Summary:
The 49057 zip code area is home to 4 schools in the Hartford Public Schools district, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools (one of which is an alternative school). Overall, the schools in this area are performing poorly, with consistently low academic achievement and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.
The standout school in the area is Redwood Elementary, which has ranked in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools for the past 3 years. Proficiency rates in core subjects are well below state averages, with only 17-33% of students meeting proficiency. The school also has a very high rate of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch at 89%, indicating a high-poverty student population, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. Similarly, Hartford High School, while performing better than the elementary and middle schools, still ranks in the bottom 25% of Michigan high schools, with low proficiency rates on the SAT and a concerning dropout rate of 7.6%.
Across the district, proficiency rates in core subjects are well below state averages, and chronic absenteeism rates are extremely high, ranging from 29.5% to 29.5%. These schools serve predominantly low-income student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 80.5% to 93.4%, much higher than the state average. The consistently low performance and lack of improvement over time suggest that significant interventions and support may be needed to address the systemic challenges facing these schools and improve outcomes for their students.
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