Schools in Zip Code 49328

Zip code 49328, serving the Hopkins, MI area, is home to three public schools—Hopkins High School, Hopkins Elementary School, and Hopkins Middle School—all part of the highly rated Hopkins Public Schools district, which serves roughly 1,191 students across grades K-12.

For parents, this district offers a strong, well-rounded education with some notable differences between school levels. Hopkins Elementary School stands out as the highest-ranked school in the area (76th percentile statewide) and excels at building foundational skills—3rd-grade math proficiency is an impressive 70.6% compared to the 42.9% state average, and chronic absenteeism is very low at 13.3%. Hopkins Middle School shows the strongest year-over-year growth, jumping to the 75th percentile, with exceptional 8th-grade PSAT English scores (79% proficient vs. 64.8% statewide). However, it also has a notable absenteeism spike at 23.5%, much higher than the other two schools. Hopkins High School shines in post-secondary readiness with a 95.7% graduation rate and a 1.7% dropout rate, both far better than state averages, and its SAT reading/writing scores (63.2% proficient) outpace the state by 11 points.

The most striking concern is a dramatic math proficiency drop at the high school level: while 8th graders score well above state averages in PSAT math (50.5% vs. 33.2%), 11th graders plummet to just 11.4% proficiency on SAT math—less than half the state average of 26.5%. This suggests a curriculum or engagement issue between 8th and 11th grade that parents should watch. Additionally, the district invests more per student at the high school ($13,882) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.6), which may help explain its strong graduation outcomes. Overall, this is a solid district with excellent literacy and social studies results, but the math cliff and middle school absenteeism are areas worth monitoring.