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Schools in Dowling

Dowling’s public schools

Hastings Area School District and Delton-Kellogg School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowling. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/9schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hastings Area
Students per teacher
16.5
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,511 students on the public path
In brief

Dowling’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Dowling’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Northeastern Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Delton Kellogg Elem School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Dowling, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Hastings High School and DeltonKellogg 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dowling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hastings Area School District.

Two districts serve Dowling

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

Hastings Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,481 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,357MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Delton-Kellogg School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,101 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,997MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hastings Area School District50%
State average 45.4% · 1280 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hastings Area School District35%
State average 33.6% · 1281 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Delton-Kellogg School District39%
State average 45.4% · 535 students tested
Math · PK–12, Delton-Kellogg School District25%
State average 33.6% · 536 students tested

Dowling vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dowling—Hastings Area PK–12 · Delton-Kellogg PK–12

Every school in Dowling

9 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 Dowlingin other towns
Delton Kellogg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Delton
C−
405 students16:1Rate it →
Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
B
287 students17:1Rate it →
Northeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B
306 students16:1Rate it →
Southeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B−
261 students14:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hastings
B
239 students12:1Rate it →
DeltonKellogg Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delton
B−
293 students15:1Rate it →
Hastings Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hastings
B
584 students18:1Rate it →
Hastings High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hastings
B−
804 students18:1Rate it →
DeltonKellogg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delton
B−
332 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Dowling’s schools

Are Dowling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dowling. Hastings Area School District and Delton-Kellogg School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dowling in?

Hastings Area School District and Delton-Kellogg School District.

Where do Dowling kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hastings High School and DeltonKellogg High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.