Cedarville School, Cedarville MI

Original Research by School Decision on Cedarville School

Cedarville School is a single-building public school in the village of Cedarville, in Mackinac County, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is part of Les Cheneaux Community Schools. The setup is what many families in small, remote communities know well: all grade levels share one building, which means younger students grow up alongside older ones, and the same staff and leadership oversee a child's entire path from early elementary through graduation. The enrollment is small for a school covering that many grades, and class sizes at each tested grade level are modest, which can mean more individual attention but also means that year-to-year results can swing based on just a handful of students.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial American Indian and Alaska Native population that makes up close to a third of enrollment. A smaller share of students identify as two or more races. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status was not reported. Information on English learners and special education enrollment was not available in the data we received.

On Michigan's M-STEP and PSAT assessments for the most recent school year, Cedarville's results are a mixed picture with real strengths. English language arts stands out, particularly in the upper elementary and middle grades. Seventh and eighth graders posted strong proficiency rates, and fifth graders also did well. Science and social studies results were solid across the tested grades, with eighth-grade social studies among the school's brightest spots. Math was more uneven. Third graders performed well, and eighth graders showed reasonable proficiency on the PSAT, but several grades landed in a middling range, and sixth-grade math was a clear soft spot. A parent looking at the sixth-grade results may want to ask the school what is driving that dip and what interventions are in place.

Across all tested subjects and grades, Cedarville's combined proficiency places it at the top among districts in Mackinac County, sitting in the upper quartile of the county's comparison set. That is a genuinely strong standing for a small rural school. The data sections on this page carry the specific figures for each grade and subject.

The school does not appear in the graduation rate comparison for the county because a school-level graduation rate was not reported in the data we received. Chronic absenteeism data was also missing, so we cannot characterize attendance patterns from what is available.

The housing market around Cedarville reflects its lakeside, rural Upper Peninsula setting. Typical home values in the zip code sit above the Michigan state benchmark but below the national one, and recent year-over-year appreciation has been strong. Mortgage rates, as tracked nationally, remain elevated, which affects what families moving into the area will face relative to local incomes. Rental data was not available. Publicly reported context on the village's character, employers, walkability, and development activity was sparse in the material we reviewed, so rather than guess, we note that gap. Families considering the area would do well to visit and talk to residents directly.

The district brief for Les Cheneaux Community Schools turned up little in the way of recently reported changes or initiatives with lasting impact, so there is not much to relay on that front.

What Cedarville offers is a small, close-knit, all-grades public school with a distinctive two-culture student body, strong ELA and social studies results, solid science outcomes, a top-of-county proficiency standing, and some unevenness in math that merits a closer conversation with the school. For families who value continuity, community identity, and a setting where their child will be known from pre-K through senior year, this is the kind of place that fits that mold. Those who want a wider array of electives, specialized programs, or a larger peer group may find the size limiting and should weigh that against the strengths the school does have.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

60-79%Cohort of 23 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,027 schools plotted. 80 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 25 pts above state median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 26 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 36 pts above state median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Science

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 30 pts above state median

This schoolLes Cheneaux 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 4Lower-income40%Higher-income60%20 pp gap