Summary:
The 49013 zip code area is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools. While the Bangor Public Schools district as a whole struggles, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools in the area are worth noting.
Bangor High School has the highest statewide ranking among the schools in the data set, ranking 367 out of 739 Michigan high schools and receiving a 3-star rating. It also has relatively strong test scores, with 39.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in M-Step Science and 51.8% proficient or better in M-Step Social Studies. In contrast, the Wood School Bangor Township 8, a small elementary/middle school magnet program, has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.5 and the lowest per-student spending at $9,065, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.
However, the schools in the 49013 zip code area face significant challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 29.5%, and high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48% to 80%. Test scores are generally low compared to state averages, with 3rd and 4th grade M-Step English Language Arts proficiency rates between 15.7% and 20.6%, compared to the state average of 38.9% and 42.4%. The alternative schools, Bangor Career Academy and Maple Creek Education Center, have similar performance metrics to the other schools in the data set, indicating the challenges faced by the broader community extend to the alternative school population as well.
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