Best Public Schools in Ionia County, Michigan & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Handlon Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1728 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-3100	3	0			0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1727 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-2510	9	0		55.6%	1 (11.1%)	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1576 W Bluewater Hwy	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-6331	3	0			0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Woodview Elementary School	Public	3-5	450 Orchard St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4750	348	28	12.3	63.8%	293 (84.2%)	3 (0.9%)	39 (11.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	33.9	957^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.6%		42.8	803^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	45.4%	154					23.5	26.5	34.5			40.0	32.7	36.3			32.7			14.2			$16,444	$2,954	$13,490
Belding High School	Public	9-12	850 Hall St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 794-4900	508	25	20.3	54.5%	435 (85.6%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	25.9	546^th of 743 public high schools	26.5%		19.5	597^th of 735 public high schools	18.8%	51			34.7	10.5													29.8			25.8	$13,106	$1,382	$11,724
Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-2	100 W Ellis Ave	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4100	387	27	14.1	61.2%	320 (82.7%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)								(n/a)																					$16,252	$2,791	$13,461
Belding Middle School	Public	6-8	410 Ionia St	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Belding Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 794-4400	362	21	16.8	56.6%	303 (83.7%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	49.4	404^th of 897 public middle schools	55.0%		49.1	398^th of 883 public middle schools	54.9%	6	72.2	32.5						31.1	30.6				21.3	18.0		36.8			39.2		$14,276	$1,118	$13,158
Coon School	Public	K-6	6679 S State Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Berlin Township S/D #3	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-4900	15	1	14.2	46.7%	15 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,348	$6,758	$10,590
Link Learning Virtual Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	9057 W Belding Rd	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(616) 244-3553	2,379	22	110.6	71.8%	1,582 (66.5%)	264 (11.1%)	363 (15.3%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	135 (5.7%)	7.7	689^th of 743 public high schools	7.3%		11.3	659^th of 735 public high schools	10.3%	30			19.9	2.1													11.1			15.8	$8,162	$418	$7,744
Haynor School	Public	K-6	1779 Haynor Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Easton Township S/D #6	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-4900	6	2	3.8		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$20,575	$2,905	$17,669
Emerson School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 Hackett St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-8018	171	12	14.4	70.8%	130 (76.0%)	3 (1.8%)	32 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	27.4	1063^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	28.5%		40.9	838^th of 1470 public elementary schools	43.0%	225					11.5	34.6	37.0			26.9	38.5	19.2			29.6			11.5			$14,503	$1,408	$13,095
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	77	3	27.0	83.1%	62 (80.5%)	1 (1.3%)	11 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	26.3	539^th of 743 public high schools	27.5%					(n/a)																	25.0			25.0	$9,596	$1,265	$8,331
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	321	16	20.7	54.8%	274 (85.4%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	55.9	620^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.3%		41.7	823^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	44.0%	203					56.9	44.8	47.1			51.0	44.8	19.6			39.2						$11,252	$1,513	$9,738
Ionia High School	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-0600	801	39	20.3	54.4%	656 (81.9%)	11 (1.4%)	105 (13.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	49.5	341^st of 743 public high schools	54.1%		45.7	385^th of 735 public high schools	47.6%	44			48.3	14.4													45.2			37.3	$12,029	$1,413	$10,616
Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 N Jefferson St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-2740	284	17	17.2	77.5%	227 (79.9%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	26.8	1071^st of 1486 public elementary schools	27.9%		20.7	1134^th of 1470 public elementary schools	22.9%	63					32.4	37.0	28.6			24.3	34.8	18.4			28.6			8.2			$12,277	$3,135	$9,143
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	192	12	16.1	71.9%	157 (81.8%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	29.7	1024^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.1%		18	1194^th of 1470 public elementary schools	18.8%	170					25.0	54.5	15.6			21.9	40.9										$13,399	$2,002	$11,398
RB Boyce Elementary School	Public	K-5	3550 N State Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0571	258	13	19.3	62.0%	223 (86.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	17.8	1204^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.0%		33.5	945^th of 1470 public elementary schools	35.7%	259					26.4	35.7	26.9			27.8	21.4	5.7			18.9			5.7			$12,257	$1,385	$10,871
