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Schools in Berlin Township · Saranac Community Schools, Lakewood Public Schools

Berlin Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Michigan districts

The four-year graduation rate in Berlin Township’s district is 98%, above the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Berlin 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 100% 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
50%
▲ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 13–18 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lakewood
Students per teacher
18.8
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,487 students on the public path
In brief

Berlin Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1190 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berlin Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Saranac spends $12,939 per student and Lakewood $13,306, 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 Berlin Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1190)Better than 86%
Towns in Ionia County (16)Better than 81%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,272 test results and a graduating class of 106 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Berlin Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,271 in math, 1,272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Berlin Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Saranac Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Lakewood Public Schools, shared with Campbell, Carlton, Clarksville, Lake Odessa, Odessa, Roxand, Sebewa, Sunfield, Sunfield, Woodland and Woodland. Its school is in Saranac. Parts of Berlin Township (17% and 8% of its land) are served by Ionia and Berlin Township School District 3 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Berlin Township

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

Saranac Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 839 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,939MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Lakewood Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,582 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,306MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Saranac Community Schools51%
State average 45.4% · 444 students tested
Math · PK–12, Saranac Community Schools43%
State average 33.6% · 447 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lakewood Public Schools50%
State average 45.4% · 828 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakewood Public Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 824 students tested

Berlin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Berlin TownshipA−Saranac PK–12 · Lakewood PK–12
EastonBIonia PK–12 · Saranac PK–12
IoniaB−Ionia
OrangeB−Portland Public PK–12 · Ionia PK–12
BostonASaranac PK–12 · Lowell Area Schools PK–12
OdessaA−Lakewood

2 of the 5 neighbors share Saranac with Berlin Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Berlin 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 Berlin Townshipin other towns
Saranac Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saranac
B−
433 students15:1Rate it →
Lakewood Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Woodland
134 students14:1Rate it →
Lakewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Woodland
B
514 students21:1Rate it →
Saranac JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saranac
B−
406 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Berlin Township’s schools

Are Berlin Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Berlin Township children attend outscore 80% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Berlin Township in?

Two districts: Saranac Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Lakewood Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Campbell, Carlton, Clarksville, Lake Odessa, Odessa, Roxand, Sebewa, Sunfield, Sunfield, Woodland and Woodland.

What is Berlin Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Lakewood Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Berlin Township spend per student?

$12,939 in Saranac Community Schools and $13,306 in Lakewood Public 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.