B⁺

Schools in Elmwood Township · Cass City Public Schools, Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools

Elmwood Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Michigan districts

On the state math tests, 40% of Elmwood Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elmwood 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

52%

▲ 6 pts vs MI 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

40%

▲ 7 pts vs MI 34%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85–89%

▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.2K

▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024 · Cass City

Students per teacher

16.4

MI 16.5

Schools in town

1,013 students on the public path

In brief

Elmwood Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1237 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elmwood Township’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 40% 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

Cass City spends $14,224 per student and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools $16,554, 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 Elmwood Township’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% 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 73%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1237)Better than 78%

Towns in Tuscola County (23)Better than 78%

BA⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 533 test results and a graduating class of 68 could put Elmwood Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Elmwood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (533 in math, 533 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Elmwood Township · depends on your address

Cass City Elementary

Grades PK–6 · 459 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cass City

A⁻

OwendaleGagetown Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 67 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Owendale

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to A⁻

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to B

Elmwood Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cass City Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools, shared with Brookfield, Gagetown, Grant and Owendale. Its school is in Cass City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elmwood Township

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

Cass City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 877 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$14,224MI $16,528 · FY2024

A⁻

Owendale-Gagetown Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 136 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)

$16,554MI $16,528 · FY2024

C⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cass City Public Schools55%

State average 45.4% · 470 students tested

Math · PK–12, Cass City Public Schools44%

State average 33.6% · 470 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools27%

State average 45.4% · 63 students tested

Math · PK–12, Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools12%

State average 33.6% · 63 students tested

Elmwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Elmwood Township	B⁺	Cass City PK–12 · Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools PK–12
Elkland	A⁻	Cass City
Brookfield	—	Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools
Ellington	B	Caro PK–12 · Cass City PK–12
Columbia	B	Unionville-Sebewaing Area

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

Every school in Elmwood Township

4 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 Elmwood Townshipin other towns

Cass City Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cass City

A⁻

459 students16:1Rate it →

OwendaleGagetown Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owendale

C⁻

67 students13:1Rate it →

OwendaleGagetown JrSr High School

High · Grades 6–12 · Owendale

C⁻

69 students11:1Rate it →

Cass City Jr and Sr High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Cass City

418 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Elmwood Township’s schools

Are Elmwood Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Elmwood Township children attend outscore 73% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elmwood Township in?

Two districts: Cass City Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Brookfield, Gagetown, Grant and Owendale.

What is Elmwood Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Cass City Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Elmwood Township spend per student?

$14,224 in Cass City Public Schools and $16,554 in Owendale-Gagetown 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.