Summary:
Zip code 48703, serving the Au Gres, Michigan area, is home to three public schools within the Au Gres-Sims School District, which together educate 414 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades.
For parents, the standout school in this area is Au GresSims Elementary School, which earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide—the highest in the district. This school consistently outperforms state averages in most subjects, such as 5th-grade ELA (65.2% proficient vs. 43.8% statewide) and 4th-grade math (51.7% vs. 39.4%). In contrast, Au GresSims Middle School shows mixed results, excelling in 8th-grade social studies (65.6% vs. 50.3%) but lagging in 6th-grade ELA (25.7% vs. 37.5%). Au GresSims High School is the weakest academically, with SAT math proficiency at just 12.1% compared to the state’s 26.5%, though its 10th-grade PSAT ELA (64%) exceeds the state average (58%).
Notably, the high school has shown dramatic improvement, jumping from a 1-star rating (25th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating (53rd percentile) in 2025-2026. However, chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern, affecting 21.7% of elementary students but rising to over 32% at the middle and high school levels—well above the state average of 27.9%. The district’s per-student spending ($13,788–$14,377) is relatively high, yet secondary math scores remain low, suggesting resource allocation may need adjustment. The elementary school’s lower student-teacher ratio (15.1) compared to the high school’s (20.9) may partly explain its stronger performance. Overall, this is a district on the rise, but parents should watch the middle-to-high school transition, particularly in math, and consider absenteeism’s impact on learning.
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