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Schools in Three Rivers · Three Rivers Community Schools

Three Rivers’s public schools outscore 66% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Three Rivers, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Three Rivers’s districts is 38%, above the Michigan average (34%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#347of 699 Michigan townsK–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
43%
▼ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 13% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
5
1,697 students on the public path
In brief

Three Rivers’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 693 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Three Rivers’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 38% 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 $14,451 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Three Rivers Middle School, then Three Rivers High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Immaculate Conception School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Three Rivers’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Michigan school districts, #347 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (693)Better than 76%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,136 test results and a graduating class of 129 could put Three Rivers anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Three Rivers’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,136 in math, 1,137 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–8Three Rivers Middle SchoolThree Rivers Community SchoolsB−
9–12Three Rivers High SchoolThree Rivers Community SchoolsB

Three Rivers’s public schools are run by Three Rivers Community Schools, which also serves Fabius, Flowerfield, Lockport and Park. 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.

Three Rivers Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,145 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,451MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.4% · 1137 students tested
Math38%
State average 33.6% · 1136 students tested

Three Rivers vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Three RiversB+Three Rivers
LockportBCentreville PK–12 · Three Rivers PK–12
FabiusB+Three Rivers

All 2 neighbors share Three Rivers with Three Rivers, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Three Rivers

5 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).

District schools in Three Riversby address
Andrews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
296 students17:1Rate it →
Ruth Hoppin School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
293 students17:1Rate it →
Three Rivers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
476 students15:1Rate it →
Three Rivers High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
632 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immaculate Conception School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
29 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Three Rivers’s schools

Are Three Rivers’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Three Rivers children attend outscore 66% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #347 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Three Rivers in?

Three Rivers Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,145 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Three Rivers kids go to high school?

Three Rivers High School, with 632 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Three Rivers’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Three Rivers spend per student?

$14,451 in Three Rivers Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Three Rivers?

Yes: Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 29 students).

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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.