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Schools in Day Township · Montabella Community Schools, Central Montcalm Public Schools

Day Township’s public schools score below 61% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Day Township, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Day 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 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.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Central Montcalm
Students per teacher
16.6
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,786 students on the public path
In brief

Day Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1109 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Day Township’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Day Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Montabella spends $15,428 per student and Central Montcalm $14,998, 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 Day Township’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1109)Better than 23%
Towns in Montcalm County (20)Better than 15%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,138 test results and a graduating class of 104 could put Day Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Day Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,139 in math, 1,137 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Day Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Montabella Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Central Montcalm Public Schools, shared with Bushnell, Douglass, Evergreen, Fairplain, Sheridan, Sidney and Stanton. Its elementary school is in Blanchard. Parts of Day Township (4% of its land) are served by Vestaburg instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Day Township

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

Montabella Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 772 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,428MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Central Montcalm Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,298 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,998MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 398 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 398 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central Montcalm Public Schools33%
State average 45.4% · 739 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Montcalm Public Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 741 students tested

Day Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Day TownshipC+Montabella PK–12 · Central Montcalm PK–12
FerrisCVestaburg PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12
DouglassB−Central Montcalm PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
StantonC+Central Montcalm
HomeCMontabella
EvergreenC+Central Montcalm

3 of the 5 neighbors share Central Montcalm with Day Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Day Township

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).

Also serving Day Townshipin other towns
Montabella Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanchard
C
389 students14:1Rate it →
Central Montcalm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sheridan
275 students13:1Rate it →
Central Montcalm Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Stanton
C+
739 students20:1Rate it →
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Day Township’s schools

Are Day Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Day Township children attend score below 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Day Township in?

Two districts: Montabella Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Central Montcalm Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Bushnell, Douglass, Evergreen, Fairplain, Sheridan, Sidney and Stanton.

What is Day Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Central Montcalm Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Day Township spend per student?

$15,428 in Montabella Community Schools and $14,998 in Central Montcalm Public 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.