Anchor Bay Middle School North

As a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in NEW BALTIMORE, Michigan, Anchor Bay Middle School North hosts 671 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Anchor Bay School District. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Within Anchor Bay School District, which oversees 10 schools and 5,295 students, Anchor Bay Middle School North is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Anchor Bay Middle School North shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Macomb County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Anchor Bay Middle School North has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Anchor Bay Middle School North qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Anchor Bay Middle School North tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Macomb County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anchor Bay Middle School North is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).

Ashley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anchor Bay Middle School North ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Anchor Bay Middle School North's enrollment has shrank 22% since 2018, when it stood at 864 (now 671). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.