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Schools in Cement City

Cement City’s public schools

Columbia School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cement City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,350 students on the public path
In brief

Cement City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cement City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Columbia Central High School places highest (better than 62%); Columbia Upper Elementary School lowest (58%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cement City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Columbia Elementary Schoolin BrooklynNo scores
3–6Columbia Upper Elementary Schoolin BrooklynB
7–12Columbia Central High Schoolin BrooklynB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbia School District.

The district

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

Columbia School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,428 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,941MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 45.4% · 742 students tested
Math36%
State average 33.6% · 740 students tested

Cement City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Cement City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cement City—Columbia

Every school in Cement City

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 Cement Cityin other towns
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brooklyn
307 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Brooklyn
B
406 students16:1Rate it →
Columbia Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brooklyn
B
637 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Cement City’s schools

Are Cement City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cement City. Columbia School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cement City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cement City in?

Columbia School District.

Where do Cement City kids go to high school?

Columbia Central High School.

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What Cement City families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.