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Schools in Wakefield · Wakefield-Marenisco School District

Wakefield’s public schools score below 64% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 22% of Wakefield’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wakefield, 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
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
236 students on the public path
In brief

Wakefield’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 950 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wakefield’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,537 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 Wakefield’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 36% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (950)Better than 23%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 128 test results could put Wakefield anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wakefield’s students in the tested grades sat them (129 in math, 128 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12WakefieldMarenisco SchoolWakefield-Marenisco School DistrictC+

Wakefield’s public schools are run by Wakefield-Marenisco School District, which also serves Marenisco and Wakefield. 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.

Wakefield-Marenisco School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 236 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,537MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4% · 128 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 129 students tested

Wakefield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WakefieldC+Wakefield-Marenisco
Wakefield Township—Wakefield-Marenisco
BessemerBBessemer Area

Every school in Wakefield

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).

District schools in Wakefieldby address
WakefieldMarenisco School
Grades PK–12
C+
236 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wakefield’s schools

Are Wakefield’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wakefield children attend score below 64% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wakefield in?

Wakefield-Marenisco School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 236 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Wakefield spend per student?

$15,537 in Wakefield-Marenisco 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.