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Paw Paw Public School District Schools
Paw Paw Public School District is a public school district in Michigan, based in Van Buren County (Paw Paw). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Paw Paw Public School District 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 Paw Paw Public School District
3 of 5 schools in Paw Paw Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1
Best schools in Paw Paw Public School District
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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- Paw Paw Later Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Paw Paw High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Paw Paw Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Paw Paw Public School District
High schools (1)
- B- Paw Paw High School, Paw Paw
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Paw Paw Middle School, Paw Paw
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Paw Paw Early Elementary School, Paw Paw
- B- Paw Paw Later Elementary, Paw Paw
Other schools and academies (1)
Where Paw Paw Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Paw Paw (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Van Buren County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,135 students with 132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 300 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2627660
- 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
- Lawton Community School District (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Mattawan Consolidated School (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Gobles Public School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Bloomingdale Public School District (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Kalamazoo Public Schools (26 schools, 13 mi)
- Schoolcraft Community Schools (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Hartford Public Schools (4 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Paw Paw Public School District
How many schools are in Paw Paw Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Paw Paw Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Paw Paw Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Paw Paw.
How good are the schools in Paw Paw Public School District?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 39.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Paw Paw Public School District?
2,135 students were enrolled in Paw Paw Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Paw Paw Public School District?
Paw Paw Public School District is in Michigan, based in Van Buren County, with its district office in Paw Paw. Its boundary covers about 76.8 sq mi.