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Schools in Torch Lake Township · Lake Linden-Hubbell School District

Torch Lake Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Michigan districts

In Torch Lake Township, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Torch Lake Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
52%
▲ 7 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 8 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
327 students on the public path
In brief

Torch Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1264 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Torch Lake Township’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,600 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Torch Lake Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 81% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1264)Better than 90%
Towns in Houghton County (13)Better than 69%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 174 test results could put Torch Lake Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Torch Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (174 in math, 174 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Lake LindenHubbell Schoolsin Lake LindenB−

Torch Lake Township’s public schools are run by Lake Linden-Hubbell School District, which also serves Lake Linden, Schoolcraft and Sherman. Parts of Torch Lake Township (14% of its land) are served by Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools instead. 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.

Lake Linden-Hubbell School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 327 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,600MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math42%
State average 33.6% · 174 students tested

Torch Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Torch Lake TownshipA−Lake Linden-Hubbell
OsceolaBDollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools PK–12 · Calumet K–12
SchoolcraftA−Lake Linden-Hubbell
ChassellB+Chassell Township
PortageA+Houghton-Portage Township Schools
Lake LindenA−Lake Linden-Hubbell

2 of the 5 neighbors share Lake Linden-Hubbell with Torch Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Torch Lake Township

1 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 Torch Lake Townshipin other towns
Lake LindenHubbell Schools
Grades PK–12 · Lake Linden
B−
327 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Torch Lake Township’s schools

Are Torch Lake Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Torch Lake Township children attend outscore 81% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Torch Lake Township in?

Lake Linden-Hubbell School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 327 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Torch Lake Township are served by Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools.

How much does Torch Lake Township spend per student?

$15,600 in Lake Linden-Hubbell School District (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.