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Schools in Goodar Township

Goodar Township’s public schools

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goodar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,844 students on the public path
In brief

Goodar Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Goodar Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Ogemaw Heights High School places highest (better than 64%); Surline Middle School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Goodar Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ogemaw Heights High 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 Goodar Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–8Surline Middle Schoolin West BranchC+
9–12Ogemaw Heights High Schoolin West BranchB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Branch-Rose City Area Schools.

The district

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

West Branch-Rose City Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,844 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,869MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 45.4% · 1005 students tested
Math31%
State average 33.6% · 1005 students tested

Goodar Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Goodar Township—West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
RoseB+West Branch-Rose City Area Schools
PlainfieldB+Hale Area Schools
MentorCMio-AuSable Schools
HillB+West Branch-Rose City Area Schools PK–12 · Hale Area Schools K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share West Branch-Rose City Area Schools with Goodar Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Goodar 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 Goodar Townshipin other towns
Surline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Branch
B−
569 students13:1Rate it →
Rose City School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rose City
B−
103 students11:1Rate it →
Surline Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Branch
C+
580 students16:1Rate it →
Ogemaw Heights High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Branch
B
592 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Goodar Township’s schools

Are Goodar Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Goodar Township. West Branch-Rose City Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goodar Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Goodar Township in?

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools.

Where do Goodar Township kids go to high school?

Ogemaw Heights High 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.