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Schools in Broomfield Township · Chippewa Hills School District, Montabella Community Schools

Broomfield Township’s public schools score below 59% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

The four-year graduation rate in Broomfield Township’s district is 62%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Broomfield 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 98% 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
47%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–64%
▼ 18–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chippewa Hills
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,456 students on the public path
In brief

Broomfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1203 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Broomfield Township’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Chippewa Hills spends $14,701 per student and Montabella $15,428, 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 Broomfield Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 41% 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 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1203)Better than 25%
Towns in Isabella County (16)Better than 6%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,273 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Broomfield Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Broomfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,277 in math, 1,269 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
5–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Broomfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Chippewa Hills School District). From grade PK, students attend the Montabella Community Schools, shared with Belvidere, Day, Edmore, Fremont, Home, McBride, Millbrook and Rolland. Its elementary school is in Blanchard. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Broomfield Township

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

Chippewa Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,773 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,701MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
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
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested
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

Broomfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Broomfield TownshipC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Montabella PK–12
ShermanB−Chippewa Hills
DeerfieldB−Mount Pleasant City PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Beal City K–12
Lake IsabellaB−Chippewa Hills
WheatlandB−Chippewa Hills
RollandCMontabella

4 of the 5 neighbors share Chippewa Hills with Broomfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Broomfield Township

7 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 Broomfield Townshipin other towns
Montabella Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanchard
C
389 students14:1Rate it →
Weidman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weidman
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Mecosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mecosta
B+
256 students19:1Rate it →
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Remus
C
503 students17:1Rate it →
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Broomfield Township’s schools

Are Broomfield Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Broomfield Township children attend score below 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Broomfield Township in?

Two districts: Chippewa Hills School District runs grades PK–12, and Montabella Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Belvidere, Day, Edmore, Fremont, Home, McBride, Millbrook and Rolland.

What is Broomfield Township’s graduation rate?

60–64% of the class of 2023 in Chippewa Hills School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Broomfield Township spend per student?

$14,701 in Chippewa Hills School District and $15,428 in Montabella 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.