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Schools in Emerson Township

Emerson Township’s public schools

Ithaca Public Schools and St. Louis Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ithaca
Students per teacher
16.1
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,609 students on the public path
In brief

Emerson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Emerson Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Ithaca High School places highest (better than 63%); TS Nurnberger Middle School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Emerson Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two middle schools: Ithaca High School and TS Nurnberger Middle School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Emerson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ithaca Public Schools.

Two districts serve Emerson Township

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

Ithaca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 971 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,592MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
St. Louis Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 882 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,622MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 537 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, St. Louis Public Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 524 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Louis Public Schools13%
State average 33.6% · 524 students tested

Emerson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emerson Township—Ithaca PK–12 · St. Louis PK–12
IthacaB+Ithaca
BethanyB−St. Louis PK–12 · Breckenridge PK–12
ArcadaBAlma PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
Lafayette—Breckenridge PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
North Star—Ithaca

4 of the 5 neighbors share Ithaca with Emerson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Emerson 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 Emerson Townshipin other towns
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ithaca
234 students14:1Rate it →
Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Saint Louis
206 students16:1Rate it →
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Ithaca
B−
295 students17:1Rate it →
Eugene M Nikkari Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Saint Louis
C
215 students17:1Rate it →
TS Nurnberger Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Louis
C
217 students14:1Rate it →
Ithaca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ithaca
B
442 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Emerson Township’s schools

Are Emerson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Ithaca Public Schools and St. Louis Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emerson Township in?

Ithaca Public Schools and St. Louis Public Schools.

Where do Emerson Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ithaca High School and TS Nurnberger Middle School.

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What Emerson Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.