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Schools in Cheshire Township · Allegan Public Schools, Bloomingdale Public School District

Cheshire Township’s public schools score below 68% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 24% of Cheshire Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cheshire 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
66%
▼ 16 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Allegan
Students per teacher
16.6
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,333 students on the public path
In brief

Cheshire Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1198 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cheshire Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

66% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Allegan spends $14,810 per student and Bloomingdale Public $14,318, 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 Cheshire Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 32% 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 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1198)Better than 12%
Towns in Allegan County (24)Better than 4%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,564 test results and a graduating class of 212 could put Cheshire Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cheshire Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,567 in math, 1,562 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Cheshire Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Allegan Public Schools). From grade K, students attend the Bloomingdale Public School District, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Columbia, Lee and Waverly. Its elementary school is in Allegan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cheshire Township

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

Allegan Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,035 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,810MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Bloomingdale Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 953 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,318MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Allegan Public Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 1069 students tested
Math · PK–12, Allegan Public Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 1071 students tested
Reading · K–12, Bloomingdale Public School District26%
State average 45.4% · 493 students tested
Math · K–12, Bloomingdale Public School District15%
State average 33.6% · 496 students tested

Cheshire Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cheshire TownshipCAllegan PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12
LeeC−Bloomingdale Public
TrowbridgeC+Allegan
BloomingdaleCGobles Public PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12
ValleyC+Allegan PK–12 · Fennville PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Bloomingdale Public with Cheshire Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cheshire Township

9 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 Cheshire Townshipin other towns
Pine Trails Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allegan
D
326 students17:1Rate it →
North Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Allegan
29 students8:1Rate it →
Dawson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Allegan
B
278 students15:1Rate it →
Bloomingdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomingdale
C−
272 students15:1Rate it →
West Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Allegan
B−
247 students16:1Rate it →
Pullman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pullman
D
165 students12:1Rate it →
Allegan Online K12
Grades K–12 · Allegan
73 students29:1Rate it →
Bloomingdale Middle and High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bloomingdale
C−
516 students16:1Rate it →
LE White Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Allegan
C+
427 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cheshire Township’s schools

Are Cheshire Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cheshire Township children attend score below 68% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cheshire Township in?

Two districts: Allegan Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Bloomingdale Public School District runs grades K–12, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Columbia, Lee and Waverly.

What is Cheshire Township’s graduation rate?

66% of the class of 2023 in Allegan Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Cheshire Township spend per student?

$14,810 in Allegan Public Schools and $14,318 in Bloomingdale Public School District (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.