Summary:
Zip code 48734 is home to just one high school, Frankenmuth High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the highly-rated Frankenmuth School District in this small, predominantly middle-to-upper-income Michigan community.
Frankenmuth High School is an elite academic performer, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 6% of all Michigan high schools. Its district ranks 20th out of 625 statewide. Students dramatically outperform state averages in every subject, typically by 20 to 30 percentage points. For example, 75.6% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT reading/writing versus a 52.1% state average, and 59.8% are proficient in science versus 35.2% statewide. The school also boasts a remarkable 97.2% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate. While math proficiency (around 52%) is a relative weak spot compared to ELA scores (near 78%), it still far exceeds state norms. The school serves a relatively affluent student body, with only 12.7% eligible for free/reduced lunch, and spends $13,802 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
One area to watch is chronic absenteeism, which affects 21.1% of students—better than the state average of 27.9% but higher than the district's overall 16.6% rate, suggesting it is more concentrated at the high school level. Additionally, SAT reading/writing proficiency dipped from 81% to 75.6% year-over-year, though this may reflect normal cohort variation. Despite larger class sizes, the school achieves exceptional outcomes, and its consistent performance across 9th and 10th grade PSAT scores indicates strong instructional quality at all levels. For parents, Frankenmuth High School offers a top-tier education with near-perfect graduation rates, though the math-ELA gap and absenteeism are worth monitoring.
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