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Schools in Sterling

Sterling’s public schools

Standish-Sterling Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.3
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,482 students on the public path
In brief

Sterling’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sterling’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. StandishSterling Central JrSr High School places highest (better than 72%); StandishSterling Central Elementary School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sterling, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: StandishSterling Central JrSr 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sterling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–12StandishSterling Central JrSr High Schoolin StandishB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Standish-Sterling Community School District.

The district

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

Standish-Sterling Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,482 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 19.3 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,482MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 45.4% · 717 students tested
Math42%
State average 33.6% · 718 students tested

Sterling vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sterling—Standish-Sterling

Every school in Sterling

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 Sterlingin other towns
StandishSterling Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Standish
B−
654 students21:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
168 students14:1Rate it →
StandishSterling Central JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Standish
B+
660 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Sterling’s schools

Are Sterling’s schools good?

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

What school district is Sterling in?

Standish-Sterling Community School District.

Where do Sterling kids go to high school?

StandishSterling Central JrSr 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.