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Cedar Street Community and Family Center

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

Cedar Street Community and Family Center is a public high school located in Paw Paw, Michigan, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 90 students. The school is part of the Paw Paw Public School District, which is ranked 268 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cedar Street Community and Family Center stands out from the surrounding schools due to its significantly lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and alarmingly high chronic absenteeism. In the 2022-2023 school year, Cedar Street had a 37.8% four-year graduation rate, compared to 90.8% at Paw Paw High School. Additionally, Cedar Street had a 21.6% dropout rate, much higher than the 4.2% rate at Paw Paw High School. The school's chronic absenteeism rate reached 75% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the 22.6% rate at Paw Paw High School and the 24.1% rate at Gobles High School.

Despite higher per-student spending of $16,008 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to $14,273 at Paw Paw High School, Cedar Street Community and Family Center's academic performance, as measured by test scores, lags behind the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.33% of Cedar Street's 11th-graders were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to 37% for the district and 37.5% for the state. These findings suggest that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the underlying issues contributing to these concerning trends.

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,651

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Cedar St
Paw Paw, MI 49079-1182

(269) 415-5700

District: Paw Paw Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (22% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (30% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Michigan avg39%

Not ranked this year

Cedar Street Community and Family Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

241^st of 613Paw Paw Public School District among Michigan districts

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)

White (2024)47th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2023-2024) ?

Science33%-4 vs state

Social Studies33%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Cedar Street Community and Family Center

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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
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)
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
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
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
Van Buren Technical	Public	11-12	250 South St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(269) 674-8091	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawrence JrSr High School	Public	7-12	650 W Saint Joseph St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Lawrence Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 674-8232	179	12	14.6	73.2%	97 (54.2%)	1 (0.6%)	76 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	18.8	589^th of 739 public high schools	20.3%		30.6	509^th of 743 public high schools	31.5%	80	37.5	12.5	36.7			12.9		9.7	12.0	22.6	16.0	13.3	$16,330	$2,143	$14,186
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
Gobles High School	Public	6-12	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 628-9340	396	25	15.7	54.0%	327 (82.6%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	58.9	283^rd of 739 public high schools	61.7%		44.6	382^nd of 743 public high schools	48.6%	99	74.5	20.0	54.3	39.1	40.7	40.0	28.8	29.2	52.6	37.0	49.1	34.8	$17,917	$789	$17,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Street Community and Family Center

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Street Community and Family Center?

Students at Cedar Street Community and Family Center are 79% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cedar Street Community and Family Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended Cedar Street Community and Family Center.

What district is Cedar Street Community and Family Center in?

Paw Paw Public School District

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