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Schools in Park Township · Three Rivers Community Schools, Mendon Community School District

Park Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Park 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
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Three Rivers
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
992 students on the public path
In brief

Park Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1141 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Park Township’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Three Rivers spends $14,451 per student and Mendon $14,755, 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 Park Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 61% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1141)Better than 50%
Towns in St. Joseph County (16)Better than 75%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,367 test results and a graduating class of 129 could put Park Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Park Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,367 in math, 1,368 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Park Elementary SchoolThree Rivers Community SchoolsB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Park Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Three Rivers Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Mendon Community School District, shared with Mendon, Mendon and Nottawa. Its school is in Three Rivers. Parts of Park Township (19% of its land) are served by Vicksburg instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Park Township

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

Three Rivers Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,145 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,451MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Mendon Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 464 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,755MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Three Rivers Community Schools43%
State average 45.4% · 1137 students tested
Math · PK–12, Three Rivers Community Schools38%
State average 33.6% · 1136 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mendon Community School District39%
State average 45.4% · 231 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mendon Community School District20%
State average 33.6% · 231 students tested

Park Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Park TownshipBThree Rivers PK–12 · Mendon PK–12
MendonC+Mendon
LockportBCentreville PK–12 · Three Rivers PK–12
SchoolcraftA−Vicksburg PK–12 · Schoolcraft PK–12
FlowerfieldB+Three Rivers

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

Every school in Park 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).

District schools in Park Townshipby address
Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Three Rivers
B−
262 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Park Townshipin other towns
Three Rivers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Three Rivers
B−
476 students15:1Rate it →
Mendon MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mendon
C−
254 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Park Township’s schools

Are Park Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Park Township children attend outscore 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Park Township in?

Two districts: Three Rivers Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Mendon Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Mendon, Mendon and Nottawa.

What is Park Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Three Rivers Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Park Township spend per student?

$14,451 in Three Rivers Community Schools and $14,755 in Mendon Community 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.