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Schools in Otto Township

Otto Township’s public schools

Shelby Public Schools and Montague Area Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Otto Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Montague Area
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,854 students on the public path
In brief

Otto Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Otto Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Montague High School places highest (better than 54%); Shelby Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Otto Township, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Montague High School and Shelby 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 Otto Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–82 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 Shelby Public Schools.

Two districts serve Otto Township

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

Shelby Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,043 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$19,171MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Montague Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,247 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,217MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Shelby Public Schools35%
State average 45.4% · 599 students tested
Math · K–12, Shelby Public Schools22%
State average 33.6% · 599 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Montague Area Public Schools46%
State average 45.4% · 700 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montague Area Public Schools38%
State average 33.6% · 698 students tested

Otto Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otto Township—Montague Area PK–12 · Shelby K–12
GreenwoodC+Hesperia
GrantB+Montague Area PK–12 · Shelby K–12
Blue LakeB+Whitehall PK–12 · Holton PK–12
FerryB−Shelby

2 of the 4 neighbors share Shelby with Otto Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Otto Township

6 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 Otto Townshipin other towns
Montague Area Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Montague
85 students12:1Rate it →
Shelby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shelby
C−
433 students14:1Rate it →
Nellie B Chisholm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montague
B−
307 students16:1Rate it →
Shelby Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shelby
C−
264 students16:1Rate it →
Montague High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Montague
B−
419 students17:1Rate it →
Shelby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shelby
C
346 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Otto Township’s schools

Are Otto Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Otto Township. Shelby Public Schools and Montague Area Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Otto Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Otto Township in?

Shelby Public Schools and Montague Area Public Schools.

Where do Otto Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Montague High School and Shelby High School.

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What Otto 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.