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Schools in Millbrook Township · Chippewa Hills School District, Montabella Community Schools

Millbrook Township’s public schools score below 59% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Millbrook Township, 62% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Millbrook 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 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
47%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 4 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 · Chippewa Hills
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,456 students on the public path
In brief

Millbrook Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1242 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millbrook Township’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 30% across both districts 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 class size

Chippewa Hills spends $14,701 per student and Montabella $15,428, 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 Millbrook Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1242)Better than 22%
Towns in Mecosta County (16)Better than 31%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,273 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Millbrook Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Millbrook Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,277 in math, 1,269 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
5–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Millbrook Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Chippewa Hills School District). From grade PK, students attend the Montabella Community Schools, shared with Belvidere, Broomfield, Day, Edmore, Fremont, Home, McBride and Rolland. Its elementary school is in Blanchard. Parts of Millbrook Township (6% of its land) are served by Lakeview instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Millbrook Township

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−
Montabella Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 772 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,428MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 398 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montabella Community Schools19%
State average 33.6% · 398 students tested

Millbrook Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Millbrook TownshipC+Chippewa Hills PK–12 · Montabella PK–12
HintonBLakeview
WheatlandB−Chippewa Hills
BelvidereB−Montabella PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
RollandCMontabella

2 of the 4 neighbors share Montabella with Millbrook Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Millbrook Township

7 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 Millbrook Townshipin other towns
Montabella Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blanchard
C
389 students14:1Rate it →
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 →
Montabella JuniorSenior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blanchard
C
383 students16:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Millbrook Township’s schools

Are Millbrook Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Millbrook Township children attend score below 59% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Millbrook Township in?

Two districts: Chippewa Hills School District runs grades PK–12, and Montabella Community Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Belvidere, Broomfield, Day, Edmore, Fremont, Home, McBride and Rolland.

What is Millbrook Township’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 Millbrook Township spend per student?

$14,701 in Chippewa Hills School District and $15,428 in Montabella 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.