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Schools in Attica Township · Imlay City Community Schools, Lapeer Community Schools

Attica Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Attica Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#415of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lapeer
Students per teacher
20.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
4,564 students on the public path
In brief

Attica Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1175 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Attica Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 31% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Imlay City spends $14,926 per student and Lapeer $14,443, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Attica Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 59% of Michigan school districts, #415 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1175)Better than 48%
Towns in Lapeer County (18)Better than 39%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,116 test results and a graduating class of 449 could put Attica Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Attica Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,117 in math, 3,114 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Attica Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Attica Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Imlay City Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Lapeer Community Schools, shared with Arcadia, Elba, Hadley, Lapeer, Lapeer, Mayfield, Metamora, Metamora and Oregon. Its elementary school is in Lapeer. Parts of Attica Township (3% of its land) are served by Dryden instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Attica Township

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

Imlay City Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,758 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,926MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Lapeer Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,064 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 20.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,443MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Imlay City Community Schools43%
State average 45.4% · 940 students tested
Math · PK–12, Imlay City Community Schools31%
State average 33.6% · 943 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lapeer Community Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 2174 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lapeer Community Schools31%
State average 33.6% · 2174 students tested

Attica Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Attica TownshipBImlay City PK–12 · Lapeer PK–12
ImlayBImlay City
DrydenB−Dryden
LapeerBLapeer
ArcadiaBImlay City PK–12 · North Branch Area Schools PK–12 · Lapeer PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Imlay City with Attica Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Attica Township

10 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 Attica Townshipin other towns
CK Schickler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lapeer
A−
457 students18:1Rate it →
Elva Lynch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lapeer
B−
390 students19:1Rate it →
Weston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Imlay City
389 students15:1Rate it →
Turrill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lapeer
B−
389 students17:1Rate it →
Emma Murphy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Metamora
A−
374 students21:1Rate it →
Rolland Warner Campus 67
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Lapeer
C+
610 students21:1Rate it →
Imlay City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Imlay City
B
395 students19:1Rate it →
Imlay City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Imlay City
B
554 students25:1Rate it →
Lapeer High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Lapeer
B
1,006 students24:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Attica Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Lapeer Co Education and Technology Center
Grades PK–12 · Attica
C−
Career and Technical
43 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Attica Township’s schools

Are Attica Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Attica Township children attend outscore 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #415 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Attica Township in?

Two districts: Imlay City Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Lapeer Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Arcadia, Elba, Hadley, Lapeer, Lapeer, Mayfield, Metamora, Metamora and Oregon.

Where do Attica Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lapeer High School and Imlay City High School.

What is Attica Township’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Lapeer Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Attica Township spend per student?

$14,926 in Imlay City Community Schools and $14,443 in Lapeer Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.