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Schools in Mottville Township · White Pigeon Community Schools, Constantine Public School District

Mottville Township’s public schools score below 67% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 19% of Mottville Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mottville 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 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
33%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Constantine Public
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,268 students on the public path
In brief

Mottville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1246 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mottville Township’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Mottville Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

White Pigeon spends $13,047 per student and Constantine Public $14,261, 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 Mottville Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1246)Better than 11%
Towns in St. Joseph County (16)Better than 19%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,048 test results and a graduating class of 110 could put Mottville Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Mottville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,048 in math, 1,048 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Mottville Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Constantine Public School District). From grade K, students attend the White Pigeon Community Schools, shared with Florence, White Pigeon and White Pigeon. Its elementary school is in White Pigeon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Mottville Township

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

White Pigeon Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 729 students · 16.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,047MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Constantine Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,247 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,261MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, White Pigeon Community Schools31%
State average 45.4% · 374 students tested
Math · K–12, White Pigeon Community Schools15%
State average 33.6% · 374 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Constantine Public School District34%
State average 45.4% · 674 students tested
Math · PK–12, Constantine Public School District21%
State average 33.6% · 674 students tested

Mottville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mottville TownshipCConstantine Public PK–12 · White Pigeon K–12
PorterCConstantine Public
ConstantineCConstantine Public
White PigeonCWhite Pigeon

2 of the 3 neighbors share Constantine Public with Mottville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. York, IN borders Mottville Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Mottville 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 Mottville Townshipin other towns
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Constantine
230 students13:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · White Pigeon
C−
366 students17:1Rate it →
White Pigeon JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · White Pigeon
C−
363 students16:1Rate it →
Constantine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Constantine
C
309 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Mottville Township’s schools

Are Mottville Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mottville Township children attend score below 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mottville Township in?

Two districts: Constantine Public School District runs grades PK–12, and White Pigeon Community Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Florence, White Pigeon and White Pigeon.

What is Mottville Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Constantine Public School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Mottville Township spend per student?

$13,047 in White Pigeon Community Schools and $14,261 in Constantine Public 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.