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Schools in North Star Township

North Star Township’s public schools

Ithaca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Star Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
971 students on the public path
In brief

North Star Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of North Star Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Ithaca High School places highest (better than 63%); North Elementary School lowest (48%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in North Star Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2South Elementary Schoolin IthacaNo scores
3–6North Elementary Schoolin IthacaB−
7–12Ithaca High Schoolin IthacaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ithaca Public Schools.

The district

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 45.4% · 537 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 538 students tested

North Star Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
North Star Township—Ithaca
IthacaB+Ithaca
Washington—Fulton Schools PK–12 · Ashley PK–12
Hamilton—Ithaca PK–12 · Ashley PK–12
Emerson—Ithaca PK–12 · St. Louis PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Ithaca with North Star Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in North Star 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).

Also serving North Star Townshipin other towns
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ithaca
234 students14:1Rate it →
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Ithaca
B−
295 students17:1Rate it →
Ithaca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ithaca
B
442 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about North Star Township’s schools

Are North Star Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for North Star Township. Ithaca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Star Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is North Star Township in?

Ithaca Public Schools.

Where do North Star Township kids go to high school?

Ithaca High School.

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What North Star Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.