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Schools in Orient Township

Orient Township’s public schools

Evart Public Schools and Chippewa Hills School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orient Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Chippewa Hills
Students per teacher
16.7
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,482 students on the public path
In brief

Orient Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Orient Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Mecosta Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Evart Middle School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Orient Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Chippewa Hills High School and Evart 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

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

Two districts serve Orient Township

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

Evart Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 798 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,098MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Chippewa Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,773 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 18.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,701MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Evart Public Schools32%
State average 45.4% · 432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Evart Public Schools18%
State average 33.6% · 428 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District51%
State average 45.4% · 871 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chippewa Hills School District35%
State average 33.6% · 879 students tested

Orient Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orient Township—Evart PK–12 · Chippewa Hills PK–12
SylvanCEvart
EvartCEvart
GarfieldC+Farwell Area Schools
ForkB−Chippewa Hills

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

Every school in Orient 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 Orient Townshipin other towns
Evart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Evart
B−
309 students14:1Rate it →
Weidman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weidman
B−
258 students16:1Rate it →
Mecosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mecosta
B+
256 students19:1Rate it →
Barryton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Barryton
B−
204 students17:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Remus
C
503 students17:1Rate it →
Evart Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Evart
C
232 students16:1Rate it →
Chippewa Hills High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Remus
B
463 students19:1Rate it →
Evart High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evart
C+
257 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Orient Township’s schools

Are Orient Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orient Township. Evart Public Schools and Chippewa Hills School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orient Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Orient Township in?

Evart Public Schools and Chippewa Hills School District.

Where do Orient Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Chippewa Hills High School and Evart High School.

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What Orient 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.