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Schools in Denver Township · Hesperia Community Schools

Denver Township’s public schools score below 65% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Denver Township’s districts is 12%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Denver 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
32%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 22 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.4
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
799 students on the public path
In brief

Denver Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 301 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Denver Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Denver Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,437 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 David C Outwin Middle School, then Hesperia High School. 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 Denver Township’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (301)Better than 29%
Towns in Newaygo County (23)Better than 39%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 424 test results and a graduating class of 58 could put Denver Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Denver Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (425 in math, 422 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Patricia St Clair Elementary SchoolHesperia Community SchoolsD
6–8David C Outwin Middle SchoolHesperia Community SchoolsC−
9–12Hesperia High SchoolHesperia Community SchoolsC+

Denver Township’s public schools are run by Hesperia Community Schools, which also serves Beaver, Greenwood, Hesperia and Leavitt and others. Parts of Denver Township (14% of its land) are served by Fremont Public instead. 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.

Hesperia Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 799 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,437MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 45.4% · 422 students tested
Math12%
State average 33.6% · 425 students tested

Denver Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denver TownshipC+Hesperia
Beaver—Walkerville Rural PK–12 · Hesperia K–12
LincolnCWhite Cloud
DaytonBFremont Public
NewfieldC+Hesperia

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hesperia with Denver Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Denver Township

3 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 Denver Townshipby address
Patricia St Clair Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hesperia
D
354 students19:1Rate it →
David C Outwin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hesperia
C−
198 students20:1Rate it →
Hesperia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hesperia
C+
247 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Denver Township’s schools

Are Denver Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Denver Township children attend score below 65% 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 Denver Township in?

Hesperia Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 799 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Denver Township are served by Fremont Public.

Where do Denver Township kids go to high school?

Hesperia High School in Hesperia, with 247 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Denver Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hesperia Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Denver Township spend per student?

$15,437 in Hesperia 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.