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Lakeshore Virtual School

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
623rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 739 Michigan Alternative Schools
Better than 16% of Michigan alternative schools
Summary

Lakeshore Virtual School is an alternative public virtual school located in Gibraltar, MI, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 109 students. It is part of the Gibraltar School District, which is ranked 283 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeshore Virtual School faces several challenges, including lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and lower academic performance compared to the surrounding district and state averages, as well as nearby alternative schools like Downriver Digital Academy, The Lincoln Center, Airport Center for Education, and Beacon Day Treatment Center. The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 54.9% to 91.2%, which is generally lower than the surrounding district and state averages. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have ranged from 2.7% to 15.6%, which are higher than the surrounding district and state averages.

Despite the higher spending per student, which has increased from $8,497 in 2020-2021 to $14,696 in 2023-2024, Lakeshore Virtual School's academic performance is still lagging behind the surrounding district and state averages, as well as the nearby Trillium Academy, a public charter school that generally outperforms Lakeshore Virtual School in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics, despite serving a higher percentage of students from low-income families. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 25.8% to 49.6%, are significantly higher than the surrounding district and state averages, which could be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.

117
Students ?
17.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,696
Per pupil spending ?
54.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 30550 W Jefferson Ave
       Gibraltar, MI  48173-9780

(734) 379-7090

District: Gibraltar School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.5%
African American:
13.7%
Hispanic:
6.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (55% vs 83%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg40%
Michigan avg46%
623rd of 739
Michigan public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2019
From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
283rd of 613Gibraltar School District 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202326.4636 of 88328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9413 of 67538.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202141.7284 of 52145.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202143.6296 of 57748.7%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202514.9623 of 73915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201911.0588 of 66611.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20258.5581 of 6297.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.8610 of 71014.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202527.7464 of 63526.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5562 of 65414.1%★☆☆☆☆
201813.9623 of 75517.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20186.6646 of 7078.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202517.8533 of 63916.6%★☆☆☆☆
20249.6591 of 6387.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.8667 of 7085.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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
White (2021)49th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2021)45th percentile+7 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school
White (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2018)9th percentile
Female (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
Science30%-11 vs state
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing26%-29 vs state
Social Studies25%-20 vs state

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Students at Lakeshore Virtual School are 74% White, 14% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Lakeshore Virtual School.

Lakeshore Virtual School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Michigan alternative schools.


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