Summary:
The 48820 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the DeWitt Public Schools district. These schools demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with DeWitt High School ranked 28th out of 743 Michigan high schools and DeWitt Middle School ranked 57th out of 897 Michigan middle schools.
The schools in this area generally outperform state averages in M-Step and SAT/PSAT assessments, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points higher than the Michigan average. DeWitt High School's SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency rate of 77.1% is significantly higher than the state average of 51.3%, and DeWitt Middle School's PSAT English Language Arts proficiency rate of 86.6% for 8th graders is also notably higher than the state average of 64.5%. These schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 17:1 to 19:1, and per-student spending that is above the state average.
While the student population is predominantly white, the schools do have some racial diversity, with non-white students making up 13-15% of the total enrollment. Chronic absenteeism rates range from 11.4% to 22.3%, with the elementary schools generally having lower rates than the middle and high school. The relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, between 20.58% and 21.43%, suggests that the schools serve a relatively affluent community.
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