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Schools in Easton Township · Ionia Public Schools, Saranac Community Schools

Easton Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Easton 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.

#454of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 23% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ionia
Students per teacher
18.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,651 students on the public path
In brief

Easton Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1176 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Easton Township’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ionia spends $12,742 per student and Saranac $12,939, 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 Easton Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts, #454 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1176)Better than 41%
Towns in Ionia County (16)Better than 38%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,890 test results and a graduating class of 221 could put Easton Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Easton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,891 in math, 1,887 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Easton Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ionia Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Saranac Community Schools, shared with Berlin, Boston, Keene and Saranac. Its elementary school is in Saranac. Parts of Easton Township (15%, 7% and 5% of its land) are served by Easton Township School District 6, Belding Area and Ionia Township School District 2 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Easton Township

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

Ionia Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,659 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,742MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Saranac Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 839 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,939MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 1443 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 1444 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Saranac Community Schools51%
State average 45.4% · 444 students tested
Math · PK–12, Saranac Community Schools43%
State average 33.6% · 447 students tested

Easton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Easton TownshipBIonia PK–12 · Saranac PK–12
BerlinA−Saranac PK–12 · Lakewood PK–12
IoniaB−Ionia
KeeneA−Saranac PK–12 · Belding Area PK–12 · Lowell Area Schools PK–12
OrleansB−Belding Area PK–12 · Ionia PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Saranac with Easton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Easton Township

8 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 Easton Townshipin other towns
Saranac Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saranac
B−
433 students15:1Rate it →
AA Rather School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C+
308 students20:1Rate it →
Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
272 students18:1Rate it →
RB Boyce Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
254 students20:1Rate it →
Twin Rivers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muir
C−
183 students19:1Rate it →
Emerson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
166 students14:1Rate it →
Ionia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ionia
C+
629 students18:1Rate it →
Saranac JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saranac
B−
406 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Easton Township’s schools

Are Easton Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Easton Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #454 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Easton Township in?

Two districts: Ionia Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Saranac Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Berlin, Boston, Keene and Saranac.

What is Easton Township’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Ionia Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Easton Township spend per student?

$12,742 in Ionia Public Schools and $12,939 in Saranac 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.