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Best Public Schools in Branch County, MI

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Schools

6,546

Students

Districts

Top rankedQuincy Middle School221^st of 896 Michigan middle schools

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Biggest riser

Union City High School up 204 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Union City High School 12.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeland Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	141 1st St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 278-6942	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pansophia Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	52 Abbott Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Pansophia Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 279-4686	514	27	19.3	87.5%	377 (73.3%)	5 (1.0%)	111 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)								(n/a)	47.8	53.8	28.6	353.0	11.1	373.7	15.4	372.3	1271.8	25.6	20.5	9.5	13.2	14.3	22.7	18.6	1564.2	10.3	25.0	1780.6	11.1	15.9	28.0	10.8	$11,869	$1,429	$10,440
Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 E Corey St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3234	216	15	14.8	73.6%	172 (79.6%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)																									$17,256	$1,684	$15,572
Bronson JrSr High School	Public	6-12	450 E Grant St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 369-3355	530	28	19.1	52.3%	421 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (18.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	34.3	505^th of 800 public high schools	36.9%		64	235^th of 739 public high schools	68.2%	270	65.0	43.7	45.3	28.8	25.4	32.0	39.1	11.6				21.1	12.3				17.1	9.6		37.0	31.4		40.0	27.5	$12,884	$903	$11,981
Ryan Elementary School	Public	3-5	461 Rudd St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3254	217	17	13.1	71.0%	182 (83.9%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.8	866^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	835^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.9%	31									38.6	35.9	39.4			31.4	26.9	23.9			39.4			26.8			$16,025	$1,540	$14,484
Coldwater High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	275 N Fremont St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 279-5930	981	36	27.5	54.3%	783 (79.8%)	28 (2.9%)	140 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	38.1	473^rd of 800 public high schools	40.9%		45.4	405^th of 739 public high schools	45.2%	68		52.2	53.3		24.6	23.2	44.1	19.0													26.6			31.4	$11,523	$800	$10,723
Larsen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	25 Parkhurst Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5960	463	27	17.1	66.3%	362 (78.2%)	31 (6.7%)	50 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)																									$13,961	$1,480	$12,481
Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	15 Vans Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5970	378	21	18.0	64.0%	304 (80.4%)	10 (2.6%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)									33.0					44.0											$13,564	$1,819	$11,744
Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	375	19	19.5	68.8%	298 (79.5%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.5	852^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.9%		32.7	974^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.5%	122										34.9	39.9				29.5	37.5			34.5			19.6			$12,828	$1,411	$11,418
Legg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	175 Green St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5940	616	33	18.5	60.9%	487 (79.1%)	21 (3.4%)	83 (13.5%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	52.4	390^th of 896 public middle schools	56.5%		58.7	313^th of 890 public middle schools	64.8%	77	63.4			29.8								34.0	39.1				24.9	30.0		37.5			54.7		$13,108	$1,101	$12,008
Jennings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 E Liberty St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-9885	408	26	15.4	36.8%	369 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	51.5	676^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.7%		40.7	854^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.6%	178									42.7	38.5				48.8	30.8										$14,033	$1,666	$12,368
Quincy High School	Public	7-12	18 Colfax St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 639-9245	346	15	23.3	27.7%	319 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	50	370^th of 800 public high schools	53.8%		57.2	297^th of 739 public high schools	59.8%	73		53.7	52.7		32.9	29.7	54.9	20.7													33.3			40.5	$12,639	$969	$11,670
Quincy Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Fulton St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 639-4201	345	20	17.4	31.0%	320 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	68.5	221^st of 896 public middle schools	75.3%		59.5	308^th of 890 public middle schools	65.4%	87	74.0			49.3							41.5	45.8	40.4			19.8	32.3	22.3	40.2	56.2		25.6	75.3		$13,949	$1,581	$12,368
Union City Middle School	Public	5-8	435 Saint Joseph St	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-5381	245	17	14.4	57.6%	219 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	51.6	399^th of 896 public middle schools	55.5%		55.7	343^rd of 890 public middle schools	61.5%	56	76.6			44.7							30.1	34.4	30.7			11.0	26.2	18.9	33.3	46.8		15.1	46.8		$16,493	$1,006	$15,487
Union City High School	Public	9-12	430 Saint Joseph St	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 741-8561	305	24	12.6	51.8%	286 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	53.4	330^th of 800 public high schools	58.8%		25.9	534^th of 739 public high schools	27.7%	204		56.7	53.5		28.3	26.8	48.0	24.0													41.3			50.7	$17,439	$801	$16,637
Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Walnut Ln	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-8191	359	23	15.6	62.1%	306 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	13.9	1299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.9	1113^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.2%	186									21.4	15.4				15.7	21.8										$15,035	$1,459	$13,576
Waldron Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	214 Bishop Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 279-5821	248	12	20.6	69.8%	214 (86.3%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Branch Area Careers Center	Public	11-12	366 Morse St	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 279-5722	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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