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Ionia Public Schools Schools
Ionia Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Ionia County (Ionia). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ionia Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ionia Public Schools
7 of 8 schools in Ionia Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Ionia Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Aa Rather School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Ionia High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Ionia Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C Emerson School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Jefferson School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Twin Rivers Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Rb Boyce Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ionia Public Schools
High schools (2)
- Douglas R Welch High School, Ionia
- B- Ionia High School, Ionia
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Ionia Middle School, Ionia
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- D+ Rb Boyce Elementary School, Ionia
- C- Twin Rivers Elementary School, Muir
Other schools and academies (3)
- B- Aa Rather School, Ionia
- C Emerson School, Ionia
- C- Jefferson School, Ionia
Where Ionia Public Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Ionia County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,733 students with 151 full-time-equivalent teachers and 361 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2619250
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Portland Public Schools (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Carson City-Crystal Area Schools (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Belding Area School District (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Lakewood Public Schools (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Central Montcalm Public Schools (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Greenville Public Schools (7 schools, 18 mi)
- Lowell Area Schools (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Fulton Schools (3 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Ionia Public Schools
How many schools are in Ionia Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Ionia Public Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ionia Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ionia, Muir.
How good are the schools in Ionia Public Schools?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.1%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ionia Public Schools?
2,733 students were enrolled in Ionia Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ionia Public Schools?
Ionia Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Ionia County, with its district office in Ionia. Its boundary covers about 132 sq mi.