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Schools in Metamora Township · Lapeer Community Schools, Dryden Community Schools

Metamora Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Metamora 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.

#454of 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
48%
▲ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lapeer
Students per teacher
18.9
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,198 students on the public path
In brief

Metamora Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 482 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Metamora Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lapeer spends $14,443 per student and Dryden $16,020, 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 Metamora Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% of Michigan school districts, #454 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 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (482)Better than 21%
Towns in Lapeer County (18)Better than 17%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,397 test results and a graduating class of 449 could put Metamora Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Metamora Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,397 in math, 2,397 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Emma Murphy Elementary SchoolLapeer Community SchoolsA−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Metamora Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lapeer Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Dryden Community Schools, shared with Dryden and Dryden. Its school is in Lapeer. Parts of Metamora Township (15% of its land) are served by Oxford Area instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Metamora Township

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

Lapeer Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,064 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 20.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,443MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Dryden Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 438 students · 11.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,020MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lapeer Community Schools49%
State average 45.4% · 2174 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lapeer Community Schools31%
State average 33.6% · 2174 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dryden Community Schools39%
State average 45.4% · 223 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dryden Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 223 students tested

Metamora Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Metamora TownshipBLapeer PK–12 · Dryden PK–12
DrydenB−Dryden
OxfordA−Oxford Area
HadleyB+Lapeer PK–12 · Goodrich Area Schools PK–12
LapeerBLapeer
AddisonA−Oxford Area

2 of the 5 neighbors share Lapeer with Metamora Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Metamora Township

3 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 Metamora Townshipby address
Emma Murphy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Metamora
A−
374 students21:1Rate it →
Also serving Metamora Townshipin other towns
Rolland Warner Campus 67
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Lapeer
C+
610 students21:1Rate it →
Dryden High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dryden
B+
214 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Metamora Township’s schools

Are Metamora Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Metamora Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #454 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Metamora Township in?

Two districts: Lapeer Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Dryden Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Dryden and Dryden.

What is Metamora Township’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Lapeer Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Metamora Township spend per student?

$14,443 in Lapeer Community Schools and $16,020 in Dryden 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.