Lake Isabella’s public schools score below 59% of Michigan districts
The public schools Lake Isabella’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Lake Isabella’s schools are like
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Lake Isabella’s schools beat 41% of districts. Among the 1,160 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 19%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Average results for less money
Lake Isabella spends 11% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary and two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Lake Isabella compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Isabella.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Lake Isabella vs. its neighbors
Lake Isabella’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Lake Isabella
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Lake Isabella families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Lake Isabella
There’s no college in Lake Isabella, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, 12 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Isabella. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.