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Lawton High School

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Lawton High School ranks 415 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lawton High School serves approximately 279 students in grades 8-12 in the small community of Lawton, Michigan, as part of the Lawton Community School District, where about 53% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most impressive thing about Lawton High School is its commitment to making sure students finish high school. The graduation rate has consistently been well above state averages—hitting 98.7% in 2023-2024 compared to the state's 82.8%, and staying strong at 93.1% most recently. Dropout rates have frequently been at 0.0%. This is a real strength, especially when you consider the school spends less per student (about $12,926) than nearby districts like Schoolcraft Community Schools ($13,928) or Paw Paw Public School District ($15,148). However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has been climbing and now sits at 23.4%—higher than Schoolcraft High School's 15.8%, though still below the state average of 27.9%.

Academically, the picture is mixed. Students perform close to state averages in reading and writing, but math is a persistent weakness—only 17.7% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT math versus 26.5% statewide. Science scores have also been volatile. When compared to schools with similar economic profiles, Lawton holds its own; for instance, Marcellus High School posts similar reading scores. But the contrast with Mattawan High School, just 3.34 miles away, is stark—Mattawan serves a more affluent population and achieves dramatically higher proficiency in every subject. For parents, this means Lawton is a school that excels at getting students to graduation, but if strong math and science preparation is a priority, it's worth understanding these gaps and asking what supports are in place.

279

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Blue Pride Dr
Lawton, MI 49065-8793

(269) 624-7800

District: Lawton Community School District

Feeder schools for Lawton High School:

Elementary:	Lawton Elementary School
Middle:	Lawton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Michigan avg43%

415^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^th of 625Lawton 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
2026	45.5	415 of 800	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	511 of 739	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	470 of 743	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	352 of 735	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	349 of 531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	183 of 561	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	315 of 666	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	376 of 824	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.4	311 of 835	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.0	183 of 852	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	288 of 832	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.4	130 of 799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	283 of 805	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	246 of 773	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.1	140 of 784	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	340 of 765	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	85.1	94 of 754	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	305 of 750	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.2	284 of 767	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	316 of 705	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	433 of 686	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	481 of 629	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	425 of 619	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	337 of 611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	205 of 416	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	115 of 462	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	302 of 554	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	245 of 710	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	175 of 259	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	130 of 203	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	396 of 719	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.9	547 of 635	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	327 of 654	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	253 of 614	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.2	59 of 417	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	320 of 532	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	400 of 755	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	343 of 693	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.5	475 of 628	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	411 of 633	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	322 of 611	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	364 of 440	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	188 of 472	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	298 of 543	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	462 of 707	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	19.8	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	472 of 671	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	511 of 638	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	345 of 647	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	338 of 492	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	150 of 516	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	317 of 582	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	377 of 708	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2018)17th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-4 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing52%~ state avg

Social Studies36%-8 vs state

Science32%-3 vs state

Mathematics27%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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 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%)	45.5	415^th of 800 public high schools	48.1%		29.1	511^th of 739 public high schools	30.9%	96		57.6	53.4		25.4	29.3	51.6	17.7						32.3		35.5	$00	$00	$00
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
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%)	84.3	86^th of 800 public high schools	89.3%		85.6	73^rd of 739 public high schools	90.1%	13		78.5	77.0		53.8	52.0	71.5	38.1						44.5		50.8	$12,868	$528	$12,340
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%)	50.8	359^th of 800 public high schools	55.1%		67.4	200^th of 739 public high schools	72.9%	159		58.9	55.5		27.0	30.8	46.3	21.6						35.3		45.9	$15,148	$928	$14,220
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) 415-5211	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)							25.0	358.1						2078.7		2084.1	$17,675	$928	$16,747
Communitybased Transition Center	Public	10-12	811 Hazen St	Paw Paw	49064	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%)	39.7	459^th of 800 public high schools	42.6%		51.6	350^th of 739 public high schools	52.6%	109	55.7	54.0	49.2	13.1	26.0	18.6	43.3	425.0	28.8	28.8	23.3	27.1	28.3	25.0	42.4	41.7	$17,322	$1,487	$15,835
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)																	$37,512	$5,411	$32,102
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%)	48.8	380^th of 800 public high schools	52.5%		66.2	215^th of 739 public high schools	70.9%	165		71.9	41.2		31.3	26.5	47.6	21.4						40.5		35.7	$17,724	$1,091	$16,634
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%)	81.5	105^th of 800 public high schools	86.9%		48.9	374^th of 739 public high schools	49.4%	269	78.4	70.9	66.7	48.0	58.2	40.3	61.3	42.7		48.1		49.4	54.8	45.9	78.8	63.5	$13,928	$202	$13,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawton High School

How many students attend Lawton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Lawton High School.

What schools feed into Lawton High School?

Lawton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lawton Elementary School
Middle : Lawton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lawton High School?

Students at Lawton High School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Lawton High School a good school?

Lawton High School ranks 415^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lawton High School in?

Lawton Community School District

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