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Schools in Montague · Montague Area Public Schools

Montague’s public schools beat 65% of Michigan districts

The public schools Montague’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 8 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 3 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 4 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
MI 16.7 · smaller classes
Schools
4
1,247 students
The School Grade

How Montague compares

B Test scoresB− Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,236)Better than 68%
High confidence. Built on 617 tested students and a graduating class of 99; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
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 Montague.

The path, start to finish
PK–KMontague Area Childhood CenterMontague Area Public Schools
1–5Oehrli Elementary SchoolMontague Area Public Schools
6–8Nellie B Chisholm Middle SchoolMontague Area Public Schools
9–12Montague High SchoolMontague Area Public Schools

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 47.9%
Math38%
State average 34.6%

Every school in Montague

4 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
High

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Within reach

Colleges near Montague

There’s no college in Montague, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Muskegon Community College in Muskegon, 14 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Montague. 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.

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