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Schools in Jefferson Township · Pittsford Area Schools, Hillsdale Community Schools

Jefferson Township’s public schools score below 60% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Jefferson Township, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jefferson 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.

#584of 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
35%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hillsdale
Students per teacher
15.1
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,166 students on the public path
In brief

Jefferson Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1061 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jefferson Township’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Jefferson Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pittsford Area Schools spends $12,636 per student and Hillsdale $14,933, 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 Jefferson Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Michigan school districts, #584 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1061)Better than 27%
Towns in Hillsdale County (18)Better than 39%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 813 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Jefferson Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Jefferson Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (813 in math, 812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Jefferson Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hillsdale Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Pittsford Area Schools, shared with Pittsford, Ransom and Wheatland. Its elementary school is in Hillsdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jefferson Township

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

Pittsford Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 366 students · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,636MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Hillsdale Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,259 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,933MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Pittsford Area Schools27%
State average 45.4% · 179 students tested
Math · K–12, Pittsford Area Schools12%
State average 33.6% · 179 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hillsdale Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 633 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillsdale Community Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 634 students tested

Jefferson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jefferson TownshipC+Hillsdale PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12
PittsfordC−Hudson Area Schools PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12
CambriaB−Hillsdale PK–12 · Reading K–12
AdamsCNorth Adams-Jerome Schools
HillsdaleB−Hillsdale
Ransom—Pittsford Area Schools K–12 · Camden-Frontier K–12
WoodbridgeB−Camden-Frontier

2 of the 6 neighbors share Pittsford Area Schools with Jefferson Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Townshipin other towns
Gier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hillsdale
C
434 students16:1Rate it →
Pittsford Area Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsford
C−
163 students15:1Rate it →
Davis Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hillsdale
C+
366 students16:1Rate it →
Pittsford Area High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pittsford
C−
203 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jefferson Township’s schools

Are Jefferson Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jefferson Township children attend score below 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #584 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jefferson Township in?

Two districts: Hillsdale Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Pittsford Area Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Pittsford, Ransom and Wheatland.

What is Jefferson Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Hillsdale Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Jefferson Township spend per student?

$12,636 in Pittsford Area Schools and $14,933 in Hillsdale 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.