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Schools in Lake Isabella · Chippewa Hills School District

Lake Isabella’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

62% of Lake Isabella’s students graduate on time, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Isabella, 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 98% 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
51%
▲ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–64%
▼ 18–22 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,684 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Isabella’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1159 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Isabella’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,701 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 20% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Isabella’s grade

B+ Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1159)Better than 24%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 875 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Lake Isabella anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lake Isabella’s students in the tested grades sat them (879 in math, 871 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Lake Isabella’s public schools are run by Chippewa Hills School District. 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.

Chippewa Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,773 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,701MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 20% of the Chippewa Hills district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Lake Isabella vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake IsabellaB−Chippewa Hills
BroomfieldC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Montabella PK–12
ShermanB−Chippewa Hills

All 2 neighbors share Chippewa Hills with Lake Isabella, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Isabella

5 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 Lake Isabellain other towns
Weidman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weidman
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Mecosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mecosta
B+
256 students19:1Rate it →
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Remus
C
503 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Isabella’s schools

Are Lake Isabella’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Isabella children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Isabella in?

Chippewa Hills School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,773 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Lake Isabella’s graduation rate?

60–64% of the class of 2023 in Chippewa Hills School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Lake Isabella spend per student?

$14,701 in Chippewa Hills School District (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.