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Schools in Penn Township · Cassopolis Public Schools

Penn Township’s public schools score below 74% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Penn Township, 14% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Penn 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 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
25%
▼ 20 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 20 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
837 students on the public path
In brief

Penn Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1018 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Penn Township’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Penn Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,322 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cassopolis Middle School, then Cassopolis 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Penn Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 26% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1018)Better than 4%
Towns in Cass County (15)Better than 0%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 473 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Penn Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Penn Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (473 in math, 473 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sam Adams Elementary Schoolin CassopolisC−
6–8Cassopolis Middle Schoolin CassopolisD
9–12Cassopolis High Schoolin CassopolisC+

Penn Township’s public schools are run by Cassopolis Public Schools, which also serves Calvin, Cassopolis, Jefferson and LaGrange and others. Parts of Penn Township (7% of its land) are served by Marcellus instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cassopolis Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 853 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,322MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 45.4% · 473 students tested
Math14%
State average 33.6% · 473 students tested

Penn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penn TownshipCCassopolis
NewbergBMarcellus
LaGrangeCCassopolis PK–12 · Dowagiac Union Schools PK–12
VoliniaBMarcellus
CalvinCCassopolis

2 of the 4 neighbors share Cassopolis with Penn Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Penn 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).

Also serving Penn Townshipin other towns
Sam Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cassopolis
C−
368 students16:1Rate it →
Cassopolis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cassopolis
D
188 students14:1Rate it →
Cassopolis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cassopolis
C+
281 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Penn Township’s schools

Are Penn Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Penn Township children attend score below 74% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Penn Township in?

Cassopolis Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 853 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Penn Township are served by Marcellus.

Where do Penn Township kids go to high school?

Cassopolis High School in Cassopolis, with 281 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Penn Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Cassopolis Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Penn Township spend per student?

$15,322 in Cassopolis 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.