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Schools in Dryden · Dryden Community Schools

Dryden’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Dryden, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dryden, 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 97% 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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 3% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
438 students on the public path
In brief

Dryden’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1249 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dryden’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% 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 Dryden’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,020 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Dryden 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 Dryden’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1249)Better than 29%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 223 test results and a graduating class of 40 could put Dryden anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Dryden’s students in the tested grades sat them (223 in math, 223 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dryden Elementary SchoolDryden Community SchoolsC−
7–12Dryden High SchoolDryden Community SchoolsB+

Dryden’s public schools are run by Dryden Community Schools, which also serves Dryden and Metamora. 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.

Dryden Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 438 students · 11.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,020MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 45.4% · 223 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 223 students tested

Dryden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DrydenB−Dryden

Every school in Dryden

2 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 Drydenin other towns
Dryden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
224 students10:1Rate it →
Dryden High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
214 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dryden’s schools

Are Dryden’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dryden children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− 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 Dryden in?

Dryden Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 438 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Dryden’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Dryden spend per student?

$16,020 in Dryden 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.