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Schools in New Haven Township · Ithaca Public Schools, Carson City-Crystal Area School District

New Haven Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving New Haven Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in New Haven 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 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
41%
▼ 4 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
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ithaca
Students per teacher
16.6
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,894 students on the public path
In brief

New Haven Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1256 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Haven Township’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 56% 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; 97% 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 New Haven Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ithaca spends $14,592 per student and Carson City-Crystal Area $13,951, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 New Haven Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% 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 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1256)Better than 47%
Towns in Gratiot County (16)Better than 44%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,212 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put New Haven Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of New Haven Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,213 in math, 1,209 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve New Haven Township

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

Ithaca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 971 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,592MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 665 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Fulton SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 553 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,057MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools47%
State average 45.4% · 537 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ithaca Public Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District36%
State average 45.4% · 371 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District25%
State average 33.6% · 373 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fulton Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 301 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fulton Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 302 students tested

New Haven Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Haven TownshipBIthaca PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12 · Fulton Schools PK–12
NewarkBIthaca PK–12 · Fulton Schools PK–12
North Shade—Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12 · Fulton Schools PK–12
CrystalC+Carson City-Crystal Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Fulton Schools with New Haven Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in New Haven Township

8 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 New Haven Townshipin other towns
Fulton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Middleton
D
261 students17:1Rate it →
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ithaca
234 students14:1Rate it →
Carson City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Carson City
C+
216 students12:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Carson City
C−
262 students18:1Rate it →
Fulton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middleton
B
119 students17:1Rate it →
Ithaca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ithaca
B
442 students19:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carson City
C
187 students20:1Rate it →
Fulton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middleton
C+
173 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about New Haven Township’s schools

Are New Haven Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools New Haven Township children attend outscore 56% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Haven Township in?

Ithaca Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 971 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Haven Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Ithaca High School, Carson CityCrystal High School and Fulton High School.

What is New Haven Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Carson City-Crystal Area School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does New Haven Township spend per student?

$14,592 in Ithaca Public Schools, $13,951 in Carson City-Crystal Area School District and $16,057 in Fulton 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.