Enrollment
104
Middle
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AU GRES-SIMS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260360008664
Au GresSims Middle School
310 S COURT ST, AU GRES, MI 48703 · (989) 876-7157 · Arenac County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
62 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 6 | 30 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 37% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Au GresSims Middle School→Au GresSims High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Au Gres-Sims School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
29.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Au GresSims Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au GresSims Middle School this school | 104 | 59.6% | 39.4% |
| Marcellus Middle School MARCELLUS | 136 | 58.1% | 56.1% |
| Onaway Middle School ONAWAY | 106 | 60.4% | N/A |
| East Elementary School IRON MOUNTAIN | 99 | 63.6% | 52.1% |
| Central Middle School IRON MOUNTAIN | 109 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Merrill Middle School MERRILL | 97 | 52.6% | N/A |
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 Au GresSims Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #233 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #262 of 380 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #475 of 491 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #149 of 477 |
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
104
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 104 | 6.2 | 16.8:1 | 60% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 5.9 | 16.1:1 | 61% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 7.4 | 12.8:1 | 62% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 6 | 17.2:1 | 69% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 3.9 | 21.6:1 | 61% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 4 | 18.3:1 | 56% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Au GresSims Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (85 to 104); teachers up 57% (3.9 to 6.2).
About Au GresSims Middle School
Au GresSims Middle School sits in AU GRES, Michigan, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 104 students. By comparison, middle schools in Michigan enroll about 502 students on average.
Au Gres-Sims School District has a total of 3 schools and 414 students, Au GresSims Middle School among them.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Au GresSims Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Arenac County overall, about 93% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Au GresSims Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 60%. The average for public schools in Arenac County is similar, at 57%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Au GresSims Middle School is 39.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.4%.
The school is in Arenac County, where the median household earns about $58,811 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Arenac County, 6 public schools serve about 1,896 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Au GresSims Elementary School, is the closest to Au GresSims Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Au GresSims Middle School is behind the 51.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Au GresSims Middle School had 103 students in 2020-21 and 104 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page is set up for the Au GresSims Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Arenac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,077
Census ACS
Median income
$58,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Au Gres-Sims School District
- Au GresSims Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
- Au GresSims High SchoolHigh · 143 students
Other schools in AU GRES
- Au GresSims Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
- Au GresSims High SchoolHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Au GresSims Elementary School0.0 mi · 167
- Au GresSims High School0.0 mi · 143
- StandishSterling Central JrSr High School13.0 mi · 660
- StandishSterling Central Elementary School13.3 mi · 654
- WhittemorePrescott Area Elementary15.4 mi · 347
- WhittemorePrescott JrSr High School15.6 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Au GresSims Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Au GresSims Middle School?
Au GresSims Middle School enrolls approximately 104 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Au GresSims Middle School serve?
Au GresSims Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Au GresSims Middle School have?
Au GresSims Middle School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Au GresSims Middle School?
Student demographics at Au GresSims Middle School are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Au GresSims Middle School?
Au GresSims Middle School is overseen by Au Gres-Sims School District in Arenac County.
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