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Schools in Sunfield Township · Lakewood Public Schools, Maple Valley Schools

Sunfield Township’s public schools outscore 67% of Michigan districts

In Sunfield Township, 98% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sunfield 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 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
44%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 13–18 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 19% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lakewood
Students per teacher
17.9
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,955 students on the public path
In brief

Sunfield Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1156 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sunfield Township’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Sunfield Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lakewood spends $13,306 per student and Maple Valley Schools $14,405, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sunfield Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1156)Better than 61%
Towns in Eaton County (16)Better than 69%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,258 test results and a graduating class of 106 could put Sunfield Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sunfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,256 in math, 1,261 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Sunfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lakewood Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Maple Valley Schools, shared with Castleton, Chester, Kalamo, Maple Grove, Nashville, Vermontville and Vermontville. Its elementary school is in Nashville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sunfield Township

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

Lakewood Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,582 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,306MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Maple Valley SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 869 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,405MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lakewood Public Schools50%
State average 45.4% · 828 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakewood Public Schools35%
State average 33.6% · 824 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools32%
State average 45.4% · 433 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maple Valley Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 432 students tested

Sunfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunfield TownshipB+Lakewood PK–12 · Maple Valley Schools PK–12
WoodlandA−Lakewood
RoxandA−Lakewood PK–12 · Charlotte PK–12 · Grand Ledge K–12
VermontvilleC+Maple Valley Schools
SebewaB+Lakewood PK–12 · Portland Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lakewood with Sunfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sunfield Township

6 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 Sunfield Townshipin other towns
Fuller Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nashville
204 students13:1Rate it →
Lakewood Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Woodland
134 students14:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Lake Odessa
B
461 students18:1Rate it →
Maplewood School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Vermontville
C
267 students17:1Rate it →
Lakewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Woodland
B
514 students21:1Rate it →
Maple Valley JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Vermontville
B−
375 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunfield Township’s schools

Are Sunfield Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sunfield Township children attend outscore 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sunfield Township in?

Two districts: Lakewood Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Maple Valley Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Castleton, Chester, Kalamo, Maple Grove, Nashville, Vermontville and Vermontville.

What is Sunfield Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Lakewood Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Sunfield Township spend per student?

$13,306 in Lakewood Public Schools and $14,405 in Maple Valley 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.