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Schools in Vandercook Lake

Vandercook Lake’s public schools

Vandercook Lake Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vandercook Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
574 students on the public path
In brief

Vandercook Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Vandercook Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Townsend Elementary School places highest (better than 20%); Vandercook Lake High School lowest (15%). 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 Vandercook Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Townsend Elementary Schoolin JacksonC−
7–12Vandercook Lake High Schoolin JacksonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vandercook Lake Public Schools.

The district

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

Vandercook Lake Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 629 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,948MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 45.4% · 368 students tested
Math16%
State average 33.6% · 369 students tested

Vandercook Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vandercook Lake—Vandercook Lake
SummitCJackson
JacksonCJackson

Every school in Vandercook Lake

2 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 Vandercook Lakein other towns
Townsend Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jackson
C−
316 students18:1Rate it →
Vandercook Lake High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Jackson
C−
258 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Vandercook Lake’s schools

Are Vandercook Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vandercook Lake. Vandercook Lake Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vandercook Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vandercook Lake in?

Vandercook Lake Public Schools.

Where do Vandercook Lake kids go to high school?

Vandercook Lake High 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.