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Schools in Orange Township · Portland Public School District, Ionia Public Schools

Orange Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Orange 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 96% 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
45%
▼ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 23% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ionia
Students per teacher
17.8
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,142 students on the public path
In brief

Orange Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 853 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orange Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Portland Public spends $13,583 per student and Ionia $12,742, 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 Orange Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 54% 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 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (853)Better than 26%
Towns in Ionia County (16)Better than 31%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,406 test results and a graduating class of 221 could put Orange Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Orange Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,407 in math, 2,405 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Orange Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Portland Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ionia Public Schools, shared with Easton, Ionia, Ionia, Lyons, Lyons, Muir, North Plains, Orleans and Ronald. Its elementary school is in Portland. Parts of Orange Township (8% of its land) are served by Berlin Township School District 3 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Orange Township

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

Portland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,979 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,583MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Ionia Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,659 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,742MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Portland Public School District50%
State average 45.4% · 962 students tested
Math · PK–12, Portland Public School District33%
State average 33.6% · 963 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 1443 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 1444 students tested

Orange Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orange TownshipB−Portland Public PK–12 · Ionia PK–12
SebewaB+Lakewood PK–12 · Portland Public PK–12
IoniaB−Ionia
BerlinA−Saranac PK–12 · Lakewood PK–12
Portland—Portland Public

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

Every school in Orange Township

10 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 Orange Townshipin other towns
Oakwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Portland
473 students14:1Rate it →
AA Rather School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C+
308 students20:1Rate it →
Jefferson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
272 students18:1Rate it →
RB Boyce Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
254 students20:1Rate it →
Twin Rivers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muir
C−
183 students19:1Rate it →
Emerson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
166 students14:1Rate it →
Ionia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ionia
C+
629 students18:1Rate it →
Portland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portland
C+
418 students18:1Rate it →
Ionia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ionia
B
774 students19:1Rate it →
Portland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Portland
B+
665 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Orange Township’s schools

Are Orange Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Orange Township children attend outscore 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orange Township in?

Two districts: Portland Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Ionia Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Easton, Ionia, Ionia, Lyons, Lyons, Muir, North Plains, Orleans and Ronald.

Where do Orange Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ionia High School and Portland High School.

What is Orange Township’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Ionia Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Orange Township spend per student?

$13,583 in Portland Public School District and $12,742 in Ionia Public 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.