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What's something Almont Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
430
Middle
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMONT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260267001839
Almont Middle School
4624 KIDDER RD, ALMONT, MI 48003 · (810) 798-3578 · Lapeer County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Michigan public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
95 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 132 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Almont Middle School→Almont High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Almont Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Almont Middle School
Almont Middle School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almont Middle School this school | 430 | 22.1% | 52.0% |
| Lake Fenton Middle School FENTON | 444 | 24.5% | 43.4% |
| Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 418 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| Williamston Middle School WILLIAMSTON | 440 | 19.3% | 64.0% |
| Goodrich Middle School GOODRICH | 448 | 18.1% | 43.7% |
| Pathfinder School PINCKNEY | 473 | 18.8% | 46.0% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Almont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #107 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #113 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #82 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #291 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #243 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #342 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #400 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #249 of 339 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 430 | 24.2 | 17.8:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 21.4 | 19.9:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 20.2 | 23.2:1 | 27% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 30% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Almont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (467 to 430); teachers up 20% (20.2 to 24.2).
About Almont Middle School
Almont Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in ALMONT, Michigan, under Almont Community Schools. The school's enrollment of 430 students covers grades 4 through 7.
Almont Middle School is one school in Almont Community Schools, a system of 3 schools with 1,389 students.
Federal enrollment data show Almont Middle School is 90% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. Almont Middle School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Almont Middle School, 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.8:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan fairly closely. Roughly 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lapeer County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Almont Middle School is B+. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Almont Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.0% and a predicted 56.5%.
In Lapeer County (population about 88,837), the median household income is $77,306, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 27 public schools in Lapeer County, enrolling about 10,962 students in all.
Orchard Primary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Almont Middle School. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Almont Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Almont Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 430, close to the 421 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.1 to 17.8 over 4 years.
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Lapeer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,837
Census ACS
Median income
$77,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
10,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Almont Community Schools
- Almont High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Orchard Primary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in ALMONT
- Almont High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Orchard Primary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard Primary School0.1 mi · 428
- Almont High School0.2 mi · 531
- Dryden Elementary School4.5 mi · 224
- Venture High School5.4 mi · 24
- Dryden High School5.7 mi · 214
- Borland Elementary School6.2 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Almont Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Almont Middle School?
Almont Middle School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 04-07.
What age range does Almont Middle School serve?
Almont Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Almont Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Almont Middle School.
How diverse is Almont Middle School?
Almont Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Almont Middle School?
Almont Middle School is overseen by Almont Community Schools in Lapeer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.