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Schools in Wheatland Township · Addison Community Schools, Pittsford Area Schools

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

On the state math tests, 21% of Wheatland Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wheatland 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
32%
▼ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Addison
Students per teacher
15.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,159 students on the public path
In brief

Wheatland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1183 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wheatland Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Wheatland Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Addison spends $14,895 per student and Pittsford Area Schools $12,636, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wheatland Township’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1183)Better than 13%
Towns in Hillsdale County (18)Better than 33%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 722 test results and a graduating class of 60 could put Wheatland Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Wheatland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (722 in math, 722 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Parts of Wheatland Township (17% of its land) are served by Hudson Area Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Wheatland Township

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

Addison Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 682 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,895MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Pittsford Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 366 students · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,636MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
North Adams-Jerome SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 301 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$12,882MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Addison Community Schools39%
State average 45.4% · 369 students tested
Math · PK–12, Addison Community Schools30%
State average 33.6% · 367 students tested
Reading · K–12, Pittsford Area Schools27%
State average 45.4% · 179 students tested
Math · K–12, Pittsford Area Schools12%
State average 33.6% · 179 students tested
Reading · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools22%
State average 45.4% · 174 students tested
Math · PK–12, North Adams-Jerome Schools12%
State average 33.6% · 176 students tested

Wheatland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheatland TownshipC+Addison PK–12 · North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12
AdamsCNorth Adams-Jerome Schools
SomersetB−Addison PK–12 · North Adams-Jerome Schools PK–12
PittsfordC−Hudson Area Schools PK–12 · Pittsford Area Schools K–12
RollinBAddison

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Adams-Jerome Schools with Wheatland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wheatland Township

6 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 Wheatland Townshipin other towns
Addison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Addison
C
328 students15:1Rate it →
North AdamsJerome Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Adams
C−
138 students13:1Rate it →
Pittsford Area Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsford
C−
163 students15:1Rate it →
Pittsford Area High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pittsford
C−
203 students14:1Rate it →
Addison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Addison
C+
164 students22:1Rate it →
North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · North Adams
C−
163 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheatland Township’s schools

Are Wheatland Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wheatland Township 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 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wheatland Township in?

Addison Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 682 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wheatland Township are served by Hudson Area Schools.

What is Wheatland Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Addison Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Wheatland Township spend per student?

$14,895 in Addison Community Schools, $12,636 in Pittsford Area Schools and $12,882 in North Adams-Jerome 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.