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B−
Schools in Ironwood · Ironwood Area Schools

Ironwood’s public schools outscore 52% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Ironwood, 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.

#487of 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
45%
▼ 0 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 3–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 15% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
770 students on the public path
In brief

Ironwood’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 281 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ironwood’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Ironwood’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,030 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Ironwood’s grade

B Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Michigan school districts, #487 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 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (281)Better than 58%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 363 test results and a graduating class of 46 could put Ironwood anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Ironwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (363 in math, 363 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Luther L Wright K12 SchoolIronwood Area SchoolsC+

Ironwood’s public schools are run by Ironwood Area Schools, which also serves Erwin and Ironwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Ironwood Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 815 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,030MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.4% · 363 students tested
Math33%
State average 33.6% · 363 students tested

Ironwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
IronwoodB−Ironwood Area Schools
Erwin—Ironwood Area Schools

Hurley, WI, Kimball, WI and Oma, WI border Ironwood but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Ironwood

1 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 Ironwoodby address
Luther L Wright K12 School
Grades PK–12
C+
770 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ironwood’s schools

Are Ironwood’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Ironwood children attend outscore 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #487 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ironwood in?

Ironwood Area Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 815 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Ironwood’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Ironwood Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Ironwood spend per student?

$14,030 in Ironwood Area 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.