Summary:
The 48135 zip code area of Garden City, Michigan is home to 9 schools serving students from preschool through 12th grade, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools are part of the Garden City Public Schools district, which is ranked 481 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the schools in this area, the Tipton Academy PK3 and Tipton Academy 48, which are public charter schools, stand out as performing better than the district average on several metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. For example, Tipton Academy 48's 4th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 30.2% is higher than the district's 33.9%. In contrast, the traditional public schools in the district generally perform below state averages on standardized tests, with Garden City High School's 11th grade math proficiency rate of 13% compared to the state average of 27.5%.
Across the district, there are some concerning trends, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism (29.5%) and significant variation in per-student spending (ranging from $9,314 at Tipton Academy 48 to $21,271 at Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center) and student-teacher ratios (7.5 at Lathers to 24.3 at Cambridge Alternative High School). These factors likely contribute to the overall low academic performance and suggest a need for a comprehensive review of curriculum, instruction, and resource allocation within the Garden City Public Schools district.
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