As a parent and former Ranger, I would like to comment on the sports issue. I graduated from Manton 27 years ago and there was a big emphasis on sports even then. EVERY school around us emphasized sports, not just Manton. Sporting events bring the community together. We can see our friends, family,
... Read more and neighbors there. These games create a sense of belonging whether you're on the team or not and that creates a close community. As far education, Manton cannot offer the same diversity and number of classes that larger schools can. It's just not feasible or physically possible. Does this hinder your ability to succeed in life? Definitely NOT! I went on to earn a BS degree, my husband holds an Associate degree and his sister holds two BS degrees (they attended Manton also). This is a great little school and I'm proud my children are Rangers too! Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/15/09
i do not think this school is too focused around sports. I hate how people complain about how old the track uniforms are. Also, I believe that the longer the teachers have been teaching at here the better because Mr. Swanson is probably my favorite teacher. I believe that he pushes you the hardest. I
... Read more love the way he offers extra credit so that you actually have to work for it. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/10/07
Without a doubt, I would not recommend sending your child to Manton High School. The quality of the teachers, and the attitude of the students are poor. The focus is all on sports, basketball and football in particular. The food served here is outrageously disgusting. Pizzeria? More like cardboarderia.
... Read more Come on, we need some real food. But I digress. The Manton Band needs more support from the community in general. Also, Round Robin is a bit out of style. There isn't much variety in the choice of classes to take at this school. On the plus side, we do have a foreign language this year. The system needs some more organization, and a lot more money. Although students generally all enjoy their Freedom Friday, nearly 3/4 of them don't make the eligibility list. It is a wise decision not to send your children to Manton if you want them to succeed in life. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/04/05
I am a student at manton and I agree that our school spends too much money on sports. More money should be spent on school supplies and other school needs. Our school has many ways for our parents to get involved with the students. There are music, art and foreign language classes. They are very educational.
... Read more I am in art and i enjoy it. Manton has some problems but they are working to improve them. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/11/05
The academic programs arn't the best, music, art and sports are good. they have spanish but, no other foriegn lang. classes. They don't have a wide selection of elective classes for students to choose from. Parents have many chances to invole themselves with the school and they do.
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Posted by a student on 01/08/05
I am a student at Manton. The school puts to much time and money in the sports. I believe sports are healthy and help bring the students closer, but what about learning. The school needs to put more money in the classrooms and not into a new gym, sports uniforms, and sporting events. I think this school
... Read more should also buy new books and put money into things us students need to learn and excel in life. If the school can't supply us with the things we need how can they educate us. The school also needs a wider selection of elective classes, like more foriegn lang. classes, computer classes, and Social studies classes. The school cuts programs and lets teachers retire early to save money, but why don't they target the sports. The teachers are so caught up in the sports they don't really teach us anything. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/08/05
As a former (though recent) student, I must agree that the school is too focused on sports. Sports are prized over everything else including education. In general, the older teachers are quite preferable to the new ones because they know how to push a student to their potential and handle a class without
... Read more trying to pal around with us and be our friends instead of educators. We could better spend our tax dollars (on band, art, choir, books, track uniforms (the girl s track uniforms are at least 11 years old) etc...) instead of on the new football and basketball uniforms. By the way, early retirement was offered to some of our best teachers so we could hire new ones to cut costs. This makes perfect sense in a world like ours where pro athletes are paid more and are better respected than those who teach the young. They are our future. Read less
Posted by a former student on 09/21/04
I am a student at Manton. I think that the school is too focused on sports. I agree that sports are fun and healthy, but they are not the most important thing in the world. The money spent on the new gym (which we supposedly 'needed') could have been spent to fix the broken lockers, buy new books for
... Read more the libraries, buy new software, new textbooks, uniforms for the choirs....any number of things we really do need. A friend of mine lives in New York. Her school has more sports than ours, yet they don't have a gymnasium nearly as big as ours. I see a problem with that, don't you? For a school who could do better, let's say on the MEAP test, we spend an awful lot of money on our sports programs! Read less
Posted by a student on 08/21/04
I actually graduated from Manton and I think parts of it are very good, but there are too many internal issues that keep the students from receiving the best education possible. Many of the teachers are selfish and are only there to make money and the new administration is lacking the strong disipline
... Read more that it takes to keep such a challenging district in order. Instead of trying to keep the old-hub-bub teachers happy they should be thinking about how they can provide these kids with a better education and more opportunities, keep them away from drugs, allow some school spirit back into the halls, focus on enhancing and bettering rather than just pleasing the has-been staff that run the district and hold it back from better things. There was a time where that district had a lot to be proud of, what happened? Read less
School Profile for Manton Consolidated High School
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MME* Test Scores
Grade Level: 11
Test Year: 2008
Manton Consolidated High School
Manton Cons School District
Michigan
* In 2007-2008 Michigan used the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) to assess students in grade 11 in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. The MME is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Michigan. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
350
Students per teacher:
18
Full-time teachers:
19
Number of classrooms:
22
Arts
Art
Music
Band
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Drama
Vocational Education
Health, Phys Ed
English
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Special Education
Title I
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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