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Vandercook Lake High School

Public Grades 7-12

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Vandercook Lake High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Michigan, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 294 students. The school is part of the Vandercook Lake Public Schools district, which is ranked 523 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vandercook Lake High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.76% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math, compared to the state averages of 39.2% and 33.3%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 70.0% to 91.3%, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, Vandercook Lake High School has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 2.1% to 12.0% in recent years, and consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 35.9%, significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as East Jackson Secondary School, Vandercook Lake High School generally underperforms on several key metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with male students consistently outperforming female students and white students outperforming low socioeconomic status students. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, Vandercook Lake High School has not seen significant improvements in academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies and support systems for students.

258

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,467

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 E Golf Ave
Jackson, MI 49203-5730

(517) 782-8167

District: Vandercook Lake Public Schools

Feeder schools for Vandercook Lake High School:

Elementary:

Townsend Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Michigan avg45%

Middle school

711^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

595^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

523^rd of 613Vandercook Lake Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	711 of 890	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	673 of 897	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	778 of 883	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	734 of 776	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	719 of 792	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	686 of 838	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	629 of 821	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.9	504 of 894	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	507 of 919	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	508 of 921	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	570 of 919	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	629 of 900	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	531 of 858	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.5	471 of 851	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	600 of 847	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	606 of 839	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	622 of 823	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.7	485 of 806	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	629 of 771	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	739 of 770	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	608 of 658	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	656 of 794	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	637 of 832	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	559 of 836	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.3	737 of 825	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	630 of 691	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	594 of 672	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	628 of 815	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	609 of 798	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	572 of 786	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	674 of 776	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	632 of 658	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	597 of 797	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	631 of 696	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	616 of 701	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	676 of 688	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	634 of 638	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	619 of 624	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	624 of 678	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	595 of 739	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	598 of 743	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	447 of 735	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	509 of 561	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	493 of 666	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	506 of 824	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	509 of 835	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	506 of 852	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	460 of 832	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	450 of 799	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	488 of 805	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.8	509 of 773	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.3	423 of 784	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	481 of 765	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	466 of 754	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	440 of 750	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	497 of 767	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.0	394 of 705	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	430 of 629	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.2	549 of 619	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	478 of 611	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	463 of 554	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	485 of 710	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	534 of 635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	558 of 654	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	325 of 614	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	432 of 532	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	410 of 755	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	591 of 628	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	351 of 633	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	337 of 611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	432 of 472	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	261 of 543	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	458 of 707	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	574 of 639	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	539 of 638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	519 of 647	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	498 of 516	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	481 of 582	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	520 of 708	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)18th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-13 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing25%-30 vs state

Social Studies24%-20 vs state

English Language Arts10%-29 vs state

Math10%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Vandercook Lake High School

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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
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	7-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-8167	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%		20.6	598^th of 743 public high schools	19.5%	3	47.5		25.0			9.8		9.8	28.2	22.9	25.6	22.9	$16,467	$1,296	$15,171
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%		79.4	123^rd of 743 public high schools	83.4%	65	80.0	30.0		33.3	43.5	52.2	18.2	34.8	59.4	37.5	59.4	56.0	$10,231	$361	$9,869
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	36	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	700	33	21.0	44.1%	608 (86.9%)	14 (2.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	33.9	479^th of 739 public high schools	35.2%		27.1	532^nd of 743 public high schools	28.4%	53	52.1	17.0	44.3	16.4		24.5		11.8	22.9	26.4	28.9	34.9	$12,442	$1,072	$11,370
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2208	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	989	57	17.3	61.8%	407 (41.2%)	336 (34.0%)	87 (8.8%)	29 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (12.6%)	32.7	491^st of 739 public high schools	33.6%		34.2	476^th of 743 public high schools	35.9%	15			44.0	13.3						28.0		34.0	$18,339	$4,326	$14,013
Jackson Pathways	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3729	77	5	15.4	87.0%	25 (32.5%)	25 (32.5%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	22 (28.6%)								(n/a)													$13,663	$1,319	$12,345
WAY East Jackson	Public, Virtual	6-12	345 N Dettman Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 945-1335	16	0		87.5%	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)													$12,264	$926	$11,339
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	359	19	18.8	79.1%	262 (73.0%)	36 (10.0%)	25 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.4%)	24	547^th of 739 public high schools	26.0%		46.3	368^th of 743 public high schools	50.5%	179	50.8		32.0			23.4		12.8	20.0	22.9	16.7	29.2	$15,072	$1,550	$13,522
Woodville Community Center	Public	9-12	3950 Catherine St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-8770	97	6	16.6	73.2%	75 (77.3%)	6 (6.2%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)													$13,181	$380	$12,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Vandercook Lake High School

How many students attend Vandercook Lake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Vandercook Lake High School.

What district is Vandercook Lake High School in?

Vandercook Lake Public Schools

What schools feed into Vandercook Lake High School?

Vandercook Lake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Townsend Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Vandercook Lake High School?

Students at Vandercook Lake High School are 76% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Vandercook Lake High School a good school?

Vandercook Lake High School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Michigan high schools.

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