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Baraga School

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Baraga School ranks 839 th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Baraga School is an alternative public school in Baraga, Michigan, serving 325 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Baraga Area Schools district and serves a student population with a relatively lower socioeconomic status, as indicated by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While Baraga School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces several challenges compared to state and nearby school averages. Its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 68.0% to 82.8%, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has had dropout rates ranging from 0.0% to 8.1%, which is higher than the state average. Baraga School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.3% to 32.1%, significantly above the state average. Academically, the school's test scores on the M-Step and other assessments are generally lower than the state and district averages across various grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby Chassell K12 School and LAnse Area School also have lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state averages, suggesting that the challenges faced by Baraga School may be common in the region. Despite these challenges, Baraga School's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $14,346 to $19,198, indicates a focus on providing additional support to its students. Addressing the school's low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism could be key areas for improvement to better serve the Baraga community.

324

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,198

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Lyons St
Baraga, MI 49908-9430

(906) 353-6661

District: Baraga Area Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

American Indian:

45.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (69% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

839^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

444^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

399^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	839 of 1488	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	885 of 1486	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	760 of 1470	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	712 of 1344	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	727 of 1153	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1054 of 1408	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1124 of 1448	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1128 of 1466	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1191 of 1548	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	1290 of 1533	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	834 of 1342	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	975 of 1443	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	731 of 1346	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	648 of 1381	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	664 of 1350	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.9	1109 of 1397	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	852 of 1347	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	805 of 1334	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1203 of 1446	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	451 of 1206	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	535 of 1204	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.9	1064 of 1253	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	444 of 890	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	576 of 897	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	551 of 883	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	238 of 776	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	208 of 675	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	594 of 792	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	521 of 838	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.3	645 of 821	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	730 of 894	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	756 of 919	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	670 of 921	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	574 of 919	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	383 of 900	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	279 of 858	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	521 of 851	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	71.4	255 of 847	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	118 of 839	85.9%	★★★★☆
2007	54.5	492 of 823	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	457 of 806	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	383 of 771	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	286 of 770	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	447 of 658	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	450 of 794	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	222 of 836	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	377 of 672	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	356 of 815	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	34.6	530 of 797	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.3	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	173 of 696	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.9	432 of 688	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	479 of 624	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	446 of 678	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	399 of 739	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	425 of 743	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	334 of 735	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	371 of 561	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	612 of 824	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	530 of 835	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	482 of 852	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	79.2	146 of 832	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	31.0	563 of 799	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	494 of 805	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.4	368 of 773	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	432 of 784	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	451 of 765	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	445 of 754	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.0	467 of 750	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	427 of 767	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.6	290 of 705	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	64.0	188 of 611	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	239 of 710	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	56.1	252 of 654	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	184 of 614	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	24.1	554 of 755	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	53.2	264 of 611	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.5	584 of 707	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.0	602 of 708	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2024)38th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)75th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile+38 vs school

Female (2024)50th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2018)34th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2018)20th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Female (2023)69th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2023)57th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2018)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science41%~ state avg

Math30%-7 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Social Studies25%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th 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
Baraga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	210 Lyons St	Baraga	49908	Baraga County	Baraga Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 353-6661	324	26	12.4	67.0%	160 (49.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	148 (45.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)	75.0				21.1	13.0	33.3	45.5	21.7	36.8	30.4		40.9	12.5	46.7	33.3	41.7			25.0	$19,198	$2,554	$16,644
LAnse Area School	Public, Alternative	K-12	201 N 4th St	Lanse	49946	Baraga County	L'Anse Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 524-6000	490	36	13.6	56.5%	312 (63.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	90 (18.4%)	5 (1.0%)	69 (14.1%)								(n/a)	59.5	16.2	39.4	15.2	28.1	34.1	30.8	20.6	17.9	37.5	34.1	28.9	20.6	13.2	25.6	33.3	27.3	17.9	41.7	39.4	$16,941	$2,149	$14,792
Chassell K12 School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	41585 Us Highway 41	Chassell	49916	Houghton County	Chassell Township School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 483-2132	192	16	11.7	46.4%	182 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)		21.4					25.0	28.6	33.3		16.7	30.0		38.9	30.0	42.9	33.3	25.0	64.3	33.3	$15,241	$1,612	$13,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Baraga School

What district is Baraga School in?

Baraga Area Schools

How many students attend Baraga School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Baraga School.

Is Baraga School a good school?

Baraga School ranks 839^th of 1488 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Baraga School?

Students at Baraga School are 49% White, 46% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

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