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Schools in Orleans Township · Belding Area School District, Ionia Public Schools

Orleans Township’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 28% of Orleans Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Orleans 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.

#531of 699 Michigan townsK–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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 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
17.4
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,851 students on the public path
In brief

Orleans Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1165 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orleans Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% 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

Belding Area spends $15,548 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 Orleans Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts, #531 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 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1165)Better than 34%
Towns in Ionia County (16)Better than 19%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,240 test results and a graduating class of 221 could put Orleans Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Orleans Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,240 in math, 2,240 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orleans 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 to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Orleans Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Belding Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ionia Public Schools, shared with Easton, Ionia, Ionia, Lyons, Lyons, Muir, North Plains, Orange and Ronald. Its elementary school is in Belding. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Orleans Township

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

Belding Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,637 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,548MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
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

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belding Area School District36%
State average 45.4% · 797 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belding Area School District29%
State average 33.6% · 796 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

Orleans Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orleans TownshipB−Belding Area PK–12 · Ionia PK–12
OtiscoC+Belding Area
EastonBIonia PK–12 · Saranac PK–12
FairplainB+Greenville PK–12 · Central Montcalm PK–12
RonaldB−Ionia PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12

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

Every school in Orleans 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 Orleans Townshipin other towns
Ellis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belding
391 students13:1Rate 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 →
Belding Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belding
C
363 students17:1Rate it →
Ionia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ionia
B
774 students19:1Rate it →
Belding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belding
C
511 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Orleans Township’s schools

Are Orleans Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Orleans Township children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #531 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orleans Township in?

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

Where do Orleans Township kids go to high school?

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

What is Orleans 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 Orleans Township spend per student?

$15,548 in Belding Area 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.