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Schools in Maple Valley Township · Lakeview Community Schools, Tri County Area Schools

Maple Valley Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Maple Valley 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 100% 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
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Tri County Area Schools
Students per teacher
17.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,637 students on the public path
In brief

Maple Valley Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1005 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maple Valley Township’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Maple Valley Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lakeview spends $14,089 per student and Tri County Area Schools $14,415, 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 Maple Valley Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1005)Better than 39%
Towns in Montcalm County (20)Better than 70%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,413 test results and a graduating class of 133 could put Maple Valley Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Maple Valley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,413 in math, 1,413 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Maple Valley Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lakeview Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Tri County Area Schools, shared with Croton, Ensley, Howard City, Pierson, Pierson, Reynolds and Sand Lake. Its elementary school is in Pierson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Maple Valley Township

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

Lakeview Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,003 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,089MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Tri County Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,634 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,415MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 529 students tested
Reading · K–12, Tri County Area Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 884 students tested
Math · K–12, Tri County Area Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 884 students tested

Maple Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maple Valley TownshipBLakeview PK–12 · Tri County Area Schools K–12
WinfieldB−Lakeview PK–12 · Morley Stanwood PK–12
PiersonBTri County Area Schools
PineBLakeview

2 of the 3 neighbors share Lakeview with Maple Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Maple Valley 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 Maple Valley Townshipin other towns
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lakeview
A
306 students14:1Rate it →
Tri County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pierson
B−
780 students20:1Rate it →
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Lakeview
C+
329 students15:1Rate it →
Tri County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Howard City
C
381 students17:1Rate it →
Lakeview High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Lakeview
B−
368 students19:1Rate it →
Tri County Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Howard City
B
473 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Maple Valley Township’s schools

Are Maple Valley Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Maple Valley Township children attend outscore 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Maple Valley Township in?

Two districts: Lakeview Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Tri County Area Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Croton, Ensley, Howard City, Pierson, Pierson, Reynolds and Sand Lake.

Where do Maple Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tri County Senior High School and Lakeview High School.

What is Maple Valley Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Tri County Area Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Maple Valley Township spend per student?

$14,089 in Lakeview Community Schools and $14,415 in Tri County 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.