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Schools in Paw Paw Lake

Paw Paw Lake’s public schools

Coloma Community Schools and Watervliet School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw Lake. 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 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Watervliet
Students per teacher
16.8
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
1,924 students on the public path
In brief

Paw Paw Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paw Paw Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Watervliet Middle School places highest (better than 52%); Coloma Junior High School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Paw Paw Lake, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Watervliet Senior High School and Coloma 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 Paw Paw Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 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 Coloma Community Schools.

Two districts serve Paw Paw Lake

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

Coloma Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,095 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,528MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Watervliet School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,406 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,469MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Coloma Community Schools36%
State average 45.4% · 541 students tested
Math · PK–12, Coloma Community Schools16%
State average 33.6% · 539 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Watervliet School District42%
State average 45.4% · 679 students tested
Math · PK–12, Watervliet School District30%
State average 33.6% · 680 students tested

Paw Paw Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Paw Paw Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paw Paw Lake—Coloma PK–12 · Watervliet PK–12
WatervlietC+Watervliet
ColomaCColoma

Every school in Paw Paw Lake

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 Paw Paw Lakein other towns
Coloma Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Coloma
C
356 students17:1Rate it →
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Watervliet
335 students15:1Rate it →
Watervliet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Watervliet
B−
309 students16:1Rate it →
Coloma Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coloma
C
228 students17:1Rate it →
Watervliet Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Watervliet
B−
360 students18:1Rate it →
Coloma High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coloma
C+
336 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Paw Paw Lake’s schools

Are Paw Paw Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paw Paw Lake. Coloma Community Schools and Watervliet School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paw Paw Lake. 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 Paw Paw Lake in?

Coloma Community Schools and Watervliet School District.

Where do Paw Paw Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watervliet Senior High School and Coloma High 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.