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Schools in Elk Township · Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, Baldwin Community Schools

Elk Township’s public schools score below 79% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Elk Township, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elk 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 98% 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

26%

▼ 19 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

16%

▼ 17 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

70–79%

▼ 3–12 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.4K

▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Kaleva Norman Dickson

Students per teacher

12.8

MI 16.5 · smaller classes

Schools in town

956 students on the public path

In brief

Elk Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 980 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elk Township’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Elk Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kaleva Norman Dickson spends $15,418 per student and Baldwin $28,957, 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 Elk Township’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C−: better than 21% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 21%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (980)Better than 5%

Towns in Lake County (15)Better than 53%

DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 518 test results and a graduating class of 42 could put Elk Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Elk Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (521 in math, 515 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Elk Township · depends on your address

KND Elementary

Grades K–6 · 289 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Brethren

C⁻

Baldwin Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Baldwin

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C⁻

7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B⁻

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻

Elk Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Baldwin Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Kaleva Norman Dickson School District, shared with Brown, Dickson, Kaleva, Maple Grove, Marilla, Norman and Stronach. Its school is in Brethren. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elk Township

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

Kaleva Norman Dickson School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 514 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$15,418MI $16,528 · FY2024

Baldwin Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$28,957MI $16,528 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District34%

State average 45.4% · 274 students tested

Math · K–12, Kaleva Norman Dickson School District22%

State average 33.6% · 276 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools17%

State average 45.4% · 241 students tested

Math · PK–12, Baldwin Community Schools10%

State average 33.6% · 245 students tested

Elk Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Elk Township	C⁻	Baldwin PK–12 · Kaleva Norman Dickson K–12
Sauble	—	Baldwin
Eden	—	Baldwin
Norman	C	Kaleva Norman Dickson
Meade	—	Mason County Eastern District

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

Every school in Elk Township

6 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 Elk Townshipin other towns

Baldwin Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baldwin

220 students12:1Rate it →

KND Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brethren

C⁻

289 students18:1Rate it →

Baldwin Junior High School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baldwin

112 students14:1Rate it →

Brethren Middle School

Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brethren

B⁻

85 students14:1Rate it →

Brethren High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Brethren

C⁻

140 students17:1Rate it →

Baldwin Senior High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Baldwin

C⁻

110 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Elk Township’s schools

Are Elk Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elk Township children attend score below 79% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elk Township in?

Two districts: Baldwin Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Kaleva Norman Dickson School District runs grades K–12, shared with Brown, Dickson, Kaleva, Maple Grove, Marilla, Norman and Stronach.

Where do Elk Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Brethren High School and Baldwin Senior High School.

What is Elk Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Elk Township spend per student?

$15,418 in Kaleva Norman Dickson School District and $28,957 in Baldwin 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.