Summary:
Zip code 49751, encompassing the Johannesburg, Michigan area, is home to just one high school, Johannesburg-Lewiston High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a small student body of 205.
For parents, this school presents a mixed but encouraging picture. The most impressive news is a massive 18.1 percentage point jump in SAT Reading/Writing proficiency, which now sits at 65.2%—well above the state average of 52.1%. The school also outperforms the state in Science (45.7% vs. 35.2%) and Social Studies (50.0% vs. 43.2%). However, mathematics is a clear weakness, with SAT Math proficiency at just 21.7% (below the state's 26.5%) and 10th-grade PSAT Math at a concerning 14.3% versus the state's 31.5%. The 9th-grade cohort shows promise in math (40.9% proficiency, above the state average), suggesting future improvement may be on the horizon. Despite 55% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school maintains a strong 90% graduation rate, six points above the state average. A notable red flag is chronic absenteeism at 30.5%, which is significantly higher than both the district's 21.2% and the state's 27.9% averages.
Part of the Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools district, this school invests heavily per student at $18,202 with a favorable 14.3:1 student-teacher ratio. Its state ranking has been volatile, swinging from the 66th percentile in 2023-2024, down to the 49th in 2024-2025, and back up to the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026—a fluctuation common with small enrollments where a few students can shift metrics dramatically. Overall, this is a school with clear strengths in literacy and humanities, a significant challenge in math, and a supportive environment that helps students graduate, though attendance remains an issue to watch.
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