Ionia Middle School	Public	6-8	438 Union St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0040	613	40	15.3	61.8%	510 (83.2%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	53.9	352^nd of 897 public middle schools	60.8%		47.7	420^th of 883 public middle schools	52.4%	68	60.1	33.5						41.6	40.5				29.9	28.6		37.4			27.9		$12,514	$1,316	$11,198
North LeValley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2120 N State Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Township S/D #2	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-4900	13	1	12.3	69.2%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$18,125	$11,859	$6,266
Lakewood High School	Public	8-12	7223 Velte Rd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-8868	481	22	21.6	39.7%	425 (88.4%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	57.3	287^th of 743 public high schools	61.4%		55.9	299^th of 735 public high schools	59.3%	12			62.2	21.0													35.3			43.1	$12,771	$959	$11,812
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	1-4	812 Washington Blvd	Lake Odessa	48849	Ionia County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 374-8842	500	25	19.6	55.0%	451 (90.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	49.1	712^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.1%		33.6	944^th of 1470 public elementary schools	35.8%	232					42.5	39.8				51.3	30.1										$12,901	$1,459	$11,442
PewamoWestphalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 W Jefferson St	Pewamo	48873	Ionia County	Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 593-3488	208	14	14.4	34.1%	198 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	81.9	230^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.5%		84.9	181^st of 1470 public elementary schools	87.7%	49					70.4	61.5	69.6			77.8	57.7	30.4			47.8			43.5			$16,019	$1,756	$14,263
Portland High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ionia Rd	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2981	688	35	19.9	26.2%	627 (91.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	38.6	437^th of 743 public high schools	41.2%		35.9	468^th of 735 public high schools	36.3%	31			47.9	23.6													24.5			30.1	$12,543	$854	$11,689
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Oak St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 647-2991	476	30	15.9	34.5%	447 (93.9%)	13 (2.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)																					$11,892	$1,721	$10,172
Portland Middle School	Public	6-8	745 Storz St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2985	410	25	16.4	26.6%	375 (91.5%)	7 (1.7%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	48	430^th of 897 public middle schools	52.1%		50.2	385^th of 883 public middle schools	56.4%	45	81.6	19.1						32.2	40.0				23.2	23.5		39.7			24.8		$12,643	$971	$11,672
Westwood Elementary School	Public	3-5	883 Cross St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 647-2989	423	25	17.1	30.5%	383 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	43	802^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.0%		48.8	702^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	52.2%	100					30.2	44.6	36.8			35.6	52.3	34.0			38.5			11.1			$13,213	$1,500	$11,713
Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	388	20	19.4	32.2%	352 (90.7%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	62.8	237^th of 743 public high schools	68.1%		79.4	125^th of 735 public high schools	83.0%	112	77.8	46.0	54.7	21.9					42.9					41.1		50.8	43.8		38.1	50.0	$12,104	$847	$11,257
Saranac Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	250 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(616) 642-1200	444	31	14.3	44.6%	404 (91.0%)	6 (1.4%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	62.8	516^th of 1486 public elementary schools	65.3%		60.8	539^th of 1470 public elementary schools	63.3%	23					35.5	32.7	54.8	43.7		50.8	36.5	48.4	40.8		54.8			27.4			$13,883	$1,526	$12,357
Freedom Acres School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2191 Harwood Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 527-2921	119	11	10.8	44.5%	106 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Ionia County Career Center	Public	9-12	250 E Tuttle Rd	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 489-2152	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Ionia County, MI

PewamoWestphalia Elementary School

Saranac JrSr High School

Saranac Elementary School

Lakewood High School

AA Rather School

Ionia Middle School

Ionia High School

Belding Middle School

Lakewood Elementary School

Portland Middle School

Westwood Elementary School

Portland High School

Woodview Elementary School

Twin Rivers Elementary School

Emerson School

Jefferson School

Douglas R Welch High School

Belding High School

RB Boyce Elementary School

Link Learning Virtual Program

Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility

Coon School

Ellis Elementary School

Freedom Acres School

Handlon Correctional Facility

Haynor School

Ionia County Career Center

Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility

North LeValley Elementary School

Oakwood Elementary School

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