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Schools in Garfield Township · Newaygo Public School District, Fremont Public School District

Garfield Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Garfield 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.

#462of 699 Michigan townsK–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
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 15% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Fremont Public
Students per teacher
17.0
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,036 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 996 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garfield Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Garfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Newaygo Public spends $15,232 per student and Fremont Public $13,979, 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 Garfield Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 55% of Michigan school districts, #462 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (996)Better than 33%
Towns in Newaygo County (23)Better than 78%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,814 test results and a graduating class of 199 could put Garfield Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Garfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,815 in math, 1,811 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Garfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Newaygo Public School District). From grade K, students attend the Fremont Public School District, shared with Bridgeton, Dayton, Fremont, Sheridan and Sherman. Its elementary school is in Newaygo. Parts of Garfield Township (5% of its land) are served by Grant Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Garfield Township

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

Newaygo Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,567 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,232MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Fremont Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,043 students · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,979MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Newaygo Public School District32%
State average 45.4% · 816 students tested
Math · PK–12, Newaygo Public School District20%
State average 33.6% · 819 students tested
Reading · K–12, Fremont Public School District47%
State average 45.4% · 995 students tested
Math · K–12, Fremont Public School District39%
State average 33.6% · 996 students tested

Garfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield TownshipBNewaygo Public PK–12 · Fremont Public K–12
NewaygoB−Newaygo Public
BrooksB−Newaygo Public
AshlandB−Grant Public
SheridanBFremont Public
ShermanB−Fremont Public K–12 · White Cloud K–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Newaygo Public with Garfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Garfield 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 Garfield Townshipin other towns
Newaygo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newaygo
C+
635 students18:1Rate it →
Pathfinder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Fremont
418 students14:1Rate it →
Newaygo Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newaygo
C
472 students16:1Rate it →
Fremont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fremont
B−
456 students16:1Rate it →
Fremont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fremont
B−
595 students19:1Rate it →
Newaygo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newaygo
B
460 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Township’s schools

Are Garfield Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Garfield Township children attend outscore 55% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #462 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garfield Township in?

Two districts: Newaygo Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Fremont Public School District runs grades K–12, shared with Bridgeton, Dayton, Fremont, Sheridan and Sherman.

Where do Garfield Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fremont High School and Newaygo High School.

What is Garfield Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Fremont Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Garfield Township spend per student?

$15,232 in Newaygo Public School District and $13,979 in Fremont Public 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.