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Escanaba Student Success Center

Public Grades 8-12

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Escanaba Student Success Center is a small public high school serving grades 8-12 in Escanaba, Michigan, part of the Escanaba Area Public Schools district. With just 86 students, the school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom tier of Michigan high schools in recent years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 23.5% of 11th graders proficient in science compared to 53.6% for the district and 34.9% statewide.

Escanaba Student Success Center faces additional challenges, including high dropout rates ranging from 2.5% to 8.1% and chronic absenteeism rates as high as 52.0%, well above the district and state averages. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 72.09% to 88.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these struggles, the school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $6,833 to $8,159 in recent years, higher than the district average of $12,443 per student at the larger Escanaba JuniorSenior High School.

In comparison, the nearby Escanaba JuniorSenior High School, also part of the Escanaba Area Public Schools district, consistently ranks in the top 25% of Michigan high schools and outperforms the state and district averages on academic assessments. The stark contrast between the two schools within the same district highlights the unique challenges faced by Escanaba Student Success Center and the need for targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to its poor performance.

104

Students ?

74.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,159

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 3rd Ave S
Escanaba, MI 49829-1258

(906) 233-4985

District: Escanaba Area Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

American Indian:

7.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (70% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg54%

Michigan avg44%

616^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Escanaba Area Public Schools

219^th of 613Escanaba Area Public 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	616 of 739	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	696 of 743	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	812 of 824	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	466 of 635	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	587 of 654	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	737 of 755	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	485 of 628	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	705 of 708	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing25%-30 vs state

Science24%-11 vs state

Social Studies18%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Escanaba Student Success Center	Public	8-12	2525 3rd Ave S	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 233-4985	104	1	74.2	76.0%	92 (88.5%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	15.5	616^th of 739 public high schools	16.6%		6.9	696^th of 743 public high schools	6.3%	80			25.0							23.5		17.7	$8,159	$618	$7,540
DeltaSchoolcraft Area Center	Public	10-12	2525 3rd Ave S	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Delta-Schoolcraft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(906) 786-9300	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Escanaba JuniorSenior High School	Public	6-12	500 S Lincoln Rd	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Escanaba Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 786-6521	1,089	54	20.0	47.8%	983 (90.3%)	9 (0.8%)	22 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	46 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.0%)	75.4	152^nd of 739 public high schools	79.4%		69.9	176^th of 743 public high schools	76.3%	24	80.9	41.9	59.7	28.4	39.6	42.3	36.4	39.1	56.6	57.5	52.2	59.0	$12,443	$993	$11,451
Bay Pines Center	Public	6-12	2425 N 30th St	Escanaba	49829	Delta County	Michigan Department of Human Services	No	No	No	No	(517) 335-3541	29	0		58.6%	13 (44.8%)	8 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (27.6%)								(n/a)
Gladstone Area High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 State Highway M35	Gladstone	49837	Delta County	Gladstone Area Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 428-9200	472	23	20.5	25.0%	413 (87.5%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	84.1	83^rd of 739 public high schools	88.8%		71	169^th of 743 public high schools	77.3%	86			73.1	32.3						53.8		71.7	$12,899	$1,533	$11,366
Bark RiverHarris JrSr High School	Public	7-12	Hwy Us 2 41	Harris	49845	Menominee County	Bark River-Harris School District	No	No	No	No	(906) 466-5321	311	19	16.0	40.8%	256 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	38.4	453^rd of 739 public high schools	38.7%		38.4	442^nd of 743 public high schools	40.5%	11	80.4	37.0	54.0	12.0		45.7		39.1	59.1	29.8	64.4	34.0	$12,314	$712	$11,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Escanaba Student Success Center

Is Escanaba Student Success Center a good school?

Escanaba Student Success Center ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Escanaba Student Success Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 104 students attended Escanaba Student Success Center.

What is the racial makeup of Escanaba Student Success Center?

Students at Escanaba Student Success Center are 88% White, 8% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Escanaba Student Success Center in?

Escanaba Area Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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