Summary
Surline Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Branch, Michigan, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 594 students. The school is part of the West Branch-Rose City Area Schools district, which is ranked 349 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Surline Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 12.8% in 2021-2022 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 36.9%, compared to the district's 35.6% and the state's 38.9%. Similarly, the school's 4th-grade Math proficiency rate was 26.7%, compared to the district's 25.5% and the state's 39.4%. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to nearby schools, such as Sterling Elementary School and WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary, Surline Elementary School performs similarly or slightly better in some areas, but lags behind in others. For instance, Rose City School, another school in the same district, has lower test scores in several subjects, but also has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Surline Elementary School's performance has declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and lower test scores, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the school's strategies and interventions to address the academic challenges.
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