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Schools in Ridgeway Township · Britton Deerfield School District

Ridgeway Township’s public schools score below 54% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Ridgeway Township’s districts is 21%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ridgeway 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
208 students on the public path
In brief

Ridgeway Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1113 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ridgeway Township’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Ridgeway Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,138 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Ridgeway Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1113)Better than 23%
Towns in Lenawee County (22)Better than 18%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 213 test results and a graduating class of 36 could put Ridgeway Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ridgeway Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (213 in math, 213 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–12Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton BuildingBritton Deerfield School DistrictB−

Ridgeway Township’s public schools are run by Britton Deerfield School District, which also serves Britton, Deerfield, Deerfield and Macon. Parts of Ridgeway Township (11% and 3% of its land) are served by Tecumseh and Blissfield 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.

Britton Deerfield School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 338 students, down 25% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,138MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 213 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 213 students tested

Ridgeway Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgeway TownshipB−Britton Deerfield
RaisinBTecumseh PK–12 · Adrian City PK–12
DeerfieldB−Britton Deerfield
MaconB+Britton Deerfield PK–12 · Tecumseh PK–12
Blissfield—Blissfield
DundeeA−Dundee

2 of the 5 neighbors share Britton Deerfield with Ridgeway Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ridgeway Township

1 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 Ridgeway Townshipby address
Britton Deerfield SchoolsBritton Building
Grades K–12 · Britton
B−
208 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridgeway Township’s schools

Are Ridgeway Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ridgeway Township children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ridgeway Township in?

Britton Deerfield School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 338 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ridgeway Township are served by Tecumseh and Blissfield.

What is Ridgeway Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Britton Deerfield School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Ridgeway Township spend per student?

$16,138 in Britton Deerfield 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.