Ionia Public Schools

Summary:

The Ionia Public Schools district in Michigan consists of 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 375 out of 613 school districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in performance. AA Rather School, an elementary school, has the highest performance on state assessments, with 59.6% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 43.5% and the state average of 38.9%. Ionia High School and Ionia Middle School also perform well, with the highest proficiency rates among the district's high schools and middle schools, respectively.

However, there are significant performance gaps between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in the district. Schools with higher rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, such as Jefferson School, Twin Rivers Elementary School, and Emerson School, tend to have lower performance on state assessments. Additionally, the district as a whole faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to the lower performance at some schools.

District Detail

250 E Tuttle Rd
Ionia, MI 48846-8605

(616) 527-9280

SchoolDigger Rank:
375^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,659

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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
Emerson School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Hackett St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-8018	166	12	14.0	78.3%	119 (71.7%)	1 (0.6%)	35 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	41.1	846^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.1%		27.4	1063^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	28.5%	217					33.3	37.9	46.9			20.8	31.0	25.8			41.9			29.0			$15,597	$1,414	$14,182
Douglas R Welch High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(616) 527-3530	73	2	31.0	67.1%	57 (78.1%)	3 (4.1%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	22.2	566^th of 739 public high schools	23.4%		26.3	539^th of 743 public high schools	27.5%	27																	26.9			16.0	$9,494	$1,274	$8,220
AA Rather School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-1720	308	15	20.1	51.0%	261 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	57.1	607^th of 1488 public elementary schools	59.2%		55.9	620^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.3%	13					59.6	39.2	50.8			44.2	35.3	35.6			44.1			30.5			$11,278	$2,492	$8,786
Ionia High School	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-0600	774	40	19.1	47.2%	635 (82.0%)	5 (0.6%)	97 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.5%)	50.9	360^th of 739 public high schools	51.3%		49.5	341^st of 743 public high schools	54.1%	19			54.3	22.0													42.9			33.1	$12,451	$1,417	$11,034
Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 N Jefferson St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-2740	272	15	18.1	68.4%	206 (75.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	32	980^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.1%		26.8	1071^st of 1486 public elementary schools	27.9%	91					40.9	41.0	30.2			38.6	15.4	23.3			25.6			16.3			$13,866	$2,653	$11,213
Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Lou Lemke Ln	Muir	48860	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 522-0005	183	10	19.0	65.0%	154 (84.2%)	3 (1.6%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	29.7	1019^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.7	1024^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.1%	5					27.3	35.3	31.8			27.3	32.4				27.3			18.2			$13,230	$3,520	$9,710
RB Boyce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 N State Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0571	254	13	19.6	55.9%	229 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	31.2	992^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.3%		17.8	1204^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.0%	212					40.9	26.0	31.0			52.3	16.0	13.8			24.1			17.2			$12,009	$2,095	$9,914
Ionia Middle School	Public	6-8	438 Union St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0040	629	35	17.8	57.6%	523 (83.1%)	3 (0.5%)	75 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	47.6	435^th of 890 public middle schools	51.1%		53.9	352^nd of 897 public middle schools	60.8%	83	69.2	35.3						28.7	32.1				12.4	21.1		44.6			50.5		$13,402	$1,134	$12,267

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Michigan Department of Corrections	1.34 mi	25
Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	2.14 mi	2
Ionia Township S/D #2	2.38 mi	1
Easton Township S/D #6	2.66 mi	1
Berlin Township S/D #3	6.45 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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