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Schools in Wellington Township

Wellington Township’s public schools

Alpena Public Schools and Hillman Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/9schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Alpena
Students per teacher
16.6
MI 16.5
Schools in town
0
2,837 students on the public path
In brief

Wellington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wellington Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Besser Elementary School places highest (better than 54%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Wellington Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Thunder Bay Junior High School and Hillman Community JrSr High School. 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 Wellington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

Two districts serve Wellington Township

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

Alpena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 3,553 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,914MI $16,528 · FY2024
C+
Hillman Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 432 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,752MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Alpena Public Schools38%
State average 45.4% · 1715 students tested
Math · K–12, Alpena Public Schools27%
State average 33.6% · 1713 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hillman Community Schools39%
State average 45.4% · 219 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillman Community Schools24%
State average 33.6% · 219 students tested

Wellington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wellington Township—Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
Long Rapids—Alpena
MontmorencyCHillman
GreenC+Hillman PK–12 · Alpena K–12
Metz—Posen Consolidated K–12 · Rogers City Area Schools K–12
HillmanCHillman

3 of the 5 neighbors share Hillman with Wellington Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wellington Township

9 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 Wellington Townshipin other towns
Hillman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillman
C−
203 students14:1Rate it →
Besser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
B−
470 students18:1Rate it →
Ella M White Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C+
440 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Herron
C
220 students15:1Rate it →
Sanborn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ossineke
C+
201 students20:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
D
146 students15:1Rate it →
Hinks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alpena
C−
132 students16:1Rate it →
Thunder Bay Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpena
C
796 students16:1Rate it →
Hillman Community JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hillman
B−
229 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Wellington Township’s schools

Are Wellington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Alpena Public Schools and Hillman Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wellington Township in?

Alpena Public Schools and Hillman Community Schools.

Where do Wellington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Thunder Bay Junior High School and Hillman Community JrSr High School.

Parents talk

What Wellington Township families are saying about 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.