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C+
Schools in Crystal Falls · Forest Park School District

Crystal Falls’s public schools score below 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Crystal Falls’s districts is 34%, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Crystal Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 100% 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
34%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.8
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
481 students on the public path
In brief

Crystal Falls’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1125 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crystal Falls’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,185 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Crystal Falls’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 42% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1125)Better than 29%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 258 test results could put Crystal Falls anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Crystal Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (258 in math, 258 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Forest Park SchoolForest Park School DistrictC+

Crystal Falls’s public schools are run by Forest Park School District, which also serves Alpha, Crystal Falls, Hematite and Mansfield and others. 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.

Forest Park School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 481 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,185MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 45.4% · 258 students tested
Math29%
State average 33.6% · 258 students tested

Crystal Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crystal FallsC+Forest Park

Every school in Crystal Falls

1 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 Crystal Fallsby address
Forest Park School
Grades PK–12
C+
481 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Crystal Falls’s schools

Are Crystal Falls’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Crystal Falls children attend score below 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crystal Falls in?

Forest Park School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 481 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Crystal Falls spend per student?

$14,185 in Forest Park 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.