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Schools in Coloma · Coloma Community Schools

Coloma’s public schools score below 66% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Coloma’s districts is 16%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Coloma, 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 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
16%
▼ 18 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,095 students on the public path
In brief

Coloma’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1263 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coloma’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Coloma’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,528 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 Coloma Junior High School, then Coloma High School. Enrollment is down 10% 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 Coloma’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 34% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1263)Better than 12%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 540 test results and a graduating class of 79 could put Coloma anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Coloma’s students in the tested grades sat them (539 in math, 541 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Coloma Elementary SchoolColoma Community SchoolsC
6–8Coloma Junior High SchoolColoma Community SchoolsC
9–12Coloma High SchoolColoma Community SchoolsC+

Coloma’s public schools are run by Coloma Community Schools, which also serves Coloma and Hagar. 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.

Coloma Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,095 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,528MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 45.4% · 541 students tested
Math16%
State average 33.6% · 539 students tested

Coloma vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColomaCColoma

Every school in Coloma

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).

District schools in Colomaby address
Coloma Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
C
356 students17:1Rate it →
Coloma Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5
C−
175 students17:1Rate it →
Coloma Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
228 students17:1Rate it →
Coloma High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
336 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Coloma’s schools

Are Coloma’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coloma children attend score below 66% 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 Coloma in?

Coloma Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,095 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Coloma kids go to high school?

Coloma High School, with 336 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Coloma’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Coloma Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Coloma spend per student?

$15,528 in Coloma 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.