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Schools in Fremont Township · Shepherd Public School District, Montabella Community Schools

Fremont Township’s public schools score below 53% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Fremont Township, 47% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fremont 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 95% 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
42%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
47%
▼ 35 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Shepherd Public
Students per teacher
16.5
MI 16.5
Schools in town
2
1,304 students on the public path
In brief

Fremont Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1180 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fremont Township’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

47% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Shepherd Public spends $13,395 per student and Montabella $15,428, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Flextech High School Shepherd is in town. Every school ↓

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 Fremont Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1180)Better than 28%
Towns in Isabella County (16)Better than 56%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,590 test results and a graduating class of 207 could put Fremont Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Fremont Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,591 in math, 1,590 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Winn Elementary SchoolShepherd Public School DistrictA
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Parts of Fremont Township (11% of its land) are served by Mount Pleasant City instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Fremont Township

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

Shepherd Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,746 students · 17.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,395MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Montabella Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 772 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,428MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Vestaburg Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 836 students, up 38% since 2021–22 · 14.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,603MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Shepherd Public School District45%
State average 45.4% · 890 students tested
Math · K–12, Shepherd Public School District34%
State average 33.6% · 890 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 398 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 398 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Vestaburg Community Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 302 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vestaburg Community Schools30%
State average 33.6% · 303 students tested

Fremont Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fremont TownshipB−Montabella PK–12 · Vestaburg PK–12 · Shepherd Public K–12
LincolnB+Shepherd Public
DeerfieldB−Mount Pleasant City PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Beal City K–12
RichlandC−Vestaburg
RollandCMontabella

Every school in Fremont Township

5 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 Fremont Townshipby address
Winn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shepherd
A
224 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Fremont Townshipin other towns
Shepherd Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shepherd
C+
390 students17:1Rate it →
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1Rate it →
Vestaburg Community High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Vestaburg
B
307 students19:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Flextech High School Shepherd
High · Grades 8–12 · Shepherd
C−
Charter
79 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Fremont Township’s schools

Are Fremont Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fremont Township children attend score below 53% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fremont Township in?

Shepherd Public School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,746 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fremont Township are served by Mount Pleasant City.

What is Fremont Township’s graduation rate?

47% of the class of 2023 in Vestaburg Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Fremont Township spend per student?

$13,395 in Shepherd Public School District, $15,428 in Montabella Community Schools and $13,603 in Vestaburg 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.