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Lake Fenton High School

Q: Is Lake Fenton High School a good school?

Lake Fenton High School ranks 80 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 89% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lake Fenton High School is a public high school located in Linden, Michigan, serving 677 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lake Fenton Community Schools district, which is ranked 69 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Fenton High School consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments, with 53.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%, and 65.4% proficient or better in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to the state average of 42.1%. The school also excels in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, with 74% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 55.4%. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking 79 out of 629 Michigan high schools for female students, 93 out of 628 for male students, 4 out of 195 for Hispanic students, and 13 out of 125 for special education students.

While Lake Fenton High School maintains a high graduation rate of 96.8% and a low dropout rate of 1.2%, the school has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.0% to 30.8% in recent years. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Bendle High School and Byron Area High School, Lake Fenton High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 80 out of 739 Michigan high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

646

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,957

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4070 Lahring Rd
Linden, MI 48451-9471

(810) 591-9591

District: Lake Fenton Community Schools

Feeder schools for Lake Fenton High School:

Elementary:	Torrey Hill Intermediate School
	West Shore Elementary School
Middle:	Lake Fenton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Michigan avg40%

80^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 613Lake Fenton 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	80 of 739	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	107 of 743	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	181 of 735	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	171 of 531	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	291 of 561	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	245 of 666	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	240 of 824	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	54.7	335 of 835	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.7	257 of 852	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	61.2	333 of 832	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	254 of 799	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.2	200 of 805	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	207 of 773	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	243 of 784	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	80.7	122 of 765	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.7	315 of 754	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.6	234 of 750	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.4	246 of 767	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	317 of 705	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	79 of 629	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	110 of 619	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	219 of 611	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	146 of 416	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	271 of 462	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	183 of 554	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	223 of 710	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	96.7	4 of 195	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	79 of 635	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	41 of 654	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	57.6	233 of 614	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	162 of 369	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	256 of 417	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	168 of 532	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.0	128 of 755	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	93 of 628	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	96 of 633	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	156 of 611	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	174 of 440	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	290 of 472	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	308 of 543	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	248 of 707	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	83 of 639	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	102 of 638	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	177 of 647	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	181 of 492	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	301 of 516	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	272 of 582	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	248 of 708	65.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)98th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing74%+19 vs state

Social Studies65%+23 vs state

Science53%+18 vs state

Mathematics34%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Lake Fenton High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Fenton High School	Public	9-12	4070 Lahring Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-9591	646	32	19.9	20.9%	575 (89.0%)	9 (1.4%)	41 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	84.3	80^th of 739 public high schools	89.2%		81.3	107^th of 743 public high schools	85.6%	27	74.0	33.8	53.3	65.4	$13,957	$856	$13,101
Fenton Horizon Academy	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	3100 Owen Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(810) 591-4711	48	3	14.8	62.5%	35 (72.9%)	1 (2.1%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)								(n/a)	27.8				$8,650	$687	$7,963
Linden High School	Public	9-12	7201 Silver Lake Rd	Linden	48451	Genesee County	Linden Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0410	775	42	18.4	20.1%	684 (88.3%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	54.6	327^th of 739 public high schools	55.8%		74.4	148^th of 743 public high schools	80.1%	179	60.4	23.6	43.6	32.0	$13,292	$976	$12,316
Fenton Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 W Shiawassee Ave	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2600	982	59	16.6	29.1%	865 (88.1%)	11 (1.1%)	39 (4.0%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.2%)	76.9	137^th of 739 public high schools	81.5%		85.4	79^th of 743 public high schools	89.4%	58	73.6	36.8	34.6	65.5	$14,585	$1,185	$13,400
Genesee Career Institute	Public	9-12	5081 Torrey Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-4462	0	38	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grand Blanc Community High School	Public	8-12	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%)	51.8	349^th of 739 public high schools	52.8%		58.5	275^th of 743 public high schools	63.0%	74	57.3	24.9	33.3	38.8	$13,005	$722	$12,283
Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	8230 Crapo St	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 591-4380	93	4	22.1	54.8%	69 (74.2%)	9 (9.7%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	33.4	486^th of 739 public high schools	34.2%					(n/a)	25.0		33.3	33.3	$12,035	$2,112	$9,923
Holly High School	Public	8-12	6161 E Holly Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3200	1,001	51	19.4	42.6%	832 (83.1%)	36 (3.6%)	79 (7.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.4%)	62.5	250^th of 739 public high schools	66.2%		51.3	333^rd of 743 public high schools	55.2%	83	58.7	32.2	43.2	38.0	$15,728	$1,655	$14,073
Swartz Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dragon Dr	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1801	996	49	20.2	36.7%	763 (76.6%)	103 (10.3%)	54 (5.4%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	35.3	475^th of 739 public high schools	35.7%		32.2	494^th of 743 public high schools	33.5%	19	55.8	11.5	28.1	28.6	$12,956	$1,554	$11,403
Transition Center	Public	11-12	3136 S Linden Rd	Flint	48507	Genesee County	Genesee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-5019	39	8	4.8	38.5%	24 (61.5%)	13 (33.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Fenton High School

What district is Lake Fenton High School in?

Lake Fenton Community Schools

What schools feed into Lake Fenton High School?

Lake Fenton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Torrey Hill Intermediate School
Elementary : West Shore Elementary School
Middle : Lake Fenton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lake Fenton High School?

Students at Lake Fenton High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Lake Fenton High School a good school?

Lake Fenton High School ranks 80^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake Fenton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Lake Fenton High School.

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