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Schools in Bloomingdale Township · Bloomingdale Public School District, Gobles Public School District

Bloomingdale Township’s public schools score below 67% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Bloomingdale Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bloomingdale 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.

#622of 699 Michigan townsK–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
35%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Bloomingdale Public
Students per teacher
14.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
788 students on the public path
In brief

Bloomingdale Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1218 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bloomingdale Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Bloomingdale Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bloomingdale Public spends $14,318 per student and Gobles Public $14,369, 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 Bloomingdale Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Michigan school districts, #622 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1218)Better than 12%
Towns in Van Buren County (18)Better than 39%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 830 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Bloomingdale Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bloomingdale Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (832 in math, 829 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Bloomingdale Elementary SchoolBloomingdale Public School DistrictC−
6–12Bloomingdale Middle and High SchoolBloomingdale Public School DistrictC−

Bloomingdale Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gobles Public School District). From grade K, students attend the Bloomingdale Public School District, shared with Bloomingdale, Cheshire, Columbia, Lee and Waverly. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bloomingdale Township

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

Bloomingdale Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 953 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,318MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Gobles Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 786 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,369MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Bloomingdale Public School District26%
State average 45.4% · 493 students tested
Math · K–12, Bloomingdale Public School District15%
State average 33.6% · 496 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gobles Public School District47%
State average 45.4% · 336 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gobles Public School District31%
State average 33.6% · 336 students tested

Bloomingdale Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bloomingdale TownshipCGobles Public PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12
ColumbiaC−Bangor PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12
CheshireCAllegan PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12
Pine GroveB−Gobles Public
Gobles—Gobles Public
WaverlyB−Paw Paw Public PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Bloomingdale Public with Bloomingdale Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bloomingdale Township

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 Bloomingdale Townshipby address
Bloomingdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomingdale
C−
272 students15:1Rate it →
Bloomingdale Middle and High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bloomingdale
C−
516 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Bloomingdale Township’s schools

Are Bloomingdale Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bloomingdale Township children attend score below 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #622 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bloomingdale Township in?

Two districts: Gobles Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Bloomingdale Public School District runs grades K–12, shared with Bloomingdale, Cheshire, Columbia, Lee and Waverly.

What is Bloomingdale Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Bloomingdale Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Bloomingdale Township spend per student?

$14,318 in Bloomingdale Public School District and $14,369 in Gobles Public School District (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.