Summary:
Vassar Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Vassar, Michigan, with a student population of 481. The school is part of the Vassar Public Schools district, which is ranked 423 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Vassar Senior High School faces significant challenges, including fluctuating graduation rates (ranging from 94.1% to 79.4%), higher-than-average dropout rates (1.4% to 4.1%), and chronic absenteeism rates that have reached as high as 46.4%. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math for 6th and 7th grades were around 20-23%, compared to the state averages of 37.5% and 31%, respectively.
When compared to nearby schools, such as Caro High School, Vassar Senior High School is underperforming in several key areas. Caro High School, located about 12 miles away, has a higher graduation rate (90.2%), lower dropout rate (3.6%), and better test scores than Vassar Senior High School. Additionally, Vassar Senior High School's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating, has declined over the years, from a high of 4 stars in 2015-2016 and 2014-2015 to only 2 stars in recent years.
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Detail:
Public 6-12
District:
Vassar Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
449th of 743 Michigan High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,025
Feeder schools for Vassar Senior High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.3
Number of students: 474
Racial breakdown:
White:
85.7%
Hispanic:
7.8%
African American:
3.0%
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Two or more races:
2.7%
American Indian:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.5%
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