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Schools in Brockway Township · Yale Public Schools

Brockway Township’s public schools outscore 91% of Michigan districts

On the state reading tests, 66% of Brockway Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brockway 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
66%
▲ 21 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 14 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 13–18 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,717 students on the public path
In brief

Brockway Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1072 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brockway Township’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 91% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 48% 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

The district spends $14,157 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Yale Junior High School, then Yale Senior High School. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Brockway Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 91% 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 91%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1072)Better than 96%
Towns in St. Clair County (23)Better than 87%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 935 test results and a graduating class of 129 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Brockway Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (937 in math, 933 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–8Yale Junior High Schoolin YaleA−
9–12Yale Senior High Schoolin YaleB+

Brockway Township’s public schools are run by Yale Public Schools, which also serves Emmett, Emmett, Greenwood and Kenockee 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.

Yale Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,723 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,157MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 45.4% · 933 students tested
Math48%
State average 33.6% · 937 students tested

Brockway Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brockway TownshipAYale
LynnA−Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12
GreenwoodAYale
EmmettA−Capac PK–12 · Yale PK–12
SpeakerBPeck PK–12 · Brown City PK–12
Maple ValleyB+Brown City

3 of the 5 neighbors share Yale with Brockway Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Brockway Township

5 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 Brockway Townshipin other towns
Yale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yale
A−
329 students16:1Rate it →
Avoca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kenockee
A−
243 students14:1Rate it →
John F FarrellEmmett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emmett
A−
211 students17:1Rate it →
Yale Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yale
A−
425 students19:1Rate it →
Yale Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yale
B+
509 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Brockway Township’s schools

Are Brockway Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brockway Township children attend outscore 91% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brockway Township in?

Yale Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,723 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brockway Township kids go to high school?

Yale Senior High School in Yale, with 509 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Brockway Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Brockway Township spend per student?

$14,157 in Yale 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.