Paw Paw High School
30609 East Red Arrow Hwy
Paw Paw MI, 49079, Van Buren County
Phone: 269-657-8840
Ranking: 
(125 out of 665, top 19%)*
(125 out of 665, top 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Paw Paw Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 670 | 639 | 664 | 691 | 702 | 697 | 697 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 187 | 27.9% | 166 | 26.0% | 173 | 26.1% | 175 | 25.3% | 176 | 25.1% | 174 | 25.0% | 195 | 28.0% |
| Grade 10: | 166 | 24.8% | 167 | 26.1% | 160 | 24.1% | 176 | 25.5% | 174 | 24.8% | 183 | 26.3% | 189 | 27.1% |
| Grade 11: | 167 | 24.9% | 156 | 24.4% | 168 | 25.3% | 176 | 25.5% | 178 | 25.4% | 181 | 26.0% | 165 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 150 | 22.4% | 150 | 23.5% | 163 | 24.5% | 164 | 23.7% | 174 | 24.8% | 159 | 22.8% | 148 | 21.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 336 | 50.1% | 326 | 51.0% | 336 | 50.6% | 350 | 50.7% | 346 | 49.3% | 339 | 48.6% | 348 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 334 | 49.9% | 313 | 49.0% | 328 | 49.4% | 341 | 49.3% | 340 | 48.4% | 339 | 48.6% | 335 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 7.8% | 40 | 6.3% | 37 | 5.6% | 37 | 5.4% | 25 | 3.6% | 19 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.2% |
| White: | 588 | 87.8% | 569 | 89.0% | 604 | 91.0% | 627 | 90.7% | 651 | 92.7% | 648 | 93.0% | 645 | 92.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 207 | 30.9% | 191 | 29.9% | 238 | 35.8% | 216 | 31.3% | 180 | 25.6% | 172 | 24.7% | 150 | 21.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 8.2% | 25 | 3.9% | 38 | 5.7% | 30 | 4.3% | 51 | 7.3% | 50 | 7.2% | 71 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.07 | 18.68 | 20.00 | 20.20 | 19.72 | 19.40 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 63.9% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 54.2% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.3% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 68.8% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 63.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 61.3% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 60.4% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.1% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 42.1% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 46% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59.4% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 54.3% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 51.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 53.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.2% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 55% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 29.9% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 69.4% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 64.6% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.9% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 63.9% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 62.1% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 61.7% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 29.9% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.7% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.9% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.4% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 46% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 39.1% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 50.6% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.5% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 49% |
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* Paw Paw High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.