The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Almont High School
Almont High School sits on Howland Road in the village of Almont, a small Lapeer County community roughly forty miles north of Detroit. The village grew around farming and lumber, and today it retains a traditional small-town core along Main Street and St. Clair Street, with a West Saint Clair Street Historic District marking its older commercial fabric. M-53, the state trunkline also known as Van Dyke, runs through the village and gives residents a straight-shot commute south into Macomb and Oakland counties. I-69 intersects just north of the township, linking the area east to Port Huron and west toward Lansing. The township publicly positions itself as offering a peaceful country atmosphere with convenient commuter access, which tells you much of the housing market here serves people who work in the Detroit metro but want a rural residential setting.
That commuter-bedroom character is reflected in home values. The typical home in the school's zip code sits above the Michigan state benchmark, approaching the national figure, and values have been climbing at a brisk year-over-year pace. With mortgage rates in the mid-six percent range, the estimated monthly carrying cost for a typical home is substantial relative to the national median household income. Rental data was not available, so renters should look elsewhere for current market context. No specific major employers were identified in the available research; the township's own messaging emphasizes outbound commuting rather than local industry, which suggests many working residents earn their income outside the community.
Almont High School is a regular public school serving grades eight through twelve, part of Almont Community Schools. The school's enrollment is moderate for its grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and very few students in other racial categories. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively low share. Data on special education enrollment and English learners was not reported, so those population sizes are unknown here.
Academic results are available only for grade eight, which is the tested grade within this building. In English language arts, proficiency is strong, with a clear majority of tested eighth graders reaching proficient or above on the PSAT. Science and social studies proficiency are also solid, each landing above the midpoint. Math is the soft spot: roughly a third of tested eighth graders reached proficiency. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the math program is structured and what support exists for students who arrive below grade level. No state testing data was available for grades nine through twelve in this dataset, so the picture is limited to the eighth grade snapshot. Graduation rate data was also missing for this school in the provided materials, which means a family would need to go to the district directly for that figure.
Against the comparison set of Lapeer County districts, Almont's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile, meaning the school's tested results are among the stronger ones in the county. This is a useful signal, though it rests entirely on the eighth grade results. Chronic absenteeism was not available for comparison.
No information on AP courses, career pathways, dual enrollment, extracurriculars, staffing ratios, discipline, or attendance was included in the data, so those program details are not described here. The district brief turned up no specific parent-relevant changes such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or facility investments. Anyone weighing Almont High School should ask the district directly about upper-grade course offerings, graduation outcomes, and postsecondary pathways, since the available data speaks most clearly to the incoming eighth grade class.
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