Kittie C. McCoy House · Photo: Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0Commerce Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Michigan districts
In Commerce Township, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Commerce 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.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Commerce Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 386 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Commerce Township’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools spends $15,733 per student and Huron Valley Schools $15,636, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lakes Area Montessori (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Commerce Township’s grade
A: better than 85% of Michigan school districts, #134 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Commerce Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Commerce Township · depends on your address
Clifford H Smart Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 21:1 students per teacher
James R Geisler Middle School
Grades 6–12 · 620 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Oak Valley Middle School
Grades 5–9 · 531 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Commerce Township · depends on your address
Clifford H Smart Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 21:1 students per teacher
James R Geisler Middle School
Grades 6–12 · 620 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Oak Valley Middle School
Grades 5–9 · 531 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Commerce Township · depends on your address
Clifford H Smart Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 21:1 students per teacher
James R Geisler Middle School
Grades 6–12 · 620 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Oak Valley Middle School
Grades 5–9 · 531 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Commerce Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Walled Lake Consolidated Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Huron Valley Schools, shared with Highland, Milford, Milford and White Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Commerce Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Commerce Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Commerce Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce Township | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 · Huron Valley Schools PK–12 |
| Walled Lake | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| West Bloomfield | A | West Bloomfield PK–12 · Walled Lake Consolidated Schools PK–12 |
| Wixom | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| Wolverine Lake | A | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools |
| Milford | A− | Huron Valley Schools |
| White Lake | A− | Huron Valley Schools |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Walled Lake Consolidated Schools with Commerce Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Commerce Township
11 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Oakland Schools Technical CampusSW).
Questions about Commerce Township’s schools
Are Commerce Township’s schools good?
By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Commerce Township children attend outscore 85% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #134 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Commerce Township in?
Two districts: Walled Lake Consolidated Schools runs grades PK–12, and Huron Valley Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Highland, Milford, Milford and White Lake.
What is Commerce Township’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does Commerce Township spend per student?
$15,733 in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools and $15,636 in Huron Valley Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Commerce Township?
Yes: Lakes Area Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 82 students).
Parents talk
What Commerce Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Commerce Township → They have their own page.
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.