Annual Education Report - CAHS

February 19, 2026

Dear Parents and Community Members:

We are pleased to present the Annual Education Report (AER) which provides key information on the 2024 -2025 educational progress for Carman-Ainsworth High School. The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws. The school’s report contains information about student assessment, accountability, and teacher quality. If you have any questions about the AER, please contact Charles LaClear for assistance.

The CAHS AER is available for you to review electronically. 

You may also review a copy in the main office at Carman-Ainsworth High School.

For the 2024 to 2025 school year, schools were identified using definitions and labels required in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). A Targeted Support and Improvement school is one that has at least one underperforming student subgroup. An Additional Targeted Support school is one that has a student subgroup performing at the same level as the lowest 5% of all schools in the state. A Comprehensive Support and Improvement school is one whose performance is in the lowest 5 percent of all schools in the state or has a graduation rate at or below 67%. Some schools are not identified with any of these labels. In those cases, no label is given. During the 2024 to 2025 school year, our school Has Not Been Given One of These Labels.

Carman-Ainsworth High School is the only traditional high school within Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. Students residing within district boundaries do not need to apply or be selected to attend. We participate in the district School of Choice program and follow all policies of the State School Aid Act.

The Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP) is the pathway by which districts improve student outcomes by assessing whole child needs to develop plans and coordinate funding. Carman-Ainsworth High School has a team of members that works with the district at large. We follow MICIP in order to improve student outcome and improve financial coordination.

Our core curriculum can be accessed at https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/academic-standards. This state website contains the content standards for all core subjects. In addition to required coursework, we offer a wide variety of electives. Teachers follow state standards and, where applicable, national organization guidelines. Curriculum documents not listed online can be obtained by contacting Charles LaClear.

Nationally normed exams like the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) can yield valuable information to guide instruction. Juniors taking the SAT in the spring of 2025 had a mean total score of 883, which is a 3% increase from the previous year. Their Evidence Based Reading and Writing (ERW) score of 438 and Math score of 401. On the NWEA, in math, from Spring 2024-Spring 2025, 44% of freshmen, 49% of sophomores and 47% of juniors met projected growth. In reading, 51% of freshman, 60% of sophomores and 60% of juniors met projected growth for the same period. 

Parental involvement remains a priority. We believe students benefit greatly when parents and guardians are active partners in education. Parents and students have 24-hour access to grades, assignments, attendance, and teacher communication through ParentVue and StudentVue. We offer two formal Parent-Teacher Conferences each year and continue to provide both in-person and virtual options to increase accessibility. We are committed to strengthening direct communication between families and teachers.

Dual enrollment (DE) opportunities abound at Carman-Ainsworth High School. In 2024-2025 we had 50 students (6.0%) enrolled in postsecondary courses. In total 732 college credits were earned by Carman-Ainsworth High School students. An additional 81 students (9%) took advantage of college equivalent courses taught by our own highly qualified teachers. We proudly offer AP African American Studies, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP United States History, AP World History, AP Chemistry. Thirty students elected to take thirty-six Advanced Placement exams in spring 2025 and 17 of those tests received a score of “3” or higher, the threshold that many colleges award credit.

Carman-Ainsworth High School has always taken academics very seriously. Areas of concern and focus for Carman-Ainsworth High School deal specifically with English Language Arts and Math. Math continues to be an area where we struggle. We have been making steady increases in math by focusing on Algebra I support structures, offering a Block Algebra I class while continuing to offer Algebra IIA and Algebra IIB for upperclassmen. We also offer a Math Lab elective for a semester of math support and almost all students receive individualized support and practice through ALEKS. Data shows that while many of our students are still below the national average in math as measured by NWEA, a very high percentage of students are making their yearly growth in math. We also have adopted new math curriculum materials and math teachers have worked to align those materials with selected priority standards for each course.   

The faculty and staff of Carman-Ainsworth High School are very proud of our students. Carman-Ainsworth students continue to be wonderful contributors to their communities upon graduation. Our students are bright, resilient, and are prepared for challenges after high school. We remain committed to constant improvement. We regularly assess our policies and procedures to ensure that they best serve our students, and we are continuously searching for best practices to reach our students.

Carman-Ainsworth High School remains focused on continuous growth, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. We are refining curriculum alignment, strengthening intervention systems, analyzing growth data regularly, and expanding student access to rigorous coursework. Our students demonstrate resilience, determination, and potential. We are proud of their accomplishments and remain committed to helping every student move forward with confidence and skill.

Sincerely,