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Schools in Palmyra Township · Blissfield Community Schools, Adrian City School District

Palmyra Township’s public schools score below 51% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Palmyra Township’s districts is 35%, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Palmyra 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 98% 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
35%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 0% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Adrian City
Students per teacher
15.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,728 students on the public path
In brief

Palmyra Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 990 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palmyra Township’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Blissfield spends $13,766 per student and Adrian City $16,488, 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 Palmyra Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (990)Better than 24%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,964 test results and a graduating class of 213 could put Palmyra Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Palmyra Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,963 in math, 1,964 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Palmyra Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Blissfield Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Adrian City School District, shared with Adrian, Adrian and Raisin. Its elementary school is in Blissfield. Parts of Palmyra Township (6% and 3% of its land) are served by Madison and Sand Creek instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Palmyra Township

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

Blissfield Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,111 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,766MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Adrian City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,657 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,488MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Blissfield Community Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 582 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blissfield Community Schools29%
State average 33.6% · 582 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Adrian City School District33%
State average 45.4% · 1382 students tested
Math · PK–12, Adrian City School District25%
State average 33.6% · 1381 students tested

Palmyra Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palmyra TownshipB−Blissfield PK–12 · Adrian City PK–12
Ogden—Blissfield
RaisinBTecumseh PK–12 · Adrian City PK–12
MadisonB+Sand Creek PK–12 · Madison PK–12
Blissfield—Blissfield

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

Every school in Palmyra Township

9 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 Palmyra Townshipin other towns
Blissfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blissfield
C
528 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adrian
C+
280 students14:1Rate it →
Michener Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adrian
D
266 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adrian
C−
187 students11:1Rate it →
Alexander Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Adrian
B−
468 students18:1Rate it →
Springbrook Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adrian
C+
612 students17:1Rate it →
Blissfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blissfield
B−
263 students16:1Rate it →
Adrian High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Adrian
C+
804 students19:1Rate it →
Blissfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Blissfield
B+
320 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Palmyra Township’s schools

Are Palmyra Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Palmyra Township children attend score below 51% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Palmyra Township in?

Two districts: Blissfield Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Adrian City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Adrian, Adrian and Raisin.

Where do Palmyra Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Adrian High School and Blissfield High School.

What is Palmyra Township’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Adrian City School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Palmyra Township spend per student?

$13,766 in Blissfield Community Schools and $16,488 in Adrian City 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.