Addison Middle School, Addison MI

Original Research by School Decision on Addison Middle School

Addison Middle School sits in the village of Addison, a small rural community in Lenawee County that began as a milling settlement along Bean Creek in the 1830s. The village has seen its population decline over the past two decades, and its economy centers on retail trade, health care and social assistance, and small-scale manufacturing. In the later 2010s, the medical cannabis industry established provisioning and grow centers here, representing the most visible recent economic development. The village is car-dependent with minimal pedestrian infrastructure, and its historic downtown dates to its days as a railroad stop. Addison Community Schools operates as a K-12 central campus, and the district owns a low-power FM radio station programmed by students, a distinctive feature that ties the schools to community life.

The middle school serves grades six through eight with a small enrollment, making it an intimate setting where class sizes are modest. Just over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and a few students from other racial backgrounds. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available, so those needing information about special education or language support services would want to ask the school directly.

On state assessments for the 2024-25 school year, proficiency in math was low across all three grades, with roughly a quarter of sixth graders and just over a quarter of seventh and eighth graders meeting the proficiency bar. English language arts results followed a similar pattern in sixth and seventh grade, but eighth grade stood out sharply: nearly two-thirds of students reached proficiency on the PSAT, a strong result that suggests older students at this school are building solid reading and writing skills. Science proficiency among eighth graders landed in the mid-thirties, and social studies was stronger, with roughly half of eighth graders proficient. Against the comparison set of Lenawee County districts, the school's overall proficiency sits just below the midpoint, close to the county median. A parent may want to look into the math results further with the school, as those numbers are the softest spot in the academic picture.

Because this is a middle school serving grades six through eight, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was not available. Information on course offerings, staffing ratios, attendance patterns, and discipline was also absent from the available data, so the picture of day-to-day school environment is limited. Program offerings such as advanced coursework, career pathways, or extracurriculars were not reported, which leaves a gap for families weighing enrichment opportunities.

Housing in the Addison area is relatively affordable compared with both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values below the Michigan average and well below national figures. The price-to-income ratio sits at roughly three, suggesting that for local earning levels, homeownership remains within reach for many families, even with current mortgage rates. Rental data was not available.

The district brief turned up little in the way of recent parent-relevant changes, so there is no specific restructuring, bond issue, or program shift to report. What the available information does show is a small, rural middle school with mixed academic results: a clear strength in eighth-grade literacy, reasonable performance in social studies, and weaker math outcomes that a family would want to understand better before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolAddison Community Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income32%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income42%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income64%Higher-income68%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income16%Higher-income36%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income42%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income36%16 pp gap