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Schools in Kalamo Township · Maple Valley Schools, Bellevue Community Schools

Kalamo Township’s public schools score below 65% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

22% of students in Kalamo Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kalamo 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.

K–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
32%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Maple Valley Schools
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,086 students on the public path
In brief

Kalamo Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 954 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kalamo Township’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% 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 Kalamo Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Maple Valley Schools spends $14,405 per student and Bellevue $15,095, 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 Kalamo Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (954)Better than 8%
Towns in Eaton County (16)Better than 6%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 749 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Kalamo Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Kalamo Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (749 in math, 750 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Kalamo Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Maple Valley Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Bellevue Community Schools, shared with Assyria, Bellevue, Bellevue and Convis. Its school is in Bellevue. Parts of Kalamo Township (6% and 5% of its land) are served by Olivet and Charlotte instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kalamo Township

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

Maple Valley SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 869 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,405MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Bellevue Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 19.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,095MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools32%
State average 45.4% · 433 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 432 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bellevue Community Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 317 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bellevue Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 317 students tested

Kalamo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kalamo TownshipC+Maple Valley Schools PK–12 · Bellevue PK–12
BellevueCBellevue
VermontvilleC+Maple Valley Schools
Maple GroveC+Maple Valley Schools
CarmelB−Charlotte

2 of the 4 neighbors share Maple Valley Schools with Kalamo Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kalamo 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 Kalamo Townshipin other towns
Bellevue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bellevue
C−
226 students20:1Rate it →
Fuller Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nashville
204 students13:1Rate it →
Maple Valley JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Vermontville
B−
375 students16:1Rate it →
Bellevue JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bellevue
C−
281 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Kalamo Township’s schools

Are Kalamo Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kalamo Township children attend score below 65% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kalamo Township in?

Two districts: Maple Valley Schools runs grades PK–12, and Bellevue Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Assyria, Bellevue, Bellevue and Convis.

What is Kalamo Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Kalamo Township spend per student?

$14,405 in Maple Valley Schools and $15,095 in Bellevue 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.