7		23.8	$15,990	$1,660	$14,330
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	Public	9-12	1150 N Belsay Rd	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9046	25	0	83.3	76.0%	18 (72.0%)	4 (16.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$5,187	$896	$4,291
Gateway to CollegeMott Community College	Public, Magnet	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48503	Genesee County	Flint School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	No	(810) 232-2514	29	0		62.1%	6 (20.7%)	17 (58.6%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)								(n/a)															$9,577	$2,647	$6,930
Mott Middle College High School	Public	9-12	1401 E Court St	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 232-8530	324	0		81.5%	36 (11.1%)	251 (77.5%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	34.9	499^th of 800 public high schools	37.6%		24	548^th of 739 public high schools	25.8%	49		64.5	60.5		17.7	14.0	38.2	420.4				22.1		26.5	$3,398	$884	$2,515
Grand Blanc Community High School	Public	7-12	12500 Holly Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-6638	2,377	113	21.1	44.0%	1,397 (58.8%)	528 (22.2%)	155 (6.5%)	102 (4.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	191 (8.0%)	60.3	261^st of 800 public high schools	67.4%		51.8	349^th of 739 public high schools	52.8%	88		67.0	60.3		32.3	28.8	56.9	24.2				39.1		49.4	$13,394	$743	$12,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Atherton Junior Senior High School

Is Atherton Junior Senior High School a good school?

Atherton Junior Senior High School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Atherton Junior Senior High School in?

Atherton Community Schools

How many students attend Atherton Junior Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Atherton Junior Senior High School.

What schools feed into Atherton Junior Senior High School?

Atherton Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atherton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Atherton Junior Senior High School?

Students at Atherton Junior Senior High School are 41% White, 35% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

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