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Schools in Somerset Township · Addison Community Schools, North Adams-Jerome Schools

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

In Somerset Township, 24% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Somerset 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.

#531of 699 Michigan townsK–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
34%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Addison
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
793 students on the public path
In brief

Somerset Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 904 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somerset Township’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% 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 Somerset Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Addison spends $14,895 per student and North Adams-Jerome Schools $12,882, 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 Somerset Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Michigan school districts, #531 of 699 Michigan towns. 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 (904)Better than 17%
Towns in Hillsdale County (18)Better than 44%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 543 test results and a graduating class of 60 could put Somerset Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Somerset Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (543 in math, 543 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Somerset Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Addison Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the North Adams-Jerome Schools, shared with Adams, Moscow, North Adams and Wheatland. Its elementary school is in Addison. Parts of Somerset Township (3% and 2% of its land) are served by Columbia and Hanover-Horton Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Somerset Township

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

Addison Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 682 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,895MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
North Adams-Jerome SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,882MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Addison Community Schools39%
State average 45.4% · 369 students tested
Math · PK–12, Addison Community Schools30%
State average 33.6% · 367 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools22%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools12%
State average 33.6% · 176 students tested

Somerset Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Somerset TownshipB−Addison PK–12 · North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12
WoodstockBAddison PK–12 · Columbia PK–12 · Onsted PK–12
MoscowB−North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12 · Jonesville K–12
LibertyB+Hanover-Horton Schools PK–12 · Columbia PK–12
WheatlandC+Addison PK–12 · North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Addison with Somerset Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Somerset Township

4 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 Somerset Townshipin other towns
Addison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Addison
C
328 students15:1Rate it →
North AdamsJerome Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Adams
C−
138 students13:1Rate it →
Addison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Addison
C+
164 students22:1Rate it →
North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · North Adams
C−
163 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Somerset Township’s schools

Are Somerset Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somerset Township children attend score below 54% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #531 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somerset Township in?

Two districts: Addison Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and North Adams-Jerome Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Adams, Moscow, North Adams and Wheatland.

What is Somerset Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Addison Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Somerset Township spend per student?

$14,895 in Addison Community Schools and $12,882 in North Adams-Jerome 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.