Schools in California Township · Quincy Community School District, Reading Community Schools

California Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving California 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

40%

▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

30%

▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85–89%

▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.1K

▼ 21% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Quincy

Students per teacher

17.6

MI 16.5 · larger classes

Schools in town

1,789 students on the public path

In brief

California Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 564 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of California Township’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports California Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Quincy spends $13,124 per student and Reading $14,611, 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 California Township’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 58%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (564)Better than 65%

Towns in Branch County (16)Better than 56%

B⁻B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 906 test results and a graduating class of 102 could put California Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of California Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (907 in math, 906 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in California Township · depends on your address

Jennings Elementary School

Grades K–5 · 408 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Quincy

Reynolds Elementary School

Grades K–6 · 404 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Reading

C⁺

The path, start to finish

K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺ to B

7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

California Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Quincy Community School District). From grade K, students attend the Reading Community Schools, shared with Algansee, Allen, Cambria, Montgomery, Reading and Reading. Its school is in Quincy. Parts of California Township (14% and 10% of its land) are served by Coldwater and Camden-Frontier instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve California Township

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

Quincy Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,099 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$13,124MI $16,528 · FY2024

Reading Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 690 students · 17.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$14,611MI $16,528 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Quincy Community School District44%

State average 45.4% · 586 students tested

Math · K–12, Quincy Community School District33%

State average 33.6% · 586 students tested

Reading · K–12, Reading Community Schools34%

State average 45.4% · 320 students tested

Math · K–12, Reading Community Schools24%

State average 33.6% · 321 students tested

California Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
California Township	B	Quincy K–12 · Reading K–12
Kinderhook	B	Coldwater
Camden	B⁻	Camden-Frontier
Algansee	B	Quincy K–12 · Reading K–12

Fremont, IN borders California Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in California 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 California Townshipin other towns

Jennings Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy

408 students15:1Rate it →

Reynolds Elementary School

Elementary · Grades K–6 · Reading

C⁺

404 students18:1Rate it →

Quincy Middle School

Middle · Grades 5–8 · Quincy

345 students17:1Rate it →

Quincy High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Quincy

B⁻

346 students23:1Rate it →

Reading High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Reading

286 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about California Township’s schools

Are California Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools California Township children attend outscore 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is California Township in?

Two districts: Quincy Community School District runs grades K–12, and Reading Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Algansee, Allen, Cambria, Montgomery, Reading and Reading.

What is California Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Quincy Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does California Township spend per student?

$13,124 in Quincy Community School District and $14,611 in Reading 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.