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Schools in Spaulding Township · Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District

Spaulding Township’s public schools score below 84% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

In Spaulding Township, 6% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Spaulding 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 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
17%
▼ 28 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
6%
▼ 28 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.6
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,448 students on the public path
In brief

Spaulding Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1141 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spaulding Township’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Spaulding Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,234 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Martin G Atkins Elementary School, then BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah, then Bridgeport High School. 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 Spaulding Township’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1141)Better than 2%
Towns in Saginaw County (27)Better than 0%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 712 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Spaulding Township anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Spaulding Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (712 in math, 712 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Thomas White Schoolin SaginawNo scores
2–5Martin G Atkins Elementary Schoolin SaginawD
6–8BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrahin SaginawD
9–12Bridgeport High Schoolin BridgeportD

Spaulding Township’s public schools are run by Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, which also serves Bridgeport. 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.

Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,448 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 19.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,234MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 45.4% · 712 students tested
Math6%
State average 33.6% · 712 students tested

Spaulding Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spaulding TownshipC−Bridgeport-Spaulding
SaginawCSaginaw City
JamesASwan Valley
AlbeeB+Chesaning Union Schools
BridgeportC−Bridgeport-Spaulding

Every school in Spaulding 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 Spaulding Townshipin other towns
Thomas White School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Saginaw
187 students21:1Rate it →
Martin G Atkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Saginaw
D
381 students17:1Rate it →
BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saginaw
D
379 students17:1Rate it →
Bridgeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgeport
D
501 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Spaulding Township’s schools

Are Spaulding Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Spaulding Township children attend score below 84% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Spaulding Township in?

Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,448 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Spaulding Township kids go to high school?

Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, with 501 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Spaulding Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Spaulding Township spend per student?

$14,234 in Bridgeport-Spaulding Community 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.