Summary:
Zip code 48116, serving the Brighton, Michigan area, is home to 8 schools spanning elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools across two districts: Brighton Area Schools and Charyl Stockwell Academy.
Families in this area have access to exceptionally strong educational options. The traditional public schools in Brighton Area Schools rank in the 96th percentile statewide, with Scranton Middle School leading the pack at #29 in Michigan and showing steady improvement over three years. Brighton High School is the flagship secondary school with a 98.6% graduation rate and a 0.2% dropout rate, while Hornung Elementary School stands out with 79.6% of 4th graders proficient in math—double the state average. The charter option, Charyl Stockwell Academy, ranks in the 88th percentile and achieves strong results with significantly less per-student funding ($8,370-$11,388 vs. Brighton's $13,402-$14,911), though its math proficiency lags notably behind its reading scores. Within the same district, Hawkins Elementary School trails Hornung Elementary by roughly 23-26 points in 4th grade ELA and math, despite having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the area at 9.3%.
The clear outlier is Bridge Alternative High School, which serves a distinctly different at-risk population with a 42.86% free/reduced lunch rate, a 35% graduation rate, and a 30% dropout rate—dramatically below the district's 93.5% and the state's 84% averages. This school receives the highest per-student funding ($15,426) reflecting the additional resources needed for its students. Overall, the area's traditional schools show remarkable consistency in test scores across grade levels, with particular strengths in science (69.9% proficiency in 8th grade vs. 39.2% statewide) and social studies. Chronic absenteeism runs 9-19 points below the state average of 27.9% at all Brighton Area Schools, and the low economic disadvantage rates (6.59%-11.8% free/reduced lunch) contribute to the area's strong academic performance.
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