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Schools in Henrietta Township · Northwest School District, Stockbridge Community Schools

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

23% of students in Henrietta Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Henrietta 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.

#521of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
41%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Northwest
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,460 students on the public path
In brief

Henrietta Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1084 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Henrietta Township’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Northwest spends $13,419 per student and Stockbridge $15,654, 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 Henrietta Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Michigan school districts, #521 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 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1084)Better than 25%
Towns in Jackson County (19)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,391 test results and a graduating class of 281 could put Henrietta Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Henrietta Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,390 in math, 2,392 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Henrietta 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+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Henrietta Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Stockbridge Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Northwest School District, shared with Blackman, Rives, Sandstone and Tompkins. Its elementary school is in Jackson. Parts of Henrietta Township (3% of its land) are served by East Jackson instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Henrietta Township

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

Northwest School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,507 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,419MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Stockbridge Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,068 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,654MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Northwest School District40%
State average 45.4% · 1815 students tested
Math · K–12, Northwest School District19%
State average 33.6% · 1813 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Stockbridge Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 577 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stockbridge Community Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 577 students tested

Henrietta Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Henrietta TownshipB−Stockbridge PK–12 · Northwest K–12
LeoniCMichigan Center PK–12 · East Jackson K–12
WaterlooB+Stockbridge PK–12 · Grass Lake K–12
Bunker HillBDansville Schools PK–12 · Leslie PK–12 · Stockbridge PK–12
RivesC+Northwest

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

Every school in Henrietta 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 Henrietta Townshipin other towns
Emma Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stockbridge
256 students11:1Rate it →
Northwest Early Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Jackson
848 students18:1Rate it →
Northwest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Jackson
C+
758 students18:1Rate it →
Heritage School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Stockbridge
C+
331 students16:1Rate it →
Northwest Kidder Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jackson
C
786 students15:1Rate it →
Stockbridge JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Stockbridge
C+
481 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Henrietta Township’s schools

Are Henrietta Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Henrietta Township children attend score below 53% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #521 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Henrietta Township in?

Two districts: Stockbridge Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Northwest School District runs grades K–12, shared with Blackman, Rives, Sandstone and Tompkins.

What is Henrietta Township’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Northwest School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Henrietta Township spend per student?

$13,419 in Northwest School District and $15,654 in Stockbridge 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.