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Schools in Applegate

Applegate’s public schools

Croswell-Lexington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Applegate. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.2
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,630 students on the public path
In brief

Applegate’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Applegate’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Meyer Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); CroswellLexington Middle School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Applegate, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: CroswellLexington High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Applegate, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–8CroswellLexington Middle Schoolin CroswellC+
9–12CroswellLexington High Schoolin CroswellB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Croswell-Lexington Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Croswell-Lexington Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,708 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,353MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 45.4% · 975 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 976 students tested

Applegate vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Applegate’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Applegate—Croswell-Lexington

Every school in Applegate

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Applegatein other towns
Frostick School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Croswell
B−
324 students16:1Rate it →
Meyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lexington
A
275 students13:1Rate it →
CroswellLexington Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Croswell
C+
508 students19:1Rate it →
CroswellLexington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Croswell
B
523 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Applegate’s schools

Are Applegate’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Applegate. Croswell-Lexington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Applegate. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Applegate in?

Croswell-Lexington Community School District.

Where do Applegate kids go to high school?

CroswellLexington High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.