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Schools in Sanford

Sanford’s public schools

Meridian Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sanford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,374 students on the public path
In brief

Sanford’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sanford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Meridian Early College High School places highest (better than 72%); Meridian Junior High School lowest (42%). 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 Sanford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Meridian Elementary SchoolMeridian Public SchoolsB
5–8Meridian Junior High SchoolMeridian Public SchoolsC+
9–12Meridian Early College High SchoolMeridian Public SchoolsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meridian Public Schools.

The district

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

Meridian Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,374 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,803MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 45.4% · 638 students tested
Math31%
State average 33.6% · 638 students tested

Sanford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sanford—Meridian
LincolnAMeridian PK–12 · Midland PK–12
JeromeBMeridian PK–12 · Coleman K–12

All 2 neighbors share Meridian with Sanford, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sanford

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 Sanfordin other towns
Meridian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
537 students16:1Rate it →
Meridian Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C+
441 students19:1Rate it →
Meridian Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
396 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Sanford’s schools

Are Sanford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sanford. Meridian Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sanford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sanford in?

Meridian Public Schools.

Where do Sanford kids go to high school?

Meridian Early College 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.