Summary:
The 48473 zip code is home to a single middle school, Swartz Creek Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Swartz Creek Community Schools district. While the school has a relatively small student-teacher ratio, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools over the past three years and struggles with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism.
Swartz Creek Middle School's student performance on state assessments is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 25.5% of 6th graders and 22.7% of 7th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.6% and 39.2%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 56.1%, suggesting it serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population.
Despite the higher per-student spending of $14,889, which is above the state average, and the relatively small student-teacher ratio of 16.9, Swartz Creek Middle School is not achieving strong academic outcomes for its students. The school's poor performance and high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% indicate that there may be underlying issues, such as curriculum, teaching quality, or other school-level factors, that need to be addressed to improve the educational experience for the students in this community.
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