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Schools in Elmer Township · Mio-AuSable Schools, Fairview Area School District

Elmer Township’s public schools score below 57% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

36% of students in Elmer Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elmer Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 99% 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
36%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mio-AuSable Schools
Students per teacher
15.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
543 students on the public path
In brief

Elmer Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1160 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elmer Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Mio-AuSable Schools spends $15,455 per student and Fairview Area $14,898, 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 Elmer Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 43% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1160)Better than 30%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 391 test results could put Elmer Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Elmer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (391 in math, 391 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Elmer Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mio-AuSable Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Fairview Area School District, shared with Clinton, Comins and Mitchell. Its school is in Fairview. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elmer Township

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

Mio-AuSable SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 497 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,455MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Fairview Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 309 students · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,898MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mio-AuSable Schools29%
State average 45.4% · 241 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mio-AuSable Schools25%
State average 33.6% · 241 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fairview Area School District47%
State average 45.4% · 150 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fairview Area School District32%
State average 33.6% · 150 students tested

Elmer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elmer TownshipC+Mio-AuSable Schools PK–12 · Fairview Area PK–12
CominsBFairview Area
Clinton—Fairview Area
Big CreekCMio-AuSable Schools
AlbertB−Johannesburg-Lewiston Area
GreenwoodC+Mio-AuSable Schools PK–12 · Johannesburg-Lewiston Area K–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Fairview Area with Elmer Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elmer Township

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 Elmer Townshipin other towns
Fairview School
Grades PK–12 · Fairview
B+
309 students17:1Rate it →
MioAuSable Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mio
C−
234 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Elmer Township’s schools

Are Elmer Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elmer Township children attend score below 57% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elmer Township in?

Two districts: Mio-AuSable Schools runs grades PK–12, and Fairview Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Clinton, Comins and Mitchell.

How much does Elmer Township spend per student?

$15,455 in Mio-AuSable Schools and $14,898 in Fairview Area School District (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.