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Schools in Stockbridge · Stockbridge Community Schools

Stockbridge’s public schools outscore 66% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Stockbridge, 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 98% 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
46%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 5% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,068 students on the public path
In brief

Stockbridge’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 695 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stockbridge’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,654 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Heritage School, then Stockbridge JrSr High School. Enrollment is down 11% 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 Stockbridge’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (695)Better than 76%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 577 test results and a graduating class of 97 could put Stockbridge anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Stockbridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (577 in math, 577 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Emma Smith Elementary SchoolStockbridge Community SchoolsNo scores
3–6Heritage SchoolStockbridge Community SchoolsC+
7–12Stockbridge JrSr High SchoolStockbridge Community SchoolsC+

Stockbridge’s public schools are run by Stockbridge Community Schools, which also serves Bunker Hill, Henrietta, Stockbridge and Unadilla and others. 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.

Stockbridge Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,068 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,654MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 45.4% · 577 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 577 students tested

Stockbridge vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StockbridgeB+Stockbridge

Every school in Stockbridge

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 Stockbridgein other towns
Emma Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
256 students11:1Rate it →
Heritage School
Elementary · Grades 3–6
C+
331 students16:1Rate it →
Stockbridge JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
481 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Stockbridge’s schools

Are Stockbridge’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stockbridge children attend outscore 66% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stockbridge in?

Stockbridge Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,068 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Stockbridge’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Stockbridge Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Stockbridge spend per student?

$15,654 in Stockbridge 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.