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Schools in Beaverton · Beaverton Rural Schools

Beaverton’s public schools score below 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Beaverton’s districts is 23%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Beaverton, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
874 students on the public path
In brief

Beaverton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 36 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Beaverton’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Beaverton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,139 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Beaverton JuniorSenior High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Beaverton’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (36)Better than 47%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 464 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Beaverton anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Beaverton’s students in the tested grades sat them (464 in math, 463 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Beaverton Elementary SchoolBeaverton Rural SchoolsC+
6–12Beaverton JuniorSenior High SchoolBeaverton Rural SchoolsC

Beaverton’s public schools are run by Beaverton Rural Schools, which also serves Arthur, Beaverton, Billings and Buckeye and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Beaverton Rural SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 874 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,139MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 45.4% · 463 students tested
Math23%
State average 33.6% · 464 students tested

Beaverton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BeavertonC+Beaverton Rural Schools
TobaccoC+Beaverton Rural Schools

Every school in Beaverton

2 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).

District schools in Beavertonby address
Beaverton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
411 students15:1Rate it →
Beaverton JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 6–12
C
463 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Beaverton’s schools

Are Beaverton’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Beaverton children attend score below 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Beaverton in?

Beaverton Rural Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 874 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Beaverton’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Beaverton Rural Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Beaverton spend per student?

$16,139 in Beaverton Rural 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.