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Schools in Cedar Creek Township · Holton Public Schools

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

In Cedar Creek Township, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cedar Creek 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.

#621of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
735 students on the public path
In brief

Cedar Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1197 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cedar Creek Township’s, its schools beat 9%, 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; 96% 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 Cedar Creek Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,763 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Holton Middle School, then Holton 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 Cedar Creek Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Michigan school districts, #621 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 (1197)Better than 9%
Towns in Muskegon County (16)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 387 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Cedar Creek Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cedar Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (386 in math, 388 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Holton Elementary Schoolin HoltonC
6–8Holton Middle Schoolin HoltonC−
9–12Holton High Schoolin HoltonC

Cedar Creek Township’s public schools are run by Holton Public Schools, which also serves Blue Lake, Bridgeton and Holton. Parts of Cedar Creek Township (6% and 2% of its land) are served by Reeths-Puffer Schools and Oakridge instead. 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.

Holton Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 775 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,763MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.4% · 388 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 386 students tested

Cedar Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cedar Creek TownshipCHolton
HoltonCHolton
BridgetonB−Holton PK–12 · Fremont Public K–12 · Grant Public K–12
DaltonB+Reeths-Puffer Schools
MuskegonC+Orchard View Schools PK–12 · Reeths-Puffer Schools PK–12
EgelstonC+Oakridge

2 of the 5 neighbors share Holton with Cedar Creek Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cedar Creek Township

3 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 Cedar Creek Townshipin other towns
Holton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holton
C
338 students14:1Rate it →
Holton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holton
C−
173 students16:1Rate it →
Holton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Holton
C
224 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Creek Township’s schools

Are Cedar Creek Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cedar Creek Township children attend score below 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #621 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cedar Creek Township in?

Holton Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 775 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cedar Creek Township are served by Reeths-Puffer Schools and Oakridge.

Where do Cedar Creek Township kids go to high school?

Holton High School in Holton, with 224 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Cedar Creek Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Holton Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Cedar Creek Township spend per student?

$15,763 in Holton 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.