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Lawton Accelerated Academic Center

Public Grades 5-12

Summary

Lawton Accelerated Academic Center is a public high school located in Lawton, Michigan, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 53 students. The school is part of the Lawton Community School District, which is ranked 340 out of 606 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lawton Accelerated Academic Center has consistently low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 0% to 50% over the past five years, which is significantly lower than the 90.7% graduation rate at the nearby Lawton High School. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 12.5% to 25% over the past five years, much higher than the 7.6% dropout rate at Lawton High School. Additionally, Lawton Accelerated Academic Center has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.2% to 66.6% over the past five years, compared to 13.3% at Lawton High School.

Lawton Accelerated Academic Center's test scores are consistently lower than the Lawton Community School District and the state of Michigan. For example, in 2022-2023, only 20% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 29.5% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.56% to 71.7% over the past three years, significantly higher than the 46.71% at Lawton High School. These factors suggest that socioeconomic challenges and resource constraints may be contributing to the school's poor performance, which has generally declined over the past five years.

Students ?

152.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Blue Pride Dr
Lawton, MI 49065-8793

(269) 624-7542

District: Lawton Community School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2017 → 24th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (60% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (13% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Michigan avg38%

Not ranked this year

Lawton Accelerated Academic Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

310^th of 613Lawton Community 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	555 of 735	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	665 of 835	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Michigan (2022-2023) ?

Social Studies27%-9 vs state

Science20%-19 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
Lawton Accelerated Academic Center	Public	5-12	101 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7542	26	0	152.9	73.1%	17 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$00	$00	$00
Lawton High School	Public	8-12	101 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7800	279	15	19.2	53.0%	217 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	29.1	511^th of 739 public high schools	30.9%		34.9	470^th of 743 public high schools	36.7%	41			41.8	20.9						14.7		33.8	$00	$00	$00
Mattawan High School	Public	9-12	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	1,126	58	19.4	22.4%	955 (84.8%)	27 (2.4%)	80 (7.1%)	19 (1.7%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.5%)	85.6	73^rd of 739 public high schools	90.1%		85	81^st of 743 public high schools	89.1%	8			73.5	39.4						52.5		58.7	$12,896	$1,036	$11,860
Paw Paw High School	Public	9-12	30609 E Red Arrow Hwy	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5600	638	35	18.2	24.8%	524 (82.1%)	5 (0.8%)	78 (12.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	67.4	200^th of 739 public high schools	72.9%		53.4	312^th of 743 public high schools	58.0%	112			61.7	31.5						35.6		54.7	$15,124	$1,092	$14,032
Cedar Street Community and Family Center	Public	6-12	555 Cedar St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-5700	76	7	11.4	60.5%	60 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)								(n/a)													$15,651	$868	$14,782
Communitybased Transition Center	Public	10-12	811 Hazen St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(269) 415-0270	53	10	5.3	37.7%	35 (66.0%)	7 (13.2%)	9 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Decatur Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	110 Cedar St	Decatur	49045	Van Buren County	Decatur Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 423-6851	399	20	19.5	58.4%	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	51.6	350^th of 739 public high schools	52.6%		38.8	436^th of 743 public high schools	41.3%	86	64.6	20.8	44.2	18.6	28.6	25.8	22.2	22.6	35.4	39.5	35.4	51.2	$13,025	$1,537	$11,488
Youth Advancement Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6750 Chime St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Youth Advancement Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(269) 443-7740	19	3	5.8	89.5%	5 (26.3%)	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00	$00	$00
Marcellus High School	Public	9-12	303 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 646-5081	160	10	15.6	52.5%	145 (90.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	66.2	215^th of 739 public high schools	70.9%		60.4	261^st of 743 public high schools	64.9%	46			55.6	33.3						42.9		46.4	$16,294	$1,177	$15,116
Schoolcraft High School	Public	7-12	13400 S 14th St	Schoolcraft	49087	Kalamazoo County	Schoolcraft Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-7350	502	27	18.8	22.3%	461 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	48.9	374^th of 739 public high schools	49.4%		87	76^th of 743 public high schools	89.8%	298	75.0	40.0	53.8	24.4		57.7		59.8	57.5	31.9	76.3	38.9	$13,913	$636	$13,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawton Accelerated Academic Center

What district is Lawton Accelerated Academic Center in?

Lawton Community School District

How many students attend Lawton Accelerated Academic Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 26 students attended Lawton Accelerated Academic Center.

What is the racial makeup of Lawton Accelerated Academic Center?

Students at Lawton Accelerated Academic Center are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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