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Schools in Cambria Township · Hillsdale Community Schools, Reading Community Schools

Cambria Township’s public schools score below 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Cambria Township’s districts is 36%, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cambria 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.

#510of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
36%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hillsdale
Students per teacher
15.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,490 students on the public path
In brief

Cambria Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1098 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cambria Township’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Cambria Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hillsdale spends $14,933 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 Cambria Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Michigan school districts, #510 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1098)Better than 41%
Towns in Hillsdale County (18)Better than 67%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 954 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Cambria Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Cambria Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (955 in math, 953 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Cambria Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hillsdale Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Reading Community Schools, shared with Algansee, Allen, California, Montgomery, Reading and Reading. Its school is in Hillsdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cambria Township

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

Hillsdale Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,259 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,933MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
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

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hillsdale Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 633 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillsdale Community Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 634 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

Cambria Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cambria TownshipB−Hillsdale PK–12 · Reading K–12
ReadingB−Reading
JeffersonC+Hillsdale PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12
WoodbridgeB−Camden-Frontier
HillsdaleB−Hillsdale
Ransom—Pittsford Area Schools K–12 · Camden-Frontier K–12

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

Every school in Cambria 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 Cambria Townshipin other towns
Gier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hillsdale
C
434 students16:1Rate it →
Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Reading
C+
404 students18:1Rate it →
Davis Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hillsdale
C+
366 students16:1Rate it →
Reading High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Reading
C
286 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambria Township’s schools

Are Cambria Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cambria Township children attend score below 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #510 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cambria Township in?

Two districts: Hillsdale Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Reading Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Algansee, Allen, California, Montgomery, Reading and Reading.

What is Cambria Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Hillsdale Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Cambria Township spend per student?

$14,933 in Hillsdale Community Schools 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.