Summary:
Middle Schools in zip code 48108 consist of a single school, Scarlett Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 within the highly-rated Ann Arbor Public Schools district.
Scarlett Middle School is an average-performing school within an exceptional district. While Ann Arbor Public Schools ranks in the 90th percentile statewide, Scarlett itself sits at the 51st percentile for Michigan middle schools. The most significant finding is a consistent 20-30 percentage point gap between Scarlett's proficiency rates and the district average in nearly every subject. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency is 27.3% compared to the district's 55%, and 8th-grade social studies is 40.3% versus the district's 69.5%. The school does have one relative strength: 8th-grade PSAT English Language Arts proficiency is 66.8%, which is close to the state average. However, math is a critical weakness, with proficiency rates hovering around 25% across all grade levels.
Two major challenges stand out. First, the chronic absenteeism rate is a severe 42.3%, meaning nearly half of the students are chronically absent—far exceeding the state's 27.9% rate. Second, 58.6% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty school environment. Despite these challenges, the school benefits from substantial resources, spending $21,118 per student with a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio. Unfortunately, this high spending has not translated into academic growth, as proficiency rates have remained stagnant between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. For parents, this school offers strong per-student funding and small class sizes, but the combination of high absenteeism, poverty, and stagnant test scores suggests that families should carefully consider the support systems available for their child.
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