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Schools in Belvidere Township · Montabella Community Schools, Lakeview Community Schools

Belvidere Township’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

28% of students in Belvidere Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Belvidere 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 15% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lakeview
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,407 students on the public path
In brief

Belvidere Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1097 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Belvidere Township’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% 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 Belvidere Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Montabella spends $15,428 per student and Lakeview $14,089, 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 Belvidere Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% 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 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1097)Better than 36%
Towns in Montcalm County (20)Better than 45%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 927 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Belvidere Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Belvidere Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (927 in math, 927 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Belvidere Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Montabella Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Lakeview Community Schools, shared with Cato, Douglass, Hinton, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Pine and Winfield. Its elementary school is in Blanchard. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Belvidere Township

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

Montabella Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 772 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,428MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Lakeview Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,003 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,089MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 398 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 398 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 529 students tested

Belvidere Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belvidere TownshipB−Montabella PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
HomeCMontabella
CatoBLakeview
DouglassB−Central Montcalm PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
MillbrookC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Montabella PK–12

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

Every school in Belvidere Township

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 Belvidere Townshipin other towns
Montabella Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanchard
C
389 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lakeview
A
306 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Lakeview
C+
329 students15:1Rate it →
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Belvidere Township’s schools

Are Belvidere Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belvidere Township children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belvidere Township in?

Two districts: Montabella Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Lakeview Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Cato, Douglass, Hinton, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Pine and Winfield.

What is Belvidere Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Belvidere Township spend per student?

$15,428 in Montabella Community Schools and $14,089 in Lakeview 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.