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Schools in West Ishpeming

West Ishpeming’s public schools

N.I.C.E. Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Ishpeming. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,104 students on the public path
In brief

West Ishpeming’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of West Ishpeming’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Aspen Ridge Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Westwood High School lowest (49%). 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 West Ishpeming, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Aspen Ridge Elementary Schoolin IshpemingB+
9–12Westwood High Schoolin IshpemingB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the N.I.C.E. Community Schools.

The district

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

N.I.C.E. Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,104 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,807MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 45.4% · 549 students tested
Math40%
State average 33.6% · 550 students tested

West Ishpeming vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Ishpeming—N.I.C.E.
IshpemingB+N.I.C.E. PK–12 · Powell Township Schools PK–8
Ishpeming (city)B−Ishpeming Public
TildenB+N.I.C.E.

2 of the 3 neighbors share N.I.C.E. with West Ishpeming, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Ishpeming

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 West Ishpemingin other towns
Aspen Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ishpeming
B+
721 students13:1Rate it →
Westwood High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ishpeming
B−
383 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about West Ishpeming’s schools

Are West Ishpeming’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Ishpeming. N.I.C.E. Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Ishpeming. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 West Ishpeming in?

N.I.C.E. Community Schools.

Where do West Ishpeming kids go to high school?

Westwood 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.