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Schools in Sugar Island Township

Sugar Island Township’s public schools

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sugar Island Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,723 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Island Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sugar Island Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Sault Area High School places highest (better than 69%); Lincoln School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sugar Island Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sault Area High School and Sault Area Middle 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 Sugar Island Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–72 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
8–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools.

The district

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

Sault Ste. Marie Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,794 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,581MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 45.4% · 912 students tested
Math37%
State average 33.6% · 913 students tested

Sugar Island Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar Island Township—Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
SooB+Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
Sault Ste. MarieB+Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools

All 2 neighbors share Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools with Sugar Island Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sugar Island 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 Sugar Island Townshipin other towns
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Sault Sainte Marie
B−
342 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Sault Sainte Marie
195 students13:1Rate it →
Sault Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–10 · Sault Sainte Marie
B
498 students17:1Rate it →
Sault Area High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Sault Sainte Marie
B+
688 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Island Township’s schools

Are Sugar Island Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sugar Island Township. Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sugar Island Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sugar Island Township in?

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools.

Where do Sugar Island Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sault Area High School and Sault Area Middle School.

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What Sugar Island Township families are saying about 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.