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Schools in Moscow Township · Jonesville Community Schools, North Adams-Jerome Schools

Moscow Township’s public schools score below 52% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Moscow Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Moscow Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). 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
41%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Jonesville
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,110 students on the public path
In brief

Moscow Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1061 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Moscow Township’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Moscow Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Jonesville spends $13,728 per student and North Adams-Jerome Schools $12,882, 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 Moscow Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 48% 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 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1061)Better than 42%
Towns in Hillsdale County (18)Better than 72%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 813 test results and a graduating class of 121 could put Moscow Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Moscow Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (814 in math, 812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Moscow Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (North Adams-Jerome Schools). From grade K, students attend the Jonesville Community Schools, shared with Allen, Fayette, Jonesville and Scipio. Its elementary school is in Jonesville. Parts of Moscow Township (2% of its land) are served by Hanover-Horton Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Moscow Township

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

Jonesville Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,180 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,728MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
North Adams-Jerome SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,882MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Jonesville Community Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 638 students tested
Math · K–12, Jonesville Community Schools34%
State average 33.6% · 638 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools22%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools12%
State average 33.6% · 176 students tested

Moscow Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Moscow TownshipB−North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12 · Jonesville K–12
SomersetB−Addison PK–12 · North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12
HanoverA−Hanover-Horton Schools
ScipioBJonesville
AdamsCNorth Adams-Jerome Schools

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Adams-Jerome Schools with Moscow Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Moscow 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 Moscow Townshipin other towns
North AdamsJerome Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Adams
C−
138 students13:1Rate it →
Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jonesville
B−
512 students15:1Rate it →
Jonesville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jonesville
B−
297 students18:1Rate it →
North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · North Adams
C−
163 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Moscow Township’s schools

Are Moscow Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Moscow Township children attend score below 52% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Moscow Township in?

Two districts: North Adams-Jerome Schools runs grades PK–12, and Jonesville Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Allen, Fayette, Jonesville and Scipio.

What is Moscow Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Jonesville Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Moscow Township spend per student?

$13,728 in Jonesville Community Schools and $12,882 in North Adams-Jerome 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.