Summary:
The Adrian Public School District has a single high school, Adrian Secondary, which serves the entire high school population of the district. With an enrollment of 157 students, Adrian Secondary is a relatively small high school, but its performance has declined in recent years, dropping from 138th out of 476 schools statewide in 2022-2023 to 237th out of 450 schools in 2024-2025.
One of the school's key weaknesses is its underperformance in math, with proficiency rates significantly below the state averages for both 11th-grade students and across all grades. In contrast, the school's reading proficiency rates for 10th-grade students and across all grades are closer to or slightly above the state averages, suggesting the school may be doing a better job of supporting students in language arts. However, the school's overall graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as over 33% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.3, could be both an advantage, allowing for more personalized attention, and a disadvantage, limiting the school's resources and course offerings compared to larger high schools. The district and school leadership will need to carefully examine these factors and develop targeted strategies to address the school's areas of underperformance and improve overall academic achievement.
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