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Schools in Orangeville Township · Delton-Kellogg School District

Orangeville Township’s public schools score below 58% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Orangeville Township’s districts is 25%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Orangeville 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.

#565of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 15% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,030 students on the public path
In brief

Orangeville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1028 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orangeville Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 94% 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 Orangeville Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,997 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is DeltonKellogg Middle School, then DeltonKellogg High School. 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 Orangeville Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Michigan school districts, #565 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1028)Better than 18%
Towns in Barry County (16)Better than 19%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results and a graduating class of 105 could put Orangeville Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Orangeville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (536 in math, 535 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Delton Kellogg Elem Schoolin DeltonC−
5–8DeltonKellogg Middle Schoolin DeltonB−
9–12DeltonKellogg High Schoolin DeltonB−

Orangeville Township’s public schools are run by Delton-Kellogg School District, which also serves Barry, Hope, Johnstown and Prairieville. Parts of Orangeville Township (10%, 8% and 3% of its land) are served by Thornapple Kellogg, Martin and Plainwell instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 45.4% · 535 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.6% · 536 students tested

Orangeville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orangeville TownshipC+Delton-Kellogg
PrairievilleA−Delton-Kellogg PK–12 · Gull Lake PK–12
Yankee SpringsA−Thornapple Kellogg
MartinB−Martin
HopeBDelton-Kellogg PK–12 · Hastings Area PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Delton-Kellogg with Orangeville Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Orangeville 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 Orangeville Townshipin other towns

Questions about Orangeville Township’s schools

Are Orangeville Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Orangeville Township children attend score below 58% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #565 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orangeville Township in?

Delton-Kellogg School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,101 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Orangeville Township are served by Thornapple Kellogg, Martin and Plainwell.

Where do Orangeville Township kids go to high school?

DeltonKellogg High School in Delton, with 332 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Orangeville Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Delton-Kellogg School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Orangeville Township spend per student?

$13,997 in Delton-Kellogg 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.