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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 48801

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At a glance

School

457

Students

Top rankedDonald L Pavlik Middle School469^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Donald L Pavlik Middle School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 48801 zip code - Donald L Pavlik Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Alma Public Schools district.

Donald L Pavlik Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan middle schools, with a SchoolDigger rating of 2 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and PSAT/Math are significantly lower than the state averages, with the largest gaps in 6th and 7th grade math. However, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies are on par with or slightly above the state averages, and its PSAT/English Language Arts proficiency rate is higher than the state average.

The school faces some challenges, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (72.3%) and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. While the school's per-student spending of $12,257 is higher than the state average, the student-teacher ratio of 19.2 is slightly higher than the state average, which may impact the level of individual attention students receive. Overall, the data suggests that Donald L Pavlik Middle School has opportunities for improvement in academic performance, student engagement, and resource utilization to better support the needs of its students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donald L Pavlik Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	457	25	18.1	73.5%	381 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	45.5	469^th of 890 public middle schools	47.3%		42.5	492^nd of 897 public middle schools	45.2%	23	70.8	25.7	24.1	35.0	18.2	21.0	41.7	50.7	$12,873	$764	$12,109

Cities Near Zip Code 48801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alma	0.38 mi	8	340^th
Saint Louis	3.2 mi	6	339^th
Ithaca	6.21 mi	3	145^th
Breckenridge	9.85 mi	2	252^nd
Shepherd	10.13 mi	5	164^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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