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Schools in Ronald Township · Ionia Public Schools, Carson City-Crystal Area School District

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

Math proficiency in Ronald Township’s districts is 27%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ronald 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 95% 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
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 23% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ionia
Students per teacher
18.0
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,106 students on the public path
In brief

Ronald Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1176 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ronald Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ionia spends $12,742 per student and Carson City-Crystal Area $13,951, 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 Ronald Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1176)Better than 34%
Towns in Ionia County (16)Better than 6%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,816 test results and a graduating class of 221 could put Ronald Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Ronald Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,817 in math, 1,814 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5RB Boyce Elementary SchoolIonia Public SchoolsC−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Ronald Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ionia Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Carson City-Crystal Area School District, shared with Bloomer, Bushnell, Carson City, Crystal, Ferris, Hubbardston, Lebanon, New Haven, North Plains and North Shade. Its middle school is in Ionia. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ronald Township

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

Ionia Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,659 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,742MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Carson City-Crystal Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 665 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools41%
State average 45.4% · 1443 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ionia Public Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 1444 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District36%
State average 45.4% · 371 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carson City-Crystal Area School District25%
State average 33.6% · 373 students tested

Ronald Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ronald TownshipB−Ionia PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12
North PlainsB−Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12 · Ionia PK–12
IoniaB−Ionia
BushnellC+Central Montcalm PK–12 · Carson City-Crystal Area PK–12
OrleansB−Belding Area PK–12 · Ionia PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Ionia with Ronald Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ronald Township

5 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 Ronald Townshipby address
RB Boyce Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ionia
C−
254 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Ronald Townshipin other towns
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Carson City
C−
262 students18:1Rate it →
Ionia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ionia
C+
629 students18:1Rate it →
Ionia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ionia
B
774 students19:1Rate it →
Carson CityCrystal High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carson City
C
187 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Ronald Township’s schools

Are Ronald Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ronald 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 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ronald Township in?

Two districts: Ionia Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Carson City-Crystal Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bloomer, Bushnell, Carson City, Crystal, Ferris, Hubbardston, Lebanon, New Haven, North Plains and North Shade.

Where do Ronald Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ionia High School and Carson CityCrystal High School.

What is Ronald Township’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Ionia Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Ronald Township spend per student?

$12,742 in Ionia Public Schools and $13,951 in Carson City-Crystal Area 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.