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Schools in Springfield Township · Forest Area Community Schools

Springfield Township’s public schools score below 70% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 27% of Springfield Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Springfield 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
27%
▼ 18 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 3–12 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 8% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
493 students on the public path
In brief

Springfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 671 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Springfield Township’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Springfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,218 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Forest Area Middle School, then Forest Area High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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 Springfield Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% 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 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (671)Better than 14%
Towns in Kalkaska County (12)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 247 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Springfield Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Springfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (247 in math, 247 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Fife Lake Elementary Schoolin Fife LakeC
4–8Forest Area Middle Schoolin Fife LakeC−
9–12Forest Area High Schoolin Fife LakeC

Springfield Township’s public schools are run by Forest Area Community Schools, which also serves Boardman, Fife Lake, Fife Lake and Union. Parts of Springfield Township (12% of its land) are served by Kalkaska 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.

Forest Area Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,218MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 45.4% · 247 students tested
Math21%
State average 33.6% · 247 students tested

Springfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Springfield TownshipCForest Area
GarfieldC+Kalkaska
BoardmanCForest Area
Bloomfield—Manton Consolidated Schools K–12 · Lake City Area K–12
Fife LakeA−Forest Area PK–12 · Kingsley Area Schools PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Forest Area with Springfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Springfield Township

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 Springfield Townshipin other towns
Fife Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fife Lake
C
144 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fife Lake
C−
193 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fife Lake
C
156 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Springfield Township’s schools

Are Springfield Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Springfield Township children attend score below 70% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Springfield Township in?

Forest Area Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 493 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Springfield Township are served by Kalkaska.

Where do Springfield Township kids go to high school?

Forest Area High School in Fife Lake, with 156 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Springfield Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Forest Area Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Springfield Township spend per student?

$15,218 in Forest Area Community 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.