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Best Public Schools in Montcalm County, MI

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10,777

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEarly College at Montcalm Community College38^th of 800 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Tri County Elementary School up 242 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Vestaburg Community Elementary School 11.4 students per teacher

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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
Carson City Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	10522 E Boyer Rd	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 584-3941	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Flat River Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9481 Jordan Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Flat River Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9360	160	12	13.7	69.4%	141 (88.1%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)	66.7			58.3							47.1		30.0	17.7		35.3	30.0		35.3	58.3		29.4	58.3		$12,125	$1,866	$10,259
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(989) 424-6314	1,644	21	78.2	71.5%	860 (52.3%)	347 (21.1%)	267 (16.2%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (8.9%)	6.3	752^nd of 800 public high schools	6.0%		7.7	678^th of 739 public high schools	8.3%	74		23.4	25.4			2.4	16.2														9.6			13.0	$11,566	$324	$11,242
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School	Public	4-8	213 E Sherman St	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	262	15	17.8	54.2%	248 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	36	559^th of 896 public middle schools	37.6%		35.1	557^th of 890 public middle schools	37.4%	2	45.1			13.7						40.3	31.6	34.8	31.4		44.8	19.3	28.3	27.5	24.6	25.5		14.3	43.1		$13,782	$1,520	$12,262
Carson City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	338 Eagle Ave	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 584-3138	216	18	12.3	66.2%	199 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)									50.0					65.9											$16,210	$1,354	$14,856
Carson CityCrystal High School	Public	9-12	213 E Sherman St	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 584-3175	187	9	20.2	44.4%	167 (89.3%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (5.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	42.4	431^st of 800 public high schools	46.1%		35.9	470^th of 739 public high schools	36.4%	39		51.5	44.6		30.3	17.9	47.7	20.5													45.5			33.3	$14,274	$709	$13,565
Carson CityCrystal Virtual Academy	Public	6-12	213 E Sherman St	Carson City	48811	Montcalm County	Carson City-Crystal Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 584-3138	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																									$5,610	$697	$4,913
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1488 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2300	284	15	18.5	70.4%	261 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	24	1097^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		28	1038^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.2%	59									17.3	34.6	25.3			29.6	30.8	16.5			27.8			7.6			$14,421	$2,005	$12,416
Central Montcalm Middle High School	Public	6-12	1480 S Sheridan Rd	Stanton	48888	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	No	(989) 831-2100	739	38	19.7	62.2%	688 (93.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	36.5	486^th of 800 public high schools	39.3%		33.8	480^th of 739 public high schools	35.0%	6	43.8	54.7	49.0	16.9	22.1	18.0	33.0	21.6				19.8	21.8				17.3	12.6		22.5	32.6		34.8	36.0	$14,351	$1,162	$13,189
Central Montcalm Elementary School	Public	K-2	289 Saint Clair St	Sheridan	48884	Montcalm County	Central Montcalm Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 831-2500	275	21	12.9	68.0%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)																									$17,858	$2,367	$15,492
Baldwin Heights School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 W Oak St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3643	449	26	17.2	49.7%	386 (86.0%)	7 (1.6%)	33 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	90.5	124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.7%		84.3	215^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.6%	91									58.3	52.6	69.0			81.3	63.2	57.1			70.2			52.4			$15,644	$1,208	$14,435
Cedar Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 S Cedar St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3641	281	22	12.7	69.0%	237 (84.3%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	70.9	391^st of 1492 public elementary schools	73.8%		74	349^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.5%	42									60.4	33.3	56.8			75.0	50.0	52.3			48.9			24.4			$18,241	$1,569	$16,673
Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1321 Chase St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-9361	797	44	17.9	49.4%	730 (91.6%)	7 (0.9%)	35 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	60.1	298^th of 896 public middle schools	66.7%		68.8	225^th of 890 public middle schools	74.7%	73	65.3			32.1								39.5	38.0				39.5	33.5		40.8			53.6		$14,682	$1,201	$13,480
Greenville Senior High School	Public	8-12	111 N Hillcrest St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	1,044	52	20.0	42.0%	946 (90.6%)	15 (1.4%)	63 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	55.7	304^th of 800 public high schools	62.0%		67	205^th of 739 public high schools	72.3%	99		64.0	55.6		35.6	30.4	50.9	22.4													32.9			47.2	$15,090	$915	$14,174
