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Schools in Prairie Ronde Township · Schoolcraft Community Schools

Prairie Ronde Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Michigan districts

On the state math tests, 55% of Prairie Ronde Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Prairie Ronde 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 100% 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
59%
▲ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 21 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,085 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Ronde Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 244 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie Ronde Township’s, its schools beat 73%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,140 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Schoolcraft High School. Enrollment is up 52% since 2020–21. 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 Prairie Ronde Township’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 90% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (244)Better than 73%
Towns in Kalamazoo County (15)Better than 87%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 529 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Prairie Ronde Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Prairie Ronde Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (529 in math, 529 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Schoolcraft Elementary Schoolin SchoolcraftA
7–12Schoolcraft High Schoolin SchoolcraftA−

Prairie Ronde Township’s public schools are run by Schoolcraft Community Schools, which also serves Schoolcraft and Schoolcraft. Parts of Prairie Ronde Township (14% and 2% of its land) are served by Mattawan Consolidated School and Lawton 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.

Schoolcraft Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,085 students, up 52% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,140MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 45.4% · 529 students tested
Math55%
State average 33.6% · 529 students tested

Prairie Ronde Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Ronde TownshipASchoolcraft
TexasAMattawan Consolidated School
SchoolcraftA−Vicksburg PK–12 · Schoolcraft PK–12
PorterB−Lawton PK–12 · Marcellus PK–12
FlowerfieldB+Three Rivers

Every school in Prairie Ronde Township

2 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 Prairie Ronde Townshipin other towns
Schoolcraft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Schoolcraft
A
583 students16:1Rate it →
Schoolcraft High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Schoolcraft
A−
502 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Ronde Township’s schools

Are Prairie Ronde Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Prairie Ronde Township children attend outscore 90% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Prairie Ronde Township in?

Schoolcraft Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,085 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Prairie Ronde Township are served by Mattawan Consolidated School and Lawton.

What is Prairie Ronde Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Schoolcraft Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Prairie Ronde Township spend per student?

$14,140 in Schoolcraft Community 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.