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Enrollment
398
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LOTHROP AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262529006186
New Lothrop High School
9285 Easton Rd, NEW LOTHROP, MI 48460 · (810) 638-5054 · Shiawassee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Michigan public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
136 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 55%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 23% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Lothrop Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
48.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like New Lothrop High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lothrop High School this school | 398 | 34.2% | 53.4% |
| Meridian Early College High School SANFORD | 396 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Clare High School CLARE | 478 | 33.7% | N/A |
| Sand Creek High School SAND CREEK | 404 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Saranac JrSr High School SARANAC | 406 | 32.8% | 42.4% |
| Negaunee High School NEGAUNEE | 474 | 34.0% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where New Lothrop High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Shiawassee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #18 of 62 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #10 of 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #8 of 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #376 of 844 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #281 of 548 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #452 of 550 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #458 of 654 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #324 of 436 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 398 | 21.4 | 18.6:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 20.6 | 19.8:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 21.2 | 18.9:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 22.4 | 19.4:1 | 24% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 5% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Lothrop High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (434 to 398); teachers down 4% (22.4 to 21.4).
About New Lothrop High School
New Lothrop High School is a mid-sized high school found in NEW LOTHROP, Michigan. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 398 students.
The district, New Lothrop Area Public Schools, operates 2 schools serving 903 students.
At New Lothrop High School, 92% of students are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Shiawassee County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for New Lothrop High School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.6:1. Compared with the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Shiawassee County, the average is 45%.
Among Michigan public high schools, New Lothrop High School outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Michigan schools that have similar shares of low-income students, New Lothrop High School's results are 2.2 points above predicted: 53.4% against 51.1%.
In Shiawassee County, the median household earns about $67,404 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Shiawassee County, 31 public schools serve about 10,105 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, New Lothrop Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, New Lothrop High School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
New Lothrop High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 398, down from 440 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.6:1, from 20.9:1.
New Lothrop High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Shiawassee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,991
Census ACS
Median income
$67,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
10,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lothrop Area Public Schools
- New Lothrop Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Other schools in NEW LOTHROP
- New Lothrop Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- New Lothrop Elementary School0.1 mi · 505
- Montrose Alternative Education Center5.8 mi · 199
- Carter Elementary School6.0 mi · 367
- HillMcCloy High School6.2 mi · 449
- KuehnHaven Middle School6.2 mi · 420
- Raider Virtual Academy7.2 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About New Lothrop High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Lothrop High School?
New Lothrop High School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does New Lothrop High School serve?
New Lothrop High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Lothrop High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Lothrop High School is approximately 18.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Lothrop High School?
At New Lothrop High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is New Lothrop High School public or private?
New Lothrop High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Lothrop Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.