Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming

Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in Wyoming, Michigan, with a student population of 321 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school faces significant challenges, with very low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to state and local averages.

The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from just 5% to 38.1% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Grand River Preparatory High School (94.4%), Kelloggsville High School (88.9%), and Lee High School (93.4%). Dropout rates at Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming have also been high, ranging from 21.1% to 30.6% over the past five years, much higher than the 3.2% to 11.2% rates of nearby schools.

The school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism, reaching 94.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the 15.2% to 92.7% rates of nearby schools. Proficiency rates on state assessments like the M-Step and SAT are also consistently lower than the state averages and the scores of nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.52% to 69.66% over the past three years, higher than the 70.36% to 95.45% rates of nearby schools. These factors suggest that Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Wyoming faces unique challenges in serving its student population effectively.