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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49221

At a glance

Schools

4,744

Students

Districts

Top rankedMadison Middle School330^th of 890 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Michener Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sutton Early Learning Center 11.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 49221 zip code area in Michigan is home to 15 schools spanning elementary, middle, high, and alternative education, spread across three school districts: Adrian Public Schools, Madison School District (Lenawee), and Lenawee Independent School District (ISD).

Among the standout schools in the area are Madison High School, a public magnet school ranked 304 out of 739 Michigan high schools with strong academic performance, and JCLISD Academy A Regional Middle College, a public high school ranked 11 out of 561 Michigan high schools with exceptional mathematics proficiency. Additionally, Sutton South Early Learning Center stands out for its strong 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and lower-performing schools, as well as consistently high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools in the area. The wide range in spending per student, from $12,334 to $18,439, suggests potential inequities in resource allocation that may be contributing to these disparities. The alternative schools in the area, such as Milton C Porter Educational Center and Maurice Spear Campus, have strong graduation rates and low dropout rates, indicating they are effectively serving their target student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	2727 E Beecher St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 265-3900	5	0			2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Michener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Dawes Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9002	266	21	12.7	86.8%	119 (44.7%)	23 (8.6%)	97 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	14.7	1263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%		12.9	1290^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.2%	27					15.6	29.7	12.2			22.2	29.7	7.3			12.2						$18,458	$2,261	$16,197
Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-5082	187	16	11.4	78.6%	103 (55.1%)	9 (4.8%)	57 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	13.4	1289^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.4%		15.6	1242^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	16.4%	47						22.9	17.2			17.9	22.9	13.8			13.8			10.3			$17,423	$2,109	$15,314
Adrian Community High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	801 E Maumee St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 263-1332	40	2	26.6	77.5%	21 (52.5%)	3 (7.5%)	12 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)								(n/a)																	27.3				$13,570	$1,307	$12,263
Adrian High School	Public	8-12	785 Riverside Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-2181	804	42	19.3	52.2%	470 (58.5%)	33 (4.1%)	228 (28.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	22.5	561^st of 739 public high schools	24.1%		46.4	366^th of 743 public high schools	50.7%	195			47.3	19.9													10.2			15.5	$14,820	$1,308	$13,511
Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Cherry St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-9533	468	26	18.2	60.3%	254 (54.3%)	4 (0.9%)	163 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	33.9	953^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.0%		35.5	928^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.6%	25					29.5	35.6	27.9			35.9	42.5	27.9			26.7			21.2			$14,325	$1,842	$12,483
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 S Scott St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 265-8544	280	20	14.0	62.1%	160 (57.1%)	10 (3.6%)	83 (29.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	36	921^st of 1488 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.1	845^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.1%	76					10.5	16.7	60.0			16.2	24.1	34.5			38.2			27.3			$15,695	$1,995	$13,699
Springbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Springbrook Ave	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Adrian Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-0543	612	37	16.6	60.9%	344 (56.2%)	21 (3.4%)	195 (31.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	22.5	669^th of 890 public middle schools	24.8%		26.2	648^th of 897 public middle schools	27.8%	21	54.6	11.9						18.9	14.3				13.7	16.4		26.9			35.2		$14,912	$1,309	$13,603
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 263-0744	753	50	15.1	59.5%	443 (58.8%)	18 (2.4%)	235 (31.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	37.2	906^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.1%		44	784^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	122					31.9	29.2	41.9			28.7	31.7	26.7			36.8			30.2			$14,914	$616	$14,298
Madison High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 263-0742	439	25	17.4	41.9%	261 (59.5%)	26 (5.9%)	132 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	56.9	304^th of 739 public high schools	58.9%		69.7	178^th of 743 public high schools	76.0%	126			57.4	33.7													31.7			39.6	$13,792	$101	$13,691
Madison Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3498 Treat Hwy	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Madison School District (Lenawee)	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 263-0743	388	23	17.2	47.9%	260 (67.0%)	20 (5.2%)	94 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	57.5	330^th of 890 public middle schools	62.9%		58.2	301^st of 897 public middle schools	66.4%	29	68.4	33.3						37.6	44.4				27.5	27.8		36.3			60.7		$14,483	$3,122	$11,361
Sutton Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2780 Sutton Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Tecumseh Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 423-2367	330	30	11.1	38.8%	276 (83.6%)	6 (1.8%)	29 (8.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)					44.1					41.9											$16,544	$1,145	$15,400
Milton C Porter Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2946 Sutton Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Lenawee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-8931	105	32	3.3	52.4%	92 (87.6%)	2 (1.9%)	6 (5.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)
LISD Technical Center	Public	9-12	1372 N Main St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Lenawee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-2108	0	30	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maurice Spear Campus	Public, Alternative	4-12	2910 Airport Rd	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Lenawee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 263-5021	21	4	5.6	57.1%	13 (61.9%)	3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
JCLISD Academy A Regional Middle College	Public	9-12	1372 N Main St	Adrian	49221	Lenawee County	Lenawee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 265-1661	46	4	11.3	13.0%	42 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 49221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Adrian	0.42 mi	17	407^th
Sand Creek	6.27 mi	2	363^rd
Tecumseh	8.12 mi	4	111^th
Onsted	9.76 mi	3	171^st
Blissfield	10.89 mi	3	239^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.