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North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the small town of North Adams, Michigan, with a student population of around 200. While the school's racial makeup is predominantly White (94.5%), it faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance, higher dropout rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to nearby schools.
Academically, North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School consistently performs below the state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages in M-Step/English Language Arts for 6th grade (13.79% vs. 37.5%), M-Step/Science for 8th grade (21.9% vs. 37.4%), and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing for 11th grade (26.3% vs. 52.2%). The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a high of 100% in 2018-2019 to a low of 81.8% in 2019-2020, with the most recent rate of 84.8% being lower than the state average. Additionally, North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 9% over the past five years, with the 2022-2023 rate of 9% being significantly higher than the state average.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Hanover-Horton High School and Addison High School, North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School is generally underperforming academically. These nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, and SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Additionally, the nearby schools generally have higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates than North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.82% to 77.49% over the past three years, suggests that the school serves a relatively disadvantaged population, which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance and higher dropout rates.
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