Walnut Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	712 N Walnut St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 754-3688	351	24	14.6	59.0%	306 (87.2%)	8 (2.3%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	83.7	224^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.7	375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.8%	151									64.8	59.6	58.9			77.8	47.4	55.4			57.1			41.1			$16,227	$1,238	$14,989
Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12420 Lincoln Lake Rd NE	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 754-9167	398	25	15.9	50.0%	368 (92.5%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	63.6	503^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.3%		71.8	387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.0%	116									41.7	44.1	52.6			55.0	47.1	36.8			43.4			35.5			$15,054	$1,168	$13,885
Satterlee School	Public	7-12	8153 Satterlee Rd	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 754-3681	26	1	26.0	57.7%	21 (80.8%)	3 (11.5%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)																								27.3	$13,583	$888	$12,695
Lakeview Middle School	Public	4-7	516 Washington St	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-8016	329	22	15.1	62.9%	292 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	62.1	278^th of 896 public middle schools	69.0%		63.8	267^th of 890 public middle schools	70.0%	11										43.0	40.0	34.9	48.8		46.2	34.3	27.7	42.9	42.9			40.0			$14,954	$1,321	$13,633
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	9497 Paden Rd	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-8021	306	22	13.9	66.0%	281 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)									68.0					62.7											$16,029	$1,930	$14,098
Lakeview High School	Public	8-12	9800 Youngman Rd	Lakeview	48850	Montcalm County	Lakeview Community Schools (Montcalm)	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 352-7221	368	19	18.9	48.9%	335 (91.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	62.9	241^st of 800 public high schools	69.9%		61.7	259^th of 739 public high schools	65.0%	18	68.4	56.2	48.2	34.2	32.9	27.7	64.9	38.6												43.4	59.6		39.5	56.1	$16,231	$1,159	$15,071
Tri County Middle School	Public	6-8	21350 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4318	381	22	17.4	41.2%	328 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	39.5	524^th of 896 public middle schools	41.5%		32.2	588^th of 890 public middle schools	33.9%	64	60.2			26.8								34.1	35.2				27.3	19.0		25.8			35.0		$13,639	$929	$12,710
Tri County Elementary School	Public	K-5	21502 W Kendaville Rd	Pierson	49339	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 937-4380	780	40	19.5	50.9%	685 (87.8%)	5 (0.6%)	44 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	61.4	534^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.2%		45.9	776^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.8%	242									37.0	37.5	56.6			48.7	43.0	51.3			54.0			25.7			$14,776	$1,548	$13,228
Tri County Senior High School	Public	9-12	21338 Kendaville Rd	Howard City	49329	Montcalm County	Tri County Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 937-4338	473	27	17.5	31.5%	417 (88.2%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	46	410^th of 800 public high schools	48.8%		36.5	465^th of 739 public high schools	37.1%	55		57.8	49.5		21.6	23.8	50.4	26.0													30.1			43.1	$14,085	$1,073	$13,012
Vestaburg Community High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 268-5343	307	16	19.2	45.3%	278 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	29	550^th of 800 public high schools	31.3%		20.6	580^th of 739 public high schools	21.5%	30	57.9	43.1	35.7	18.4	10.3	11.9	48.1	29.6				16.7	14.3				17.1	26.5		28.9	40.7		34.2	25.9	$14,473	$533	$13,941
Vestaburg Community Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7100 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(989) 268-5284	247	22	11.4	47.8%	228 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40.7	850^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		46	775^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.9%	75									27.3	38.9	24.2			47.7	33.3	18.2			45.5			27.3			$17,109	$1,530	$15,579
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7188 Avenue B	Vestaburg	48891	Montcalm County	Vestaburg Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 268-5353	282	7	41.4	77.7%	160 (56.7%)	39 (13.8%)	73 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	7.4	735^th of 800 public high schools	8.1%		11.8	648^th of 739 public high schools	12.3%	87		33.3	20.5				19.6																	12.0	$12,819	$480	$12,339
Montcalm Area Career Center	Public	10-12	1550 W Sidney Rd	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 225-5706	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Seiter Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1401 E Van Deinse St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 225-4720	74	10	7.4	62.2%	69 (93.2%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
ISDLocal Center Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	1401 E Van Deinse St	Greenville	48838	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 225-4712	50	20	2.5	58.0%	46 (92.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Early College at Montcalm Community College	Public, Magnet	11-12	2800 College Dr	Sidney	48885	Montcalm County	Montcalm Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 225-5706	67	4	16.7	34.3%	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	93.1	38^th of 800 public high schools	95.3%		95.8	23^rd of 739 public high schools	96.9%	15								46.2													57.7			73.1

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