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Schools in Valley Township · Allegan Public Schools, Fennville Public Schools

Valley Township’s public schools score below 62% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 25% of Valley Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Valley 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 97% 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
40%
▼ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
66%
▼ 16 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Allegan
Students per teacher
16.2
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
3,102 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 949 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Valley Township’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

66% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Allegan spends $14,810 per student and Fennville $16,118, 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 Valley Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (949)Better than 10%
Towns in Allegan County (24)Better than 17%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,720 test results and a graduating class of 212 could put Valley Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Valley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,720 in math, 1,721 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Valley Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Allegan Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Fennville Public Schools, shared with Clyde, Fennville, Ganges, Manlius and Saugatuck. Its elementary school is in Fennville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Valley Township

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

Allegan Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,035 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,810MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Fennville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,214 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$16,118MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Allegan Public Schools42%
State average 45.4% · 1069 students tested
Math · PK–12, Allegan Public Schools28%
State average 33.6% · 1071 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fennville Public Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 652 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fennville Public Schools21%
State average 33.6% · 649 students tested

Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley TownshipC+Allegan PK–12 · Fennville PK–12
Allegan—Allegan
HeathBAllegan PK–12 · Hamilton PK–12
ClydeC+Fennville
CheshireCAllegan PK–12 · Bloomingdale Public K–12

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

Every school in Valley Township

10 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 Valley Townshipin other towns
Fennville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fennville
C
503 students12:1Rate it →
Pine Trails Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Allegan
D
326 students17:1Rate it →
North Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Allegan
29 students8:1Rate it →
Dawson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Allegan
B
278 students15:1Rate it →
West Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Allegan
B−
247 students16:1Rate it →
Allegan Online K12
Grades K–12 · Allegan
73 students29:1Rate it →
LE White Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Allegan
C+
427 students16:1Rate it →
Fennville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fennville
C−
293 students15:1Rate it →
Allegan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Allegan
C+
543 students20:1Rate it →
Fennville Public High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fennville
C−
383 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Township’s schools

Are Valley Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Valley Township children attend score below 62% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Valley Township in?

Two districts: Allegan Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Fennville Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Clyde, Fennville, Ganges, Manlius and Saugatuck.

Where do Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Allegan High School, Fennville Public High School and Allegan Online K12.

What is Valley Township’s graduation rate?

66% of the class of 2023 in Allegan Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Valley Township spend per student?

$14,810 in Allegan Public Schools and $16,118 in Fennville Public 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.