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Best High Schools in Zip Code 49036

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981

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Top rankedColdwater High School405^th of 739 Michigan high schools

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Summary:

The 49036 zip code is home to a single public high school, Coldwater High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Coldwater Community Schools district. While the school has a relatively high enrollment of 913 students, its academic performance has been declining, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state averages.

Coldwater High School's statewide ranking has dropped from 300 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 405 out of 739 in 2024-2025. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 82.8%, and its dropout rate is 7.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue, with 29.5% of students chronically absent during the same period. Academically, the school lags behind the state in proficiency rates for M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics.

The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.68% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $12,981, the school's performance has not improved, and the broader Coldwater Community Schools district is ranked 313 out of 613 districts in Michigan with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. These factors suggest that Coldwater High School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and further interventions may be necessary to address the underlying issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeland Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	141 1st St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 278-6942	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coldwater High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	275 N Fremont St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 279-5930	981	36	27.5	54.3%	783 (79.8%)	28 (2.9%)	140 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	45.4	405^th of 739 public high schools	45.2%		48.2	355^th of 743 public high schools	52.2%	50	52.3	24.4	32.0	34.0	$11,523	$800	$10,723
Branch Area Careers Center	Public	11-12	366 Morse St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 279-5722	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 49036

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coldwater	1.92 mi	12	392^nd
Quincy	7.29 mi	3	249^th
Bronson	9.24 mi	3	319^th
Union City	12.39 mi	3	385^th
Tekonsha	12.65 mi	1

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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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