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Schools in Douglass Township · Central Montcalm Public Schools, Lakeview Community Schools

Douglass Township’s public schools score below 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Douglass Township, 26% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Douglass 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 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
38%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 8 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
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,649 students on the public path
In brief

Douglass Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1238 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Douglass Township’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% 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 Douglass Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Central Montcalm spends $14,998 per student and Lakeview $14,089, 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 Douglass Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1238)Better than 36%
Towns in Montcalm County (20)Better than 55%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,269 test results and a graduating class of 104 could put Douglass Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Douglass Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,270 in math, 1,268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
4–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Douglass Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Central Montcalm Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Lakeview Community Schools, shared with Belvidere, Cato, Hinton, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Pine and Winfield. Its elementary school is in Lakeview. Parts of Douglass Township (9% of its land) are served by Montabella instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Douglass Township

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

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+
Lakeview Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,003 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,089MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 529 students tested

Douglass Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Douglass TownshipB−Central Montcalm PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
DayC+Montabella PK–12 · Central Montcalm PK–12
PineBLakeview
SidneyC+Central Montcalm
StantonC+Central Montcalm
BelvidereB−Montabella PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
MontcalmA−Greenville

3 of the 6 neighbors share Central Montcalm with Douglass Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Douglass 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 Douglass Townshipin other towns
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lakeview
A
306 students14:1Rate it →
Central Montcalm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sheridan
275 students13:1Rate it →
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Lakeview
C+
329 students15:1Rate it →
Central Montcalm Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Stanton
C+
739 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglass Township’s schools

Are Douglass Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Douglass Township children attend score below 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Douglass Township in?

Two districts: Central Montcalm Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Lakeview Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Belvidere, Cato, Hinton, Lakeview, Maple Valley, Pine and Winfield.

What is Douglass 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 Douglass Township spend per student?

$14,998 in Central Montcalm Public Schools and $14,089 in Lakeview 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.