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Schools in Elba Township · Ashley Community Schools, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Elba Township’s public schools outscore 68% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elba 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 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
47%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 3 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
162 students on the public path
In brief

Elba Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 826 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elba Township’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ashley spends $16,783 per student and Ovid-Elsie Area Schools $14,772, 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 Elba Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (826)Better than 79%
Towns in Gratiot County (16)Better than 81%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 812 test results and a graduating class of 130 could put Elba Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Elba Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (812 in math, 812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Ashley Elementary SchoolAshley Community SchoolsA−
5–8Ashley Middle SchoolAshley Community SchoolsC−
9–12Ashley High SchoolAshley Community SchoolsC−

Elba Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ashley Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, shared with Chapin, Duplain, Elsie, Fairfield, Middlebury, Ovid, Ovid and Sciota. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elba Township

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

Ashley Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 203 students, down 4% since 2023–24 · 9.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,783MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,275 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,772MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ashley Community Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 131 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ashley Community Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 131 students tested
Reading · K–12, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools48%
State average 45.4% · 681 students tested
Math · K–12, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools39%
State average 33.6% · 681 students tested

Elba Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elba TownshipB+Ashley PK–12 · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools K–12
Washington—Fulton Schools PK–12 · Ashley PK–12
DuplainB+Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Hamilton—Ithaca PK–12 · Ashley PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Ashley with Elba Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elba 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 Elba Townshipby address
Ashley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ashley
A−
60 students9:1Rate it →
Ashley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ashley
C−
54 students11:1Rate it →
Ashley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ashley
C−
48 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Elba Township’s schools

Are Elba Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Elba Township children attend outscore 68% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elba Township in?

Two districts: Ashley Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Ovid-Elsie Area Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Chapin, Duplain, Elsie, Fairfield, Middlebury, Ovid, Ovid and Sciota.

Where do Elba Township kids go to high school?

Ashley High School in Ashley, with 48 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Elba Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Elba Township spend per student?

$16,783 in Ashley Community Schools and $14,772 in Ovid-Elsie Area 